NY Times hires Yamamura to oversee coverage of the West
The following excerpt was sent out from The New York Times national editor Jia Lynn Yang: I am very excited to announce that Kevin Yamamura is joining National to be our California-based editor overseeing coverage of the West. Kevin most recently was a Politico deputy managing editor overseeing coverage of California, along with national education […]
Insider’s Wren leaves for Politico
Adam Wren, national politics features correspondent at Insider, is joining Politico as a national political reporter. He is also a longtime contributing editor to Politico Magazine and Indianapolis Monthly. He also served as executive editor of Imagination in Chicago, which provides content marketing in financial services, associations, B2B and health care. He has previously also […]
Politico names Benson its managing editor for policy
Politico has promoted Clea Benson to managing editor for policy. In her new role, she will be guiding Politico’s policy coverage and strengthening its r pipelining and hiring practices. Currently, Benson oversees coverage across the health care and economy teams as deputy managing editor. She also coordinates Politico’s internship program and runs its Pipeline Committee, […]
Politico deputy managing editor King takes on expanded role
Bob King, deputy managing editor at Politico, will take on an expanded role driving coverage on energy, environment and transportation. King joined Politico in 2011 as deputy energy editor, overseeing reporters covering energy and environmental politics and policy. He also wrote stories for Politico Pro. He then served as energy editor, and later on, was […]
Politico taps Miller as world and national security reporter
Christopher Miller has joined Politico as a world and national security reporter. In his new role, Miller will be “covering the war in Ukraine and the swirl of geopolitics around this growing conflict.” He will also be working closely with colleagues in Europe and the U.S. to bring readers distinctive coverage via stories, newsletter items, […]
Bloomberg’s Allington joins Politico as senior producer for audio
Politico has hired Adam Allington as senior producer for audio, helming “Playbook Deep Dive,” Politico’s flagship political podcast. Allington joins from Bloomberg Industry Group, where he recently served as senior audio producer for podcasts. Before that, he was an environmental reporter. He has also covered the auto industry, retail sales and supply chains for “Marketplace.” […]
Kim joins Politico as deputy White House editor
Politico has hired Eun Kim as deputy White House editor. She joins from CQ Roll Call, where she was an editor, managing a team of reporters who covered federal immigration, policy, Census and changing demographics. Kim also oversaw coverage and edited breaking news coverage and enterprise reports. Prior to that, she was a news writer/editor […]
WNYC taps Bocanegra as reporter
Michelle Bocanegra is joining WNYC as a reporter. Recently, she has been working as an education reporter at Politico, covering K-12 and higher education across New York. Bocanegra joined Politico in 2019 as an intern and has also worked as a contributor. She has also interned at amNewYork and worked at Law360. She has also […]
Snyder departs CQ Roll Call for Politico
Alec Snyder will be joining Politico Pro as a legislative compass reporter. He begins his new role on April 19. Currently, Snyder is a committees reporter at CQ Roll Call. Previously, he has worked freelance for CNN and was a growth and development reporter at The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette in South Carolina. […]
Bloomberg hires Nylen to cover antitrust
Bloomberg News has hired reporter Leah Nylen to cover antitrust news. She will start on April 25. Nylen covers antitrust and investigations for Politico Pro. Before joining Politico, Nylen spent eight years covering antitrust at MLex. She has also worked for Bloomberg and Congressional Quarterly and was selected as an Abe Journalist Fellow in 2014 for a […]
