Euractiv hires two from Politico
Euractiv, an independent pan-European media network specialized in EU affairs, has hired two from Politico. Joshua Posaner, a veteran reporter who has led Politico Europe’s coverage of defense, space and transport, is appointed managing editor. Eddy Wax, co-author of Politico Europe’s Playbook newsletter, becomes newsletter editor. Both will take up their positions in April. “Josh […]
Politico hires Desrochers to cover international trade
Politico has hired Daniel Desrochers to cover international trade. Desrochers is currently the Kansas City Star’s Washington correspondent. He covers Congress and the White House with a focus on policy and politics important to Kansas and Missouri. He previously covered politics and government for the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Charleston Gazette-Mail. Desrochers is a graduate of the […]
Politico leaders send out note to readers
Politico Media Group CEO Goli Sheikholeslami and Politico’s Global Editor-In-Chief John Harris sent the following out to its readers: POLITICO has been the subject of debate on X this week. Some of it has been misinformed, and some of it has been flat-out false. Let’s set the record straight. POLITICO is a privately owned […]
Hooper takes on Pulse newsletter at Politico
Politico health care reporter Kelly Hooper is now co-author of its Pulse newsletter. Hooper covers health insurance. Before that, she had 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. […]
Politico taps editors for economy and business coverage
Politico financial services editor Mark McQuillan sent out the following editing changes to the staff: The past few weeks have already demonstrated the centrality of economic and finance issues to the vast shifts underway across the political and policy landscape. We’re delighted to announce several editing moves on our Economy & Business team to keep us ahead […]
Politico’s Mott to oversee employment/immigration and ag coverage
Politico staff editor Greg Mott is taking on oversight of the employment/immigration and agriculture teams, He joined Politico in 2021 as an editor working across its economy beats after almost 15 years guiding financial regulation coverage at Bloomberg News, a period that included the global financial crisis and aftermath. Before that, he was a health […]
Semafor hires Mueller to cover Trump’s tax and trade agenda
Eleanor Mueller will be joining Semafor as a reporter to cover Capitol Hill’s high-stakes fiscal battles as the Trump administration pushes its tax and trade agenda. Mueller has most recently covered Congress for Politico’s financial services and other economic policy teams since 2022. She previously covered labor for Politico. Before joining Politico in 2018, she […]
Politico seeks a tech reporter
Politico is seeking a smart, enterprising reporter to cover one of the hottest stories in the world: the political and policy collisions as the tech sector upends the norms of society, business and democracy. The core of the beat is social media platforms, both how they shape the national conversation and how governments are struggling […]
Leonard shifts to domestic policy beat at Politico
Ben Leonard, who has been covering health care politics and policy for Politico, is moving to the domestic policy beat for the news organization. He has been co-author of Politico’s Pulse newsletter. Leonard has also been a health technology reporter, covering digital health action from D.C. at agencies, in Congress and in the White House, as […]
Politico’s Fuchs moves to judiciary beat
Hailey Fuchs, who has been covering money and influence for Politico, is moving to the judiciary beat. She has had a three-year run as the money and influence reporter, where she proved adept at cultivating sources across Washington and pulling back the curtain on powerful corporate interests. Among her scoops, she uncovered a behind-the-scenes lobbying […]
