Politico hires two new NY editors
Julia Marsh and Joe Spector will be joining Politico as New York editors. Marsh was recently City Hall bureau chief at The New York Post. Before that, she was a reporter at The Post. She was also a contributor at The Christian Science Monitor and has covered foreign relations and domestic politics for The Yomiuri […]
Politico hires Miller to cover cybersecurity
Politico has hired The Hill reporter Maggie Miller to cover cybersecurity. Her last day at The Hill is Dec. 29. She will start at Politico in mid-January. Miller has been at The Hill since May 2019. She previously was a reporter at Inside Washington Publishers. She is an American University graduate.
NerdWallet hires Din to cover personal finance
NerdWallet has hired Benjamin Din to cover personal finance. He started on Monday. He has been a technology reporter for Politico. He previously had been covering breaking news. Din previously held internships at Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal. He’s a graduate of Northwestern University, where he majored in journalism and worked at The Daily Northwestern.
D.C. news startup hires Morello as science editor
The new startup publication launched by Laura McGann, former politics editor of Vox.com and Politico, and Mark Bauman, previously with the National Geographic and ABC News, has tapped Lauren Morello as a science editor, overseeing the science, health, tech, and climate coverage. She joins from Politico, where she was recently a deputy health care editor. […]
Schaffer named senior editor of Politico magazine
Michael Schaffer, editor of Washingtonian Magazine, will be joining Politico to write a weekly reported column that takes readers inside Washington and will also be serving as a senior editor on the magazine. He begins his new role in late January. In his new role, Schaffer will also aid the magazine in recruiting and editing a […]
Politico taps Yurk as legislative reporter
Valerie Yurk has joined the Politico Pro legislative compass team covering a host of bills and congressional happenings. She will also be reporting on energy and environment bills. Previously, Yurk was a reporting fellow at E&E News. Before that, she was an environment desk intern at The Guardian, where she reported on parks legislation, environmental […]
Politico reporter Mays departs
Mackenzie Mays, a reporter covering education and policy for Politico California has left to join the Los Angeles Times’ Capitol bureau. Previously, Mays was an investigative reporter covering California’s Central Valley at The Fresno Bee. She was also an education reporter at Charleston Gazette-Mail in Charleston, West Virginia. She has also reported and edited for […]
Politico reporter Sutton to cover fintech and cryptos
Sam Sutton, a reporter covering health care for Politico’s New Jersey bureau, will be switching beats and moving to Politico’s financial services desk to cover fintech and cryptos. His new role begins Dec. 20. Prior to joining Politico, Sutton was senior editor at Buyouts Insider, a UCG company. Before that, he worked at Buyouts when […]
Politico’s Caputo departs for NBC News
Marc Caputo has left Politico after almost 7 years to join NBC News and NBC Politics. Caputo joined Politico in 2015 and helped establish the Politico Florida bureau and wrote the Florida Playbook for four years, covering politics and policy. He served as a senior writer for Politico and covered national politics. In 2019, he […]
Barron’s hires Politico’s Cassella to cover economics and policy
Megan Cassella, a reporter for Politico, has been hired by Barron’s to cover economics and policy. She will start on Monday. Cassella has been with Politico for more than five years and has been primarily a trade reporter. Previously, Cassella worked for Reuters based out of Washington, covering the economy, domestic politics and the 2016 presidential […]
