Politico taps Leonard to cover health care politics and policy
Politico has named Ben Leonard to cover health care politics and policy, starting Aug. 7. Leonard has been a health technology reporter, covering digital health action from D.C. at agencies, in Congress and in the White House, as well as the industry at large. He previously covered breaking news for Politico as an intern and has reported […]
Vu joins the Washington Examiner as energy reporter
The Washington Examiner has hired Nancy Vu as an energy reporter. Vu joins from Politico, where she has held the posts of editorial intern, digital producer and digital producer and recently congressional reporter for Congress Minutes. She interned at BuzzFeed and The Capitol Forum. Vu has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Howard University, where […]
Politico adds staff to New York Playbook
The following excerpt was sent out from Editor & Publisher: Announcement from Executive Editor, Platforms and Operations, Joe Schatz, Editorial Director, States, Ryan Hutchins, New York Editor Julia Marsh, and New York Editor Joe Spector: Team — We’re bringing on board three high-impact reporters to author New York Playbook: Emily Ngo, Jeff Coltin and Nick Reisman. We’ve asked them […]
Harris nabs top editorial role at Politico
John Harris has been named a top editor at Politico, replacing Matt Kaminski, who will conclude his tenure as editor-in-chief at the end of August. Harris, who had been serving as editorial chair, would expand his duties to include all of Politico’s editorial units under his purview. Goli Sheikholeslami, Politico’s chief executive, said: “To be […]
Politico taps Hawkins to cover trade
Politico has tapped Ari Hawkins to cover the trade beat. He will write Morning Trade, Politico Pro’s daily trade policy newsletter. Previously a Politico fellow, he covered the energy and commodity market for Bloomberg News in New York City and was a frequent on-air correspondent for the Dubai-based Asharq Al-Awsat. Hawkins graduated from NYU Abu Dhabi. […]
Politico seeks a deputy tech editor
Politico is seeking a creative and entrepreneurial editor to help lead its growing global coverage of technology — one of the most consequential and fast-moving stories on the planet. As the tech giants rapidly rewrite the social contract between citizens and their governments — and newcomers launch headline-grabbing new products that promise even greater change […]
Politico announces new editorial roles for Marsh and Kahn
Politico has promoted Julia Marsh to editorial director for California and Debra Kahn to California policy editor. Marsh joined Politico in January 2022 as New York editor. Before that, she was at the New York Post, where she has worked for more than 10 years. She contributed to The Christian Science Monitor and […]
Politico seeks a digital producer
POLITICO is seeking a Digital Producer who is passionate about journalism and looking to kick start a career in a newsroom. The ideal candidate will have solid news judgment and be able to navigate a professional newsroom with good humor and grace, regardless of everchanging circumstances. You can tackle any challenges that arise and enjoy […]
Aiden swaps Politico for The Messenger
Sinobia Aiden has joined The Messenger as a social media manager from her post of digital producer at Politico. Prior to joining Politico in May 2022, Aiden was a digital producer and social media editor at Arizona PBS. She also worked in digital programming and as a social media producer at CNN and a social […]
Politico taps Ward to serve as writer
Politico has appointed Ian Ward to a writer post from his position as a contributing writer at Politico Magazine. He joined in December 2020 as a freelancer. Previously, Ward interned at The Portland Press Herald in Maine. Ward graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Be sure to congratulate Ward on Twitter.
