Politico appoints Barber exec director for global newsroom strategy
The following excerpt was sent out from CEO of Politico Media Group Goli Sheikholeslami and global editorial chair John Harris: Team, We have a personnel announcement that is a little different than usual—one filled with exciting implications for everyone at POLITICO. Francesca Barber, an accomplished publishing executive at the New York Times, will be joining us […]
WaPo hires Rodríguez as political reporter
Jesús Rodríguez has joined The Washington Post as a political reporter in Style. Recently, he was a staff writer at Politico, where he has worked for more than two years. Rodríguez joined Politico as a contributing editor in February 2021. He freelanced and his work appeared in Vox and The Nation. Previously, he interned at Politico […]
WaPo hires LeVine as a national political reporter
Marianne LeVine will join The Washington Post as a national political reporter focused on the 2024 election. She begins April 24. LeVine will join the Post from Politico, where she has worked for more than eight years, serving as a congressional reporter and labor reporter for Politico Pro. She also covered lobbying and influence. Previously, […]
Reuters hires Lombardi as an energy and climate reporter
Pietro Lombardi has joined Reuters as an energy and climate reporter, based in Madrid, Spain. Recently, he was a competition reporter at Politico. Prior to joining Politico, Lombardi was a senior reporter at Dow Jones Newswires and a contributor at The Wall Street Journal. He worked as a data journalist and reporter at Thomson Reuters […]
Politico names Frazier breaking news reporter
Kierra Frazier, a digital producer at Politico, has been promoted to the post of breaking news reporter. Previously, she interned at Axios and the Chicago Sun-Times. Frazier was also selected as a reporter for the New York Times Journalism Institute to produce one social justice story over the course of several months. Frazier has a […]
NBC hires Politico’s Dixon as senior national politics reporter
Matt Dixon will join NBC News Digital as a senior national politics reporter, where he will cover the 2024 presidential campaign. He begins April 3. Dixon will be based in Florida. Recently, he served as Florida bureau chief of Politico and the bureau chief for Jacksonville’s Florida Times-Union, where he was also an enterprise reporter. […]
Politico exec editor Linzer steps down among tensions
Dafna Linzer, executive editor at Politico will leave her role a year after she took the job. Her abrupt departure comes following some falling out with her employer. The Washington Post reports: “When Politico announced her hiring in late March 2022, editor in chief Matthew Kaminski called her ‘one of the critical steps’ the organization […]
Meyers joins Politico as deputy standards and ethics editor
Politico has appointed Jessica Meyers as deputy standards and ethics editor. Recently, she was editor in chief of Global Press in Washington. Previously, Meyers was an editor at World Bank Group and served as an Asia correspondent in the Beijing bureau at the Los Angeles Times. She also contributed to The Wall Street Journal, The […]
Hooper moves to health care beat at Politico
Kelly Hooper is now covering health care for Politico. She has been a breaking news reporter. She also served as a senior digital producer, and before that, as a digital producer. In addition, she was an intern at WeddingWire in Washington, D.C., Star News Group and Anchor Media LLC. She has also written and edited for The […]
Politico adds two to its legal team
Politico executive editor Dafna Linzer and editor-in-ehief Matt Kaminski sent out the following on Monday: All- In the last year, POLITICO has redefined what legal reporting means: First, with an unprecedented exclusive revealing that 50 years of legal protections for abortion would be overturned and then with a yearlong series on the Supreme Court itself, […]
