Rockoff named deputy chief of WSJ health and science bureau
Wall Street Journal business editor Jamie Heller sent out the following announcement: Hello. We have more personnel news to share. Jonathan Rockoff is the new Deputy Chief in our Health & Science bureau. A WSJ pharma reporter for ten years, Jon brings all the pieces to this new position. An inveterate scoop-getter, he has made a crucial […]
Politico health care reporter Haberkorn leaving for LA Times
Politico Pro senior health care reporter Jennifer Haberkorn is leaving to become a Washington reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Here is an email sent out by Politico Pro editor Marty Kady: Jennifer Haberkorn was a pro before there was a Pro, and after eight years with POLITICO – basically the lifespan of Obamacare – she’s moving on […]
Triangle Biz Journal reporter Henderson is leaving
Jennifer Henderson, a reporter at the Triangle Business Journal, is leaving the paper this week. Henderson covers health care/life sciences, law and higher education. She previously was a reporter for American Lawyer. Henderson receive her master’s degree in journalism from New York University. She also holds an MBA from The Citadel and a bachelor’s degree […]
Triangle Biz Journal seeks a health care reporter
The Triangle Business Journal in Raleigh-Durham, N.C., is looking for a top-notch 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 […]
S&P Global hires two new health care reporters
S&P Global Markets has hired two new health care reporters. Julianne Wey is covering emerging small-cap and mid-cap biopharmaceutical companies as well as gene sequencing technology. She is based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Wey is a recent graduate of Rice University, where she was the opinions editor and head copy editor at The Rice Thresher. She was […]
Coverage: Apollo Capital is buying hospital company LifePoint for $5.6B
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management will spend about $5.6 billion to buy the rural hospital chain LifePoint and combine it with health system operator RCCH HealthCare Partners. Jamie McGee of The Tennessean had the news: LifePoint shareholders will receive $65 in cash for each share in a deal that’s worth about $2.7 billion not counting […]
Dallas Morning News seeks business of health care reporter
The Dallas Morning News is actively searching for the next great business of health care reporter. If you’re aggressive and like to break news, you’ll find a thriving health care economy in Dallas-Fort Worth that provides you with endless story possibilities. If you’re gifted with equal amounts of urgency and depth, you’ll thrive in our […]
Modern Healthcare seeks a data journalist
Modern Healthcare seeks an experienced Data Journalist to join our small but highly motivated data and research team. You will pitch, report and build data-driven stories for modernhealthcare.com, the weekly news magazine, special supplements and other products. This role will collaborate with editors, reporters, designers and developers to tell stories in easily digestible and engaging ways. This is […]
Coverage: J&J ordered to pay more than $4B in talc case
A jury in St. Louis found Thursday that Johnson & Johnson should pay $4.69 billion in damages to 22 women and their families who blamed ovarian-cancer cases on asbestos in the company’s iconic baby powder, the biggest single verdict in such cases so far. Jonathan Rockoff and Sara Randazzo of The Wall Street Journal had the story: The […]
STAT seeks a reporter to cover the business and politics of health care
STAT, a national health and medicine publication, is looking for an energetic, versatile, and hard-charging reporter our Washington D.C. bureau. The ideal candidate will have experience as a beat reporter covering both the business and politics of health care and will already be based in Washington. Experience covering Congress and/or the FDA is a plus. […]
