Former Dow Jones/WSJ reporter Lombardi joins Politico

Pietro Lombardi, a senior reporter covering major banks and insurers in continental Europe for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal, has joined Politico Europe in Brussels. Lombardi joined Dow Jones as an intern, and has also previously co-authored several front-page stories for The Journal. He has also worked as a data journalist at […]

Politico seeks a health care reporter in DC

Politico is seeking an experienced journalist to join our health care team and lead 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 on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services headquarters in Washington and the relationship […]

Wilson joins Politico as health care and influence reporter

Megan Wilson has joined Politico as a health care and influence reporter, covering health care influence and lobbying. Previously, Wilson was a lobbying reporter at Bloomberg. Before that, she was at The Hill, where she was an editorial intern, then served as a business and lobbying reporter, then as a federal regulations researcher and then […]

Politico debuts Ottawa Playbook

Politico has launched its Ottawa Playbook, authored by Nick Taylor-Vaisey, a veteran Canadian journalist. Taylor-Vaisey will collaborate with Politico’s parliamentary reporters in Ottawa, and with Politico reporters in Washington and Europe. “Our goal with Ottawa Playbook is to give a daily look inside Canadian politics and power,” said Sue Allan, POLITICO’s Canada editor. “We aim […]

Axel Springer may purchase ownership stake in Politico

Axel Springer SE, the German publisher, is in talks to buy an ownership stake in Politico, with a possibility of a full buyout, as per sources who spoke to The Wall Street Journal. However, the talks are not yet final. Axel Springer partnered with Politico in 2014 to launch Politico’s European edition the following year […]

Washington Post taps Mateus as global audience editor for London news hub

Sofia Diogo Mateus has joined the Washington Post as global audience editor in the London news hub. Recently, Mateus was at Politico Europe, where she was the audience development editor. Before that, she spent six years at international German broadcaster Deutsche Welle. Mateus has also freelanced for openDemocracy and Vice Portugal. Mateus has also interned […]

Roubein joins Washington Post to anchor Health 202 newsletter

The Washington Post has announced that Rachel Roubein has joined to anchor the Health 202 newsletter. Roubein joins from Politico, where she was a health care reporter. Before Politico, she worked as a senior health care reporter and as a health care reporter at The Hill. She was also a health policy and congressional reporter […]

Politico reporter Arkin departs

James Arkin, Senate campaign reporter at Politico, has left. Previously, he was a congressional reporter at RealClearPolitics. He has also worked as a national security intern at Center for Public Integrity and was a politics intern at BuzzFeed. In addition, he has also interned at Politico, The Washington Post, Columbus Dispatch, New York Daily News, […]

Li departs Financial Times for Politico

Ming Li has left her post as a data visualization reporter at the Financial Times to join Politico’s data and graphics team, reports Politico. Li has seven years of journalist experience, covering internet technology, finance, and politics. Previously, she has also worked as a foreign correspondent at Xinhua News Agency North America and has also […]

Morehouse to join Politico’s energy team

Catherine Morehouse will be joining Politico’s energy team in two weeks. Recently, she was a Utility Dive reporter. Before that, she was an associate editor at Utility Dive Energy and Utility News. She has also worked as a staff writer at The Daily Free Press. Morehouse graduated from Creighton University, where she has also worked […]