Olander departs Politico for Chicago Tribune

Olivia Olander has left Politico to become a state government reporter at the Chicago Tribune. At Politico, she reported for the employment and immigration desk. She was previously a breaking news reporter. A graduate of Northwestern University, Olander has also reported for the Chicago Tribune and NBC News. She grew up in the suburbs of San […]

Guida becoming Politico’s economics and finance columnist

The following announcement was sent out at Politico on Thursday: Good morning, everyone — We are delighted to announce that Victoria Guida is taking on a new assignment as POLITICO’s economics and finance columnist. She will apply her deep expertise and incisive analytical mind to these subjects as a signature voice for POLITICO’s global audience. […]

Foley departs Politico for Smoke-Free World Foundation

Politico reporter Katherine Foley has left the publication to become director of media relations at the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. She had been covering the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. She previously worked at Quartz, where she covered health and science issues for the past six years. Foley holds a master’s in journalism from NYU’s Science, Health […]

Politico moves Smith-Meyer to senior finance correspondent

Politico Europe fintech correspondent Bjarke Smith-Meyer has been named senior finance correspondent, where he will cover the political world of finance and the economy. He has been with Politico since 2016 and spent the last two years covering financial technology and crypto. He started off covering regulatory risk and policy decisions that target financial services […]

Politico seeks an economy and financial services reporter

Politico is seeking an experienced reporter to cover the policies and politics that shape Washington’s oversight of banking, finance and the economy. You will help us dominate coverage of storylines critical to our global economic future, from the way regulators police the world’s biggest banks to how Washington policy affects Americans’ ability to save money […]

Politico hires Carlson to cover EU financial regulation

Politico has hired Kathryn Carlson to cover European Union financial regulation in Brussels. She has been a correspondent leading EU financial services coverage for MLex in Brussels. She previously covered energy and trade as a reporter for MLex, and has written for Reuters and The Times of London among other outlets. Carlson holds a degree in English […]

Bloomberg News hires Furlong to cover health care

Bloomberg News has hired Ashleigh Furlong as a health care reporter. She previously covered the same beat at Politico. Previously, Furlong was a reporter at Research in London, research and funding news for the academic research community. She also worked as a journalist at online news agency GroundUp news, which provides news on social justice and human […]

Politico announces New York editorial moves

Politico editorial director of states Ryan Hutchins, New York senior editor Sally Goldenberg, and New York editor Joe Spector sent out the following on Monday: Team, POLITICO planted its flag in the Empire State a decade ago, building an operation that still delivers class-leading political and policy coverage in Albany and New York City. Since […]

Politico health care reporter Furlong departs

Ashleigh Furlong, a health care reporter at Politico, has left. She wrote on X/Twitter: “I’ve loved working with some of the smartest, most collaborative journalists out there and I’m incredibly grateful to the sources who’ve shared their time and insights with me over the last four years. Details on the next adventure in 2024!” Previously, […]

Lemmerman swaps Politico for the NY Times’ D.C. bureau

The New York Times has hired Randy Lemmerman as a senior staff editor in the Washington bureau. Lemmerman comes from Politoco, where worked for more than six years as a night editor. He was previously a New York Times editor in the Paris bureau. He also served as deputy news editor at the International Herald […]