KFF Health News hires Mai-Duc as a reporter
KFF Health News has hired Christine Mai-Duc to cover health policy and politics in California. She starts Oct. 8. Mai-Duc previously was a reporter covering state politics, housing and the economy from The Wall Street Journal’s Los Angeles bureau. Her stories highlight nation-leading policies and trends in the nation’s most populous state and largest economy, examine the causes and […]
Armour departs WSJ for Kaiser Health
Kaiser Health News publisher David Rousseau and executive editor Alex Wayne sent out the following on Monday: Hi all, We are thrilled to announce that Stephanie Armour (https://x.com/StephArmour1/) will be joining KFF Health News later this month as a new DC-based senior correspondent focused on how Congress and the president’s administration impact Americans’ health and livelihoods. Stephanie […]
KFF Health News executive editor Darlin retiring
Damon Darlin, executive editor of KFF Health News, is retiring after five and a half years in that role. Before joining KFF Health, Darlin was at Reuters as editor, money and politics, in its Washington bureau. He previously was at The New York Times, where he spent the previous three years at the policy, economics and politics site The […]
Media Movers: KFF Health News’ Alex Wayne
If our health is a gift, Alex Wayne’s new job might have come with a giant bow. He just took on an exciting role with KFF Health News, which he describes as a “leading nonprofit newsroom covering one of the most chronically undercovered, yet vital subjects for all humans: their health.” [Editor’s note: Whether health is […]
Kaiser Health hires Wayne as ME for health policy
Kaiser Health News has hired Bloomberg News senior editor Alex Wayne to be managing editor for health policy and politics. Wayne has been at Bloomberg since April 2010, originally as a national health care reporter covering the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. He was also a White House editor and White House team leader. Wayne previously […]
LA Times makes two new hires
The following excerpt was sent out on behalf of the Los Angeles Times’ deputy metro editor Stephanie Chavez and assistant managing editor for audience Samantha Melbourneweaver: We are pleased to announce that Jenny Gold and Kate Sequeira have joined the Los Angeles Times to anchor our new early childhood education initiative, which will explore the […]
Politico adds two to its California team
An internal memo by Politico obtained by Talking Biz News reads as follows: Team – As we expand POLITICO’s California operation this year, going deeper in Sacramento – particularly in the state legislature – is job one. We’re covering California for an influential California-focused audience of policy and political professionals, while also tackling Sacramento as […]
Anderluh joins LA Times as state editor
The following excerpt was sent out on behalf of the Los Angeles Times deputy managing editor Hector Becerra: We are pleased to announce that Deborah Anderluh has joined the Los Angeles Times as our new state editor, supervising a powerhouse enterprise team and helping shape coverage on a range of issues central to California and […]
Kaiser Health News seeks a California correspondent
We are seeking an experienced, versatile reporter with a strong interest in health and health policy to produce stories for both California and national audiences, working as part of our California Healthline team. We want someone who can quickly turn around news and trend stories that are timely and have edge. We’d like you to […]
Kaiser Health News correspondent Bluth set to depart
Rachel Bluth, a correspondent for California Healthline at Kaiser Health News, will leave the news organization at the end of the month. She joined as a web reporting fellow. Her tweet reads: “I’ll still be around Sacramento! Details TK on my next gig.” Previously, Bluth covered Gov. Larry Hogan and the Maryland General Assembly for […]
