Washington Post taps Siegel to cover economics of housing and real estate
Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery, deputy business editor Sandhya Somashekhar, economics editor Jennifer Liberto and Washington economics editor Mike Madden sent out the following on Monday: We’re excited to announce that Rachel Siegel is taking on a new assignment covering the economics of housing and real estate. This is a critical moment for the […]
Washington Post’s Wiener to cover housing and development
Aaron Wiener is moving back to reporting to cover housing and development for The Washington Post. Wiener is currently the editor of Retropolis, The Post’s history section, and an assignment editor on the Metro desk. Before joining The Post in 2021, he worked as a senior editor at Mother Jones, a housing reporter at Washington City […]
Semafor hires Dadouch to cover Saudi region
Semafor has hired Sarah Dadouch to cover Saudi financial, business and geopolitical news. She has been at The Washington Post as a Beirut-based correspondent covering Syria and Lebanon, as well as the Gulf. Previously, she was a Reuters correspondent in Beirut, Riyadh and Istanbul covering Lebanon, Syria, the Gulf and Turkey. She grew up in Damascus, Syria. […]
Washington Post’s Long to become columnist focused on economy
David Shipley of The Washington Post sent out the following on Thursday: Let’s start with Heather Long. Heather, who has been a member of the editorial board since 2021, will become a 24/7 columnist starting in September. Her focus will be the U.S. economy – from the ground up. She’ll be writing about workers, businesses, corporate leaders […]
Washington Post reviewing private story by tech columnist Lorenz
Senior editors at the Washington Post are reviewing a prominent tech columnist’s private story on social media, which appears to label President Biden a “war criminal” in a photo, reports David Folkenflik of NPR. Folkenflik reports, “The Post’s Taylor Lorenz attended a White House event for digital influencers on Wednesday. In the photo she shared with a circle […]
Leavenworth departing Washington Post
Stuart Leavenworth, climate and environment policy, politics and power editor at the Washington Post, is leaving for a new opportunity. Leavenworth previously worked at the Los Angeles Times, where he led multimedia projects documenting the lethal toll of California heat waves, the U.S. radiation legacy in the Marshall Islands, and the human and financial costs of abandoned oil wells in California, among other […]
Washington Post’s Singletary wins NABJ award
Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery and executive local editor Jamie Stockwell sent out the following: We are delighted to announce that two Washington Post journalists were honored with Salute to Excellence awards by the National Association of Black Journalists at its annual conference last weekend. Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary took first place in the commentary/essay […]
Washington Post hires The Wire China’s Northrop
Washington Post international editor Doug Jehl, deputy international editor Jennifer Amur, and Asia-Pacific editor Anna Fifield sent out the following on Wednesday: We’re very happy to announce that Katrina Northrop will join The Post as a China correspondent, becoming a key member of a team covering a world power whose path is shaping the 21st […]
Washington Post taps Roubein to cover FDA
Washington Post national editor Amy Fiscus, health and science editor Stephen Smith, and deputy health and science editor Tracy Jan sent out the following: We are delighted to announce that Rachel Roubein, following an impressive and indefatigable run anchoring the Health 202 newsletter, has taken on a new assignment covering the Food and Drug Administration. […]
Washington Post seeks a business breaking news reporter
The Washington Post is seeking a nimble, resourceful and energetic reporter to cover the latest developments in the economy, technology and corporate America. The Business Breaking News team plays a key role in covering the biggest financial stories of the day, from major developments on Wall Street to trends in consumer behavior and American culture. […]
