Politico hires King to cover Medicare and Medicaid
Politico managing editor for policy Clea Benson sent out the following: We’re excited to announce that Robert King is joining Politico’s health care team to lead our coverage of Medicare and Medicaid — the government insurance programs that account for a third of all U.S. spending on health care. Robert comes to Politico from Fierce Healthcare, where he […]
Bloomberg hires Stolton to cover European competition
Bloomberg News has hired Politico Europe reporter Samuel Stolton to cover competition in Europe. He will start May 2. Stolton is a competition and tech reporter for POLITICO Europe, based in Brussels. Prior to this, he was a freelance journalist writing at the intersection of EU politics and digital affairs. Stolton has previously been editor of […]
Axios hires Heath to cover global technology
Axios has hired Ryan Heath to be its global technology correspondent. He most recently has been editorial director of Politico Live and was also editorial director of global growth at Politico. Heath has also been a senior EU correspondent and associate editor at Politico. He began writing for national newspapers in his native Australia in 1999. After […]
King to depart Fierce Healthcare for Politico
Robert King, a reporter at Fierce Healthcare, will leave to join Politico, where he will cover the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Previously, King was an editor at the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, where he wrote and edited stories for the association’s monthly newsletter. He also served as a regulatory reporter […]
Politico hires Gould to cover defense industry
Reporter Joe Gould will be joining Politico as the new anchor of Morning Defense. 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 Defense News, where he covered land warfare, the Pentagon and […]
Politico appoints Bowers CTO
The following excerpt was sent out from Politico: POLITICO today announced that Jeremy Bowers has been named Chief Technology Officer, a newly expanded global role which will now have oversight over all technology operations in the U.S. and Europe. Jeremy will be responsible for enhancing and implementing POLITICO’s global technology strategy, building the strength of […]
Politico promotes two and hires one for its politics coverage
The following excerpt was sent out from Politico’s deputy managing editor for politics Sam Stein: All – Politics. Policy. Power. These are the three pillars at the heart of POLITICO. Since its inception, POLITICO has defined itself as the go-to outlet for national reporting on those pillars. We obsess about them. And our readers do […]
Politico adds two to its California team
An internal memo by Politico obtained by Talking Biz News reads as follows: Team – As we expand POLITICO’s California operation this year, going deeper in Sacramento – particularly in the state legislature – is job one. We’re covering California for an influential California-focused audience of policy and political professionals, while also tackling Sacramento as […]
Politico promotes Locke to breaking news editor
Kaitlyn Locke, deputy editorial director for production and copy editing at Politico, has been appointed breaking news editor. Locke joined Politico in November 2020 as a senior digital producer. Previously, she was a digital associate producer at GBH News. She worked as a living/arts correspondent and homepage producer at The Boston Globe. Locke has a […]
Johnston joins Politico as London influence reporter
John Johnston has joined Politico Europe as London influence reporter. In his new role, he will oversee the weekly influence newsletter and cover money in politics, think tanks and lobbying. Recently, Johnston was a political correspondent at PoliticsHome, where he worked for six years. There, he also held the posts of communications officer and junior […]
