Hunt hired by Bloomberg to cover metals and mining in Australia
Paul-Alain Hunt has been hired by Bloomberg News to cover metals and mining in Australia. He is based in Melbourne. Hunt previously was a deputy editor and senior reporter covering energy and mining at Aspermont Ltd. He primarily reported on oil, gas, renewables, nickel, copper, gold, iron ore and coal across upstream and downstream markets as […]
Bykowicz among the WSJ layoffs in DC
Julie Bykowicz, who wrote for The Wall Street Journal about money and influence in Washington, was among the layoffs last week. She has covered campaign finance, presidential and congressional elections, the White House and Congress, and national policy issues since 2011. She joined the Journal in 2017, after working at the Associated Press and Bloomberg […]
Ag and food policy reporter Peterson among WSJ layoffs
Kristina Peterson, who covered food and agriculture policy from The Wall Street Journal’s Washington bureau, was among the layoffs. She previously covered Congress and the Federal Reserve. Peterson has been at the Journal since 2009. Peterson previously worked at the Palo Alto Daily News. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and a master’s […]
Tobin tapped as Asia tech correspondent at NY Times
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following on Tuesday: We are very pleased to announce that Meaghan Tobin will be joining the Business desk as the Asia technology correspondent. Meaghan comes to us from The Washington Post, where she wrote about China’s growing influence from Taipei. Before that, she was a reporter at […]
Abbey joins Bloomberg Opinion as a reporter
Richard Abbey has joined Bloomberg Opinion as a reporter. He will work with senior editor John Authers on his “Points of Return” newsletter. Abbey previously was a commodities reporter covering agriculture and metals industries for Bloomberg, which he joined after completing his master’s degree in data journalism at Columbia University. He previously was a business journalist in Ghana, […]
McCarthy named editor at Private Equity News
Sebastian McCarthy has been named an editor at Private Equity News, a Dow Jones publication. He has been at the publication since October 2021 and previously was a reporter. McCarthy previously worked at Property Week and City AM. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Exeter and a master’s degree from City University of […]
WSJ’s Mauldin among the DC bureau departures
Wall Street Journal reporter Will Mauldin was among those laid off in the Washington bureau. He had been covering the State Department and foreign policy. He has reported from 40 countries, frequently traveling with the U.S. secretary of state and other senior officials. Since Russia’s broad invasion of Ukraine, Will has written frequently about diplomacy to reopen […]
Bloomberg’s Berthelot moves to European media beat
Bloomberg News reporter Benoit Berthelot is now covering European media, entertainment and advertising. He remains based in Paris. Bertehlot has been a technology reporter for Bloomberg for the past two years. Berthelot previously was at Journaliste Au Magazine Capital for the past eight years. He also worked at Le Figaro. He is a graduate of […]
Savage to cover women in the workforce for the AP
Associated Press reporter Claire Savage is now covering women in the workforce. She has been a reporter in Chicago, covering institutions serving young people in Illinois and investigating how well they help youth. Before joining the AP, Savage reported on online disinformation, with an emphasis on inaccurate COVID-19 and vaccine claims, for Agence France-Presse in Washington, D.C. […]
Ognanovich departs Bloomberg Industry after 35+years
Bloomberg Industry Group senior reporter Nancy Ognanovich is leaving the news organization after more than 35 years. She has been covering Congress for the last 15 years. She covered both House and Senate leadership, budget and appropriations, and other beats. Ognanovich also provided analysis on policy developments regularly on Bloomberg TV and radio, CSPAN-TV, and other national […]
