Politico hires Lai as data and politics editor
Jonathan Lai will join Politico as a data and politics editor. He comes from the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he has worked for more than a decade, recently as editor of data-driven storytelling. In this role, Lai started and led a data-driven journalism team that focused on computational reporting methods, statistical analysis and innovation storytelling. He […]
Politico seeks a California politics reporter
POLITICO is seeking a fast and energetic reporter to cover breaking political news in California and helm our Playbook PM newsletter, working closely with the Playbook co-authors and other reporters. This is a brand new position created as part of our ambitious growth plans in the state. We’re looking for a journalist who can quickly […]
Politico seeks a New York editor
POLITICO is seeking an experienced and enterprising editor to oversee its editorial operation in New York City. The editor will lead an ambitious team of journalists covering the intersection of policy, politics and power in the nation’s biggest city, and will work with our Albany-based New York Editor to help oversee our coverage of statewide […]
Politico seeks an executive producer, audio
POLITICO is seeking an executive producer to lead its audio department, an ambitious and growing operation harnessing the resources of the world’s most robust newsroom covering politics and policy. The executive producer will guide all elements of POLITICO’s audio offerings – ranging from short-form podcasts to longer-form narrative journalism and new audio experiments – to deliver […]
Politico seeks a temporary editorial art director & designer
POLITICO seeks an experienced Editorial Art Director and designer to join our Visuals Team. This is a temporary position spanning September 2023 – April 2024. The ideal candidate will have keen editorial judgement and a passion for visually driven storytelling. They’ll also have experience working closely with photo editors, designers, story editors and reporters to […]
Welch swaps Politico for The Messenger
Carley Welch has joined The Messenger as a general assignment reporter. Recently, she was a digital producer at Politico. Welch worked at The Washington Post and interned at Voice of America. Welch has a B.S. from James Madison University, where she wrote and edited for the student newspaper The Breeze. She also has a master’s […]
Politico hires Begert as California climate reporter
Blanca Begert will join Politico as the inaugural California climate reporter and will author the new California Climate newsletter, which is set to debut on Aug. 14. The newsletter will cover the political and legislative dynamics surrounding climate change in California. Begert has freelanced since March 2023 and was a reporting fellow at Grist. She […]
Overly to host “Politico Tech” podcast
Politico staffer Steven Overly is now hosting “Politico Tech,” a new podcast on the disruption that technology is bringing to politics and policy. He previously was global trade reporter. He has been covering trade since early 2021. Before that, he covered the tech industry’s efforts to lobby and influence Washington leaders. Overly previously worked as a reporter for […]
Politico hires Cirruzzo from Axios
Chelsea Cirruzzo has joined Politico as co-author of the morning pulse newsletter and to cover the Department of Health and Human Services. Recently, she was a reporter at Axios. Cirruzzo freelanced for DCist, Washington City Paper, Eater, Washington Post, and The Lily. She has also worked as a public health reporter at U.S. News & […]
Politico hires Soni as data and graphics reporter
Paroma Soni has joined Politico as a data and graphics reporter. Recently, she was an associate visual journalist at FiveThirtyEight. Soni freelanced and was a fellow at the Columbia Journalism Review. She reported for the NY City Lens, a publication housed at Columbia Journalism School, and worked as a video producer at BuzzFeed. She interned […]
