Raleigh biz reporter leaves paper for WSJ Pro AI

John Murawski, who covered health and the business of wellness for The (Raleigh) News & Observer has left the paper. His last day was Thursday. The News & Observer is part of the McClatchy chain that has accepted buyout offers from more than 200 staffers across the country. On Monday, Murawski will start covering artificial intelligence for […]

STAT hires Chakradhar to write Morning Rounds newsletter

STAT News executive editor Rick Berke sent out the following announcement to the staff: Everyone: Sept. 28, 2015, is an important date in the history of STAT. Early on that Monday, more than a month before our site itself had launched, 2,131 people woke up to Megan’s smiling (blue-tinted) mug and this cheerful greeting: Good morning and […]

New York Times, Netflix win Polk Awards

The New York Times won two George Polk Awards for business-related stories while Netflix won a Polk Award for a documentary on medical devices. The Polk Award for Medical Reporting went Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering and Amy Herdy for “The Bleeding Edge,” a Netflix documentary on risks from under-regulated medical devices. The Polk Award for […]

Toledo Blade seeks auto and health care reporter

The Toledo Blade, an award-winning, medium-sized Midwest newspaper, is seeking a business writer with daily newspaper experience. We’re looking for someone who has a business reporting background and preferably has some expertise with covering the automotive and healthcare industries. You must be able to pitch your own stories, write in-depth business pieces, and support the daily and […]

CQ Roll Call seeks a health care reporter

CQ Roll Call is searching for a health care reporter who will write about topics such as drug pricing, health insurance or other public policy issues. We keep our readers informed with legislative tracking, as well as news and analysis through print, digital, audio and video. This role will offer you the opportunity to break […]

Reporter Grayson leaving Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal

Katharine Grayson, a reporter at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, is leaving the paper and the news business. Grayson covered med tech, technology, venture capital, health care and aviation. Her new job is internal communications at Medtronic. “I’ve loved covering tech, startups and health care in this town for more than a decade, and appreciate everyone […]

San Antonio Express-News seeks business of health care reporter

The San Antonio Express-News is looking for a reporter who hustles for stories and writes in a way that connects with general readers to cover the business of health care. San Antonio is a fast-growing city that’s also one of the most economically segregated in the country, with high poverty and uninsured rates; it’s a […]

Puget Sound Biz Journal seeks health care/retail reporter

The Puget Sound Business Journal is looking for a reporter who can marry strong traditional journalism skills – source building, sharp news judgment, interviewing prowess, strong analytical and investigative reporting, clear writing, document use – with online and social media know-how. Whatever the platform, this reporter will produce content accompanied by perspective and context for […]

Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal seeks tech/health care reporter

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal is looking for a reporter who can marry strong traditional journalism skills – source building, sharp news judgment, interviewing prowess, strong analytical and investigative reporting, clear writing, document use – with online and social media know-how. Whatever the platform, this reporter will produce content that is accompanied by perspective and […]

Coverage: Eli Lilly makes $8 billion bet on cancer drugs

Eli Lilly said Monday it will buy Loxo Oncology Inc. for $8 billion, an expensive bet on a pipeline of cancer drugs that target rare genetic mutations and the biggest acquisition in the drugmaker’s 143-year history. Tamara Mathias and Ankur Banerjee of Reuters had the news: The price represents a 68 percent premium to Loxo’s Friday share price close, which […]