Detroit auto reporter LaReau on covering GM

Detroit Free Press auto reporter Jamie LaReau spoke with Frank Witsil at the paper about her job. Here is an excerpt: FREE PRESS: Well, going back to GM, can you talk a little bit about what is the most challenging part of covering a big company like that and how you decide what to cover? LAREAU: There’s a lot of […]

Star Tribune biz reporter Painter moving into editing role

Kristen Painter, who covers food and airlines for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, is moving into an editing role. She will oversee reporters covering food, agriculture, health care, medical technology and business news analysis. She will leave her beat at the end of the month. Painter joined the Star Tribune in 2014 to cover growth and […]

Behrmann to run Bloomberg’s auto and industry coverage in EMEA

Elisabeth Behrmann is now running autos and industry coverage for Bloomberg News in the Europe, Middle East and Africa. She has been an automotive editor in Munich for Bloomberg since April 2018. Behrmann joined Bloomberg in 2010 as a commodity reporter in Sydney, Australia, and moved to Munich in 2014. She previously worked for Dow […]

Bloomberg seeks electric car supply chain reporter in Hong Kong

Bloomberg News is seeking a reporter to join its fast-moving Asia Transport team, to cover the evolution of today’s cars and the supply chains that power them. Nowhere is that shift more evident and being seized upon than in China, home to the world’s largest car market and a hotbed for new-energy vehicle, or NEV, […]

Politico seeks a transportation reporter

Politico is seeking an enterprising reporter to cover the politics and policy of transportation and infrastructure, from planes to trains to driverless cars and more. You’ll join a cohesive team covering every realm of transportation, including impacts to commerce, safety and climate. You’ll serve as the lead author of our popular daily newsletter, Morning Transportation, […]

Automotive News publisher Stein departing for radio show

Jason Stein, publisher of Automotive News for the past eight years, is leaving to host SiriusXM’s new radio show, “Cars & Culture with Jason Stein,” and launch Flat Six Media, a global media services and broadcasting platform. A story on its website states, “The announcement was made Tuesday by KC Crain, CEO of Crain Communications, who will succeed […]

Pawlyk joins Politico as aviation reporter

Politico has hired Oriana Pawlyk as an aviation reporter, covering commercial aviation and space on the transportation team. Pawlyk joins from Military.com, where she covered all things related to air warfare. She was also intern at the Federal Times, deputy news editor at Air Force Times, editor of the early bird brief and reporter for […]

Bloomberg seeks a German auto reporter

Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes: Germany’s coveted car-making marques are in the throes of the electric-vehicle revolution, just as they bounce back from emissions scandals and the pandemic. We’re looking for a reporter to cover some of the most dynamic and important companies in Europe, which power the region’s largest economy and are remaking themselves to face […]

Bloomberg names Trudell its global car czar

Bloomberg News has named Craig Trudell as its global car czar. He will write, edit and commission big car stories across regions and across platforms, including Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg QuickTake. For the past year, Trudell has been Europe automotive and industrial team leader at Bloomberg News, managing a team of reporters in Germany, United […]

Free Press auto reporter Grzelewski focused on the future of vehicles

Detroit Free Press business reporter Jordyn Grzelewski, who covers Ford Motor Co., spoke with Bianchi Public Relations about her job. Here is an excerpt: Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? We are very much focused on the future of the auto industry, and how trends […]