FT hires Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels
The Financial Times has hired Barbara Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels. She will start in January. Moens is chief EU correspondent at Politico, based in Brussels. Prior to joining Politico, Moens covered Belgian politics for the Belgian national daily De Tijd. She studied at the KU Leuven, the Université de Strasbourg, the University of […]
Politico hires Weizman to cover European trade policy
Politico has hired Jakob Weizman to cover trade policy in Europe. He will start in January and be based in Brussels. Weizman has been freelancing for The European Correspondent in Kosovo. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Rochester Institute of Technology and master’s degrees from Aarhus University and Charles University.
Politico seeks a reporter to cover Silicon Valley politics
Politico is looking for an experienced and well-sourced self-starter to write about Silicon Valley policy and politics as part of our new California tech team. The reporter will write with authority on key state as well as national and international debates surrounding the power players within the heart of global tech, including who’s lobbying for […]
Politico seeks a California AI and automation reporter
Politico is looking for an enterprising, collaborative and competitive reporter to write about artificial intelligence and automation policies within California, while keeping an eye on the evolving national and international debates around AI. The reporter will cover major debates related to deepfakes, AI safety, content moderation, data use, labor concerns and more. The policies and […]
Tech reporter Manancourt joins policy and comms firm
Vincent Manancourt, senior technology reporter for Politico in London, has joined Milltown Partners, a policy and communications firm. He had been covering Britain’s place in the global tech policy debate as it charts its path post Brexit. Prior to this, he covered the EU’s attempts to police the digital world for Politico from Brussels, focusing on implementation of […]
Politico hires Burns as White House bureau chief
Politico global editor in chief John Harris sent out the following on Wednesday: Team – Heading into the second Trump presidency, we’ve been in urgent and lively conversations with dozens of talented journalists both inside and outside POLITICO, with one goal in mind. We want to position our newsroom to tackle the coming period of political and […]
Politico taps Meyers as defense editor
Politico has named Jessica Meyers as its defense editor. She has been deputy standards and ethics editor since joining the news organization in 2023. Before that, she was editor in chief of Global Press in Washington. Meyers was also an editor at World Bank Group and served as an Asia correspondent in the Beijing bureau at the […]
Politico senior tech reporter Manancourt departing
Vincent Manancourt, senior technology reporter for Politico in London, is leaving for a new opportunity. He has been covering Britain’s place in the global tech policy debate as it charts its path post Brexit. Prior to this, he covered the EU’s attempts to police the digital world for Politico from Brussels, focusing on implementation of […]
Hayes departing Politico for New Scientist
Kelsey Hayes, assistant tech editor and living cities editor for Politico in London, is leaving to join New Scientist as chief subeditor. She previously worked with the production team in Brussels and the United Kingdom Kelsey previously worked as the copy chief of Politico Pro in the U.S. She was a 2008 Dow Jones editing […]
Politico’s Guggenheim wins Dirksen award
Politico tax policy reporter Benjamin Guggenheim has been awarded the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress for his groundbreaking investigation, “The 401(k) industry owns Congress’: How lawmakers quietly passed a $300 billion windfall to the wealthy.” The award is given by the National Press Foundation. The Dirksen award recognizes journalists whose work […]
