The Block hires Murray as senior reporter
Stephanie Murray has joined The Block as a senior reporter, covering digital assets on the policy desk. She is based in Washington. Previously, she was at Politico, where she worked as an editorial intern, Politico Massachusetts Playbook author and Politico Morning Score author. She formerly covered state politics and policy for State House News Service […]
Politico hires Sisco to cover antitrust
Politico managing editor of policy news Clea Benson sent out the following: We’re delighted to welcome antitrust reporter Josh Sisco to POLITICO, where he’ll cover how regulators and policy makers are fighting to rein in corporate power and the pushback from the companies and their Washington allies. Josh will be joining the technology team, but he will […]
Bloomberg hires Birnbaum to cover tech lobbying and influence
Bloomberg News has hired Emily Birnbaum as a reporter covering tech lobbying. She will start July 11. She has been covering the same beat at Politico for the past 15 months, Brinbaum has also been at Protocol, where she covered tech policy. She previously was at The Hill as a tech policy reporter. Before The Hill, Birnbaum was a news […]
Politico hires Brown to cover agriculture
Politico managing editor of policy news Clea Benson sent out the following: We’re excited to welcome Marcia Brown to POLITICO, where she’ll join the agriculture team to cover key agencies including USDA and FDA, the economics of agriculture policy and the intersection of farming and climate change. Marcia is joining us from The Capitol Forum, […]
Politico reporter Levy departing for new opportunity
Rachael Levy, a Politico reporter covering the money behind U.S. health care, is leaving the news organization for a new opportunity. She previously was a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, where she served as a hedge fund reporter, and most recently as a domestic terrorism reporter. She has also worked as a senior reporter […]
Politico seeks a health care reporter
Politico is seeking an experienced reporter to join its health care team and lead its coverage of the Biden administration’s efforts on Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act – programs that shape the lives of most Americans. This reporter will focus specifically on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services headquarters in Washington and […]
Politico names Summer 22 interns
Politico managing editor of policy news Clea Benson sent out the following on Thursday: Greetings all, We are happy to introduce the summer 2022 class of interns to the newsroom! Many of them have already started, and some will be in our Rosslyn office and in our bureaus, so please come by and say hello if you […]
Politico hires Zeller as deputy health care editor
Politico health care editor Eli Reyes sent out the following: We’re delighted to announce that Shawn Zeller is joining POLITICO as a deputy health care editor, overseeing our expanded coverage of the future of health care and working with reporters on key beats including public health and the Department of Health and Human Services. Shawn comes to […]
Atlanta Journal-Constitution hires Landergan as health and safety net reporter
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has hired Katherine Landergan as a health and safety net reporter. In her new role, she will cover child protective services, the foster care system, children with special needs, homelessness, and aging and senior issues. Her beat also includes food assistance programs, mental health and disability programs and poverty programs. Landergan joins […]
Politico founding editor Harris takes on new role
John Harris, founding editor of Politico, will be take on the role of editorial chair. Harris began his career in 1985 as an intern at The Washington Post. He spent the next 21 years at the Post, covering various beats, including Virginia politics. He also served as the Post’s national politics editor. He is the […]
