Bloomberg seeks an economy and government reporter in Saudi Arabia

Bloomberg is looking for a dynamic, self-starting reporter to cover economic and government news in Saudi Arabia. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years experience in journalism and a proven track record of producing insightful and compelling work. They’ll have a solid understanding of economics and markets as well as the political history […]

NY Times seeks an economic policy correspondent in DC

The Washington bureau of the New York Times is seeking a domestic economic policy correspondent with a focus on narrative storytelling that examines how Washington’s policies are filtering through the economy and impacting workers, families, businesses, communities and other areas of life. This would be a news-driven role and would involve a reporter who can […]

Semafor hires Zeballos-Roig to cover economic policy

Semafor has hired Joseph Zeballos-Roig to cover economic policy and other issues on Capitol Hill with a focus on the Senate. He previously was a policy reporter covering taxes, inequality and federal spending at Business Insider. Zeballos-Roig joined Business Insider in 2019 as a policy reporting fellow. He worked freelance for The New Republic and […]

Business Insider economic policy reporter Zeballos-Roig departs

Joseph Zeballos-Roig, a policy reporter covering taxes, inequality and federal spending at Business Insider, has left. Zeballos-Roig’s tweet reads: “It’s been a great run. And I’m grateful for the opportunities and colleagues I had the pleasure to work with for the past 3 years, especially on the Economy team. I’ll share more about what’s next […]

WSJ’s Derby departs for Reuters

Michael Derby, a senior special writer at The Wall Street Journal, has left to join Reuters to cover the Federal Reserve Board and economy issues. He had been at The Journal since April 2000. Derby had been covering the U.S. Federal Reserve system, reporting on central bank news, speeches, research, conferences, regulatory developments and related […]

Yokoyama moves to economy beat in Japan for Bloomberg

Erica Yokoyama is now an economy reporter for Bloomberg News in Tokyo. She had been a breaking news editor for Bloomberg for the past three years. Yokoyama was a translator for AFP and is vice president of the Asian American Journalism Association’s Tokyo chapter. Yokoyama holds a bachelor’s degree from Kyoto University and a master’s […]

Reporter Saraiva joins economics team at Bloomberg

Bloomberg News reporter Augusta Saraiva has joined the economics team at the news organization. She will cover topics such as inflation, demand and labor. She has been rotating among beats for the past year, including corporate finance and supply chain. She interned at Foreign Policy and Voice of America. Saraiva holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from […]

Webinar on reporting on inflation and the economy is next week

The Council on Foreign Relations is inviting journalists to attend a webinar on reporting on inflation and the U.S. economy. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, Sept 13, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST. Zongyuan Zoe Liu, CFR fellow for international political economy, will discuss global factors and trends contributing to inflation in […]

Vanek Smith moves to NPR’s economics beat

In a note to newsroom staff, Pallavi Gogoi, chief business editor, made the following announcement: I’m thrilled to announce that Stacey Vanek Smith will be joining NPR’s Business Desk for a year as global economics correspondent to boost the network’s prize-winning coverage of the economy. If ever there was a time to add to the network’s coverage […]

Rockeman to cover retailers for Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News editors John J. Edwards III and Crayton Harrison sent out the following on Friday: We’re pleased to announce that Olivia Rockeman is moving from the US economy beat to the consumer team, covering retailers including Home Depot, Lowe’s, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Victoria’s Secret, and Levi’s, as well as smaller brands like Warby Parker and […]