Politico hires Freed as editor for tax coverage
Politico has hired Benjamin Freed to be a supervising editor for tax coverage. He previously was at Bloomberg Tax as a state team leader. Freed previously was the managing editor of StateScoop and EdScoop, covering cybersecurity issues affecting state and local governments across the country. He has written extensively about ransomware, election security and the federal […]
NOTUS hires Gould to cover defense
NOTUS has hired Politico reporter Joe Gould to cover defense. He will start Monday. At Politico, he was the anchor for the “Global Security” newsletter. He had been the anchor of the “Morning Defense” newsletter. He’ll also be covering the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees, two crucial panels that oversee weapons exports and a […]
Politico seeks an influence reporter
Politico is seeking a driven, enterprising reporter to cover lobbying, money and the unelected power structure in Washington. We’re looking for someone who can deliver scoops on K Street moves, narrate trends in the influence game and tell compelling, high-impact stories of how people, organizations and industries are jockeying to shape U.S. politics and policy. […]
Politico taps Yu as influence and lobbying editor
Annie Yu has been named influence and lobbying editor at Politico. Yu has been a a deputy Congress editor focused on its Congress newsletter and on supporting other editing needs for its live blog and subscriber platform. She began working at Politico in 2018 as the newsroom’s first director of engagement. She built the team and […]
Bloomberg hires Oprysko to cover lobbying
Bloomberg News has hired Politico reporter Caitlin Oprysko to cover lobbying, according to Lachlan Cartwright of Breaker. Oprysko covers lobbying for Politico and writes the Influence newsletter. She was previously a breaking news reporter for Politico, covering the 2018 midterms, 2020 election and everything in between. She joined Politico Pro in 2016 as a web producer […]
Politico hires two from Bloomberg Industry Group
Politico Congress executive producer Zachary Warmbrodt, senior Congress editor Mike DeBonis, and congressional policy editor Emma Dumian sent out the following on Thursday: Good morning. Big news here for our Capitol Hill and economic policy coverage. I’m thrilled to announce three major hires: Riley Rogerson, Benjamin Freed and Michaela Ross. Riley is joining the Congress team as […]
Politico health tech reporter Reader departs
Politico health tech reporter Ruth Reader has left to join Christina Farr’s Second Opinion media company. Reader will also be working on longer-term projects for Hunterbrook Media. She previously had been a health technology reporter at Fast Company magazine for nearly six years. Reader also worked at Mic and at VentureBeat. She also was a digital media […]
Senior trade reporter Palmer departs Politico
Doug Palmer, senior trade reporter at Politico, has left the news organization after 13 years. Palmer has been a reporter in Washington for more than three decades and has been covering trade for more than 20 years. “Thanks to everyone who has read my stories over the past 37 years and thanks to everyone who […]
Reporter Gould departing Politico
Politico reporter Joe Gould, the anchor for the “Global Security” newsletter, is leaving the news organization. He had been the anchor of the “Morning Defense” newsletter. He’ll also be covering the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees, two crucial panels that oversee weapons exports and a host of other international issues. Gould previously was at […]
Politico global tech editor Heuser among the departures
Global technology editor Stephen Heuser is among those left Politico as part of a restructuring. “Deep thanks to all my colleagues at POLITICO for their hard work, goodwill, and trust over the years,” he wrote on LinkedIn. “More to share soon.” Since taking on that role in 2022, he worked with members of Politico’s tech teams on […]
