Fast Company hires Kurzius to cover design
Fast Company has hired Rachel Kurzius as a senior design writer. She will write about design in tech, business, culture, politics and more. Kurzius reported on D.C. government and politics for the metro desk of The Washington Post. She joined The Post in 2022 as its inaugural reporter for The Home You Own. Before that, she was […]
Washington Post taps Verma to cover defense tech
The Washington Post has named Pranshu Verma to cover defense technology. He has been the New Delhi bureau chief for the Post for the past year and previously covered tech. Verma joined the Post in 2022 from the Boston Globe, where he was a technology reporter covering Boston’s startup scene. He also was founding co-anchor of the […]
Bloomberg hires Ackerman for Fed team
Bloomberg News has hired Andrew Ackerman as a reporter on its Federal Reserve team. He will start Aug. 24. Ackerman has been at The Washington Post for the past two years covering the Federal Reserve and financial regulatory policy. He previously worked at The Wall Street Journal, where he established a reputation for delivering consequential scoops about […]
Washington Post adds to political enterprise team
Politics editor Nick Baumann, deputy politics editor Jen Liberto and political enterprise editor Pat Caldwell sent out the following at the Washington Post: We’re in a political moment made for The Washington Post. We’re covering a consequential and active presidential administration, heading toward a dramatic and meaningful midterm election and looking ahead to a broader […]
Washington Post seeks an economics editor
The Washington Post is seeking an ambitious, collaborative and deeply knowledgeable editor to lead coverage of economic policy and the forces shaping the U.S. economy from Washington. This editor will oversee a team of reporters covering economic policy at the White House, Congress, Federal Reserve and the broader economy, guiding journalism that helps readers understand […]
Washington Post’s Lerman to cover consumer economics
Washington Post reporter Rachel Lerman is now covering consumer economics. She has been a breaking news technology reporter and a visual enterprise reporter for the Post. Lerman previously worked at the Associated Press, where she covered technology with a focus on Google. She also worked for five years as a technology reporter for the Seattle Times and the Puget Sound […]
Judge rules for Washington Post in Trump Media coverage case
A federal judge ruled in favor of The Washington Post, throwing out a $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit filed by Trump Media and Technology Group, reports Scott Nover of The Washington Post. Nover reports, “In the complaint, lawyers for Trump’s social media company alleged a ‘years-long crusade’ by The Post that culminated in an ‘egregious hit piece.’ […]
Liberto named Washington Post deputy politics and government editor
Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray and managing editor Peter Spiegel sent out the following: We are thrilled to announce that Jennifer Liberto will be the next deputy politics and government editor. For nearly seven years, Jen has led The Post’s high-performing, award-winning economics coverage, including helping oversee, organize and edit some of the package of stories that won this year’s […]
Washington Post hires WSJ’s Ilgenfritz
The following was sent out at The Washington Post on Thursday by David Fallis, investigations editor and Eric Rich, deputy editor of investigations: We are very excited to announce that Stefanie Ilgenfritz will be joining The Post as editor of our Long-term Investigations team. Stefanie worked most recently at the Wall Street Journal, where for […]
Washington Post hires Hesson from Reuters
Washington Post Kimi Yoshino sent out the following on Monday: We’re thrilled to announce that Ted Hesson is joining National as an immigration reporter, focusing on the leadership, policies and enforcement efforts of the Department of Homeland Security. Ted comes to us from Reuters, where he has spent the past several years covering the politics and policy […]
