The Messenger seeks markets & economics reporters, business

The Messenger is building a team of up-and-coming and seasoned reporters to cover U.S. markets and economics. Markets reporters will be the first-word investors read on the biggest trades of the day, they will explain why the Dow has slid 1,000 points over two days and deliver the hottest earnings news. You be well versed in U.S. […]

White joining The Messenger as chief Wall Street correspondent

The Messenger has hired Ben White, Politico Pro’s chief economic correspondent and author of the “Morning Money” column covering the nexus of finance and public policy, as its chief Wall Street correspondent. He will start next month. Prior to joining Politico in the fall of 2009, White served as a Wall Street reporter for the New […]

The Messenger hires Berthelsen as financial investigations reporter

Christian Berthelsen has joined The Messenger as a reporter, financial investigations. Recently, he covered financial crime and illicit finance, including national security and international tax evasion for Bloomberg. Prior to joining Bloomberg in July 2016, Berthelsen was a senior commodity markets reporter for the Money & Investing section at The Wall Street Journal. He oversaw […]

The Messenger seeks a social media manager, evening shift

We are seeking a talented and experienced Social Media Manager to join our newsroom. The ideal candidate will be responsible for producing and publishing short-form content on text-first social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, as well as optimizing and publishing editorial content on social media platforms. The ideal candidate will also be […]

The Messenger seeks a social media manager, weekend evening shift

We are seeking a talented and experienced Social Media Manager to join our newsroom. The ideal candidate will be responsible for producing and publishing short-form content on text-first social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, as well as optimizing and publishing editorial content on social media platforms. The ideal candidate will also be […]

The Messenger seeks a social media manager, weekend morning shift

We are seeking a talented and experienced Social Media Manager to join our newsroom. The ideal candidate will be responsible for producing and publishing short-form content on text-first social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, as well as optimizing and publishing editorial content on social media platforms. The ideal candidate will also be […]

The Messenger hires Dent as reporter

Alec Dent has joined The Messenger as a reporter. Recently, he served as a staff writer at The Dispatch. Dent joined The Dispatch in March 2020 as a fact checker. He then served as a lead fact checker and then as fact check editor. He then became a culture editor. Dent graduated from the University […]

The Messenger hires Holt as politics reporter

Matt Holt has joined The Messenger as a politics reporter, where he will help launch a new daily politics reporter. His tweet reads: “I’m so excited for this opportunity and can’t wait to get started!” Recently, Holt was a staff correspondent for Hotline at the National Journal, where he covered Senate campaigns. Previously, he served […]

Levitan departs Grid for The Messenger

Dave Levitan has joined The Messenger as a climate reporter. Recently, he held the same post at Grid. Levitan has also been working freelance for more than 18 years with his work appearing in The Washington Post, Wired, Scientific American, The Daily Beast, Slate and Gizmodo. He also worked as a science writer at Factcheck.org […]

Tatum joins The Messenger as political reporter

Sophie Tatum, politics reporter at Grid, has left and joined The Messenger in the same role. She will cover all things politics, with a focus on U.S. House and Senate races. Previously, she worked as a reporter and producer at ABC News. She covered federal agencies, including Education Department, Health and Human Services and the […]