Gannett paper reporter Cordero departs for Politico
Katelyn Cordero, an education reporter at Gannett-owned New York paper the Poughkeepsie Journal, has left to join Politico in the same role. She is based in Albany, N.Y. Cordero previously worked in New York as a reporter for the Mid Hudson Times, a freelance associate producer for Al Arabiya News Channel, and as a staff […]
Politico hires Ng to cover tech policy
Politico managing editor Clea Benson sent out the following on Thursday: We’re pleased to welcome Alfred Ng to POLITICO, where he’ll join our technology team to cover the politics and policy battles around data privacy — from the ways companies profit from consumers’ information, to the wrangling in Congress over how to rein them in, to the […]
Farrell hired as editor in chief of CyberScoop
Michael B. Farrell has been hired as editor in chief of CyberScoop. He will start next week. He has been media director for Synack Inc. for the past two years. Farrell was Politico’s cybersecurity editor, overseeing a team of reporters who cover the intersection of policy, politics and digital security, from May 2018 to March 2020. […]
Politico hires Roussi as cybersecurity reporter in Brussels
Politico Europe has tapped Antoaneta Roussi as a cybersecurity reporter on its tech team, based in Brussels. Recently, she worked as a freelance correspondent in Kenya. Her work has appeared in National Geographic, Nature, The Financial Times, NPR, BBC and The Independent. She also provided editorial consultancy to the UN Environment Program and The World […]
Abdullah named associate audio producer at Politico
Politico has tapped Afra Abdullah as associate audio producer, working primarily on the “Playbook Deep Dive” podcast. She joins from SiriusXM, where she was an associate producer. Previously, she was a freelance producer at Washington-based WPFW-FM 89.3, where she worked on the “On the Ground Show” podcast, which talks about topics related to politics, environmental […]
PBS NewsHour appoints Barrón-López White House correspondent
Laura Barrón-López will join PBS NewsHour as White House correspondent. She begins on June 13. She has been a CNN analyst since 2019 and will continue in that role along with her new job. Recently, Barrón-López was a White House correspondent and national political reporter at Politico. Barrón-López was also a political reporter at the […]
Skibell to anchor E&E News Updates first newsletter
Arianna Skibell, a reporter covering transportation and climate at E&E News, will now anchor its first newsletter as a joint venture with Politico. Previously, she reported on the power industry’s transition in a warming world. She was a climate and transportation reporter at Politico and has also worked freelance. She formerly worked at E&E News […]
Politico hires Downs to cover agriculture
Politico has hired reporter Garrett Downs to cover agriculture. He previously was an associate editor at Agri-Pulse Communications and an associate editor and reporter at Inside Washington Publishers. Downs interned for Politico and Our Voice NYC. Downs is a graduate of St. John’s University.
Politico energy reporter Bermel departs
Colby Bermel, an energy and environment reporter for Politico California, has left the news organization. He has been chronicling climate change in the world’s fifth-largest economy. He is a 2022 fellow at the Clean Energy Leadership Institute, an Oakland-based nonprofit organization training young professionals across the energy economy. Bermel is also an alumnus of Columbia […]
Garcia joins NY1 News as digital producer
Deanna Garcia has joined NY1 News as a digital producer focused on political coverage. Recently, she interned at Politico, reporting on City Council hearings and related press conferences. She previously worked at Documented, which provides coverage of New York’s immigrants and the politics that affect them, as a newsletter writer. She was also a writer/editor […]
