How traffic reporters dealt with the pandemic
Zlati Meyer of Fast Company writes about the plight of traffic reporters, who suddenly had little to cover when traffic plummeted during the pandemic. Meyer writes, “As the COVID-19 pandemic made going to work some place other than a kitchen table obsolete, every metropolitan area in the United States saw a virtual halt to its car […]
Skift seeks an an airlines reporter
Skift, the most influential media company covering the business of travel, is seeking a full-time reporter to report on and oversee the coverage of the global airlines industry. The primary responsibility is reporting and writing daily news and enterprise stories. The position is remote anywhere in the United States, as Skift is a fully distributed […]
WSJ seeks Tesla reporter
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a seasoned reporter to cover Tesla and its leader, Elon Musk, and the broader intersection of technology and automobiles in Silicon Valley. This beat is multifaceted and deals with technology, manufacturing, energy, leadership, management, global business, innovation, entrepreneurship, investing, accounting, regulation and much more. Candidates should have the capacity […]
Bloomberg News hires Laing to cover auto and transportation regulation
Detroit News reporter Keith Laing has been hired by Bloomberg News to cover auto and transportation regulatory issues out of its Washington bureau. He will start next week. Laing currently covers national government and politics for The News in its Washington, D.C. bureau. Prior to joining The News, he covered transportation policy in Congress for The Hill. […]
Bloomberg News taps Trudell as Europe auto and industrial team leader
Craig Trudell has been named Europe automotive and industrial team leader at Bloomberg News, managing a team of reporters in Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Sweden. Trudell joined Bloomberg in 2009 as a reporting intern on the transportation team, covering autos, railroads and airlines. He was then named banks/corporate bonds/stocks reporter. Later on, he […]
Davies returning to Business Insider as editor on transportation team
Alex Davies is returning to Business Insider as a senior editor on the transportation team. He will start next week. Davies was with Wired magazine until May. Davies oversaw Wired’s transportation coverage, writing and editing stories with a focus on autonomous and electric vehicles, aviation, and infrastructure. His book recounting the creation of the self-driving car, “Driven: […]
Politico to shift free newsletters to once/week
Politico announced Tuesday that it is moving its free newsletters to a once-per-week publishing schedule starting next month. Subscribers will continue to receive the newsletters on a daily basis. “Now is the time to take a fresh look at how we can better serve our readers with newsletters that are specifically geared to their needs,” […]
Cai will intern for Bloomberg transportation team
Sophia Cai has been hired by Bloomberg News to join the transportation team as as intern. She will start June 15. Cai is a Princeton University student majoring in politics with certificates in journalism, gender studies, and values & public life. She has written for the Wall Street Journal, Trenton Times, and Princeton Alumni Weekly, covering everything from […]
The importance of investigative business reporting
Michele Matassa Flores, executive editor of The Seattle Times, writes about aerospace reporter Dominic Gates and his reporting, which won a Pulitzer Prize earlier this month for covering the Boeing 737 MAX problems. Flores writes, “Gates spent weeks after the first 737 MAX crash interviewing engineers from Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) who, […]
Wired transportation editor Davies is laid off
Wired transportation editor Alex Davies was among the Conde Nast staffers who were laid off on Wednesday. Davies oversaw Wired’s transportation coverage, writing and editing stories with a focus on autonomous and electric vehicles, aviation, and infrastructure. His book recounting the creation of the self-driving car, “Driven: The Race to Create the Autonomous Car,” will be published […]
