The following excerpt was despatched out from Politico’s editorial director range and tradition John Yearwood, editor in chief Matt Kaminski, govt editor platforms and operations Joe Schatz, govt editor Dafna Linzer, senior managing editor Sudeep Reddy, govt editor development Luiza Savage and senior editor requirements and ethics Anita Kumar:
We’re thrilled to announce that the 2023-2024 class of Politico Fellows has been chosen. Every fellow brings a singular set of abilities and creativity to POLITICO. One has distinguished herself as a neighborhood political reporter in Boston, one other has made a presentation to Pope Francis, one other is the highest editor at his faculty newspaper and a well-recognized sight across the POLITICO newsroom, and one other was crucial to the success of a best-selling guide.
The fellows will start arriving within the newsroom later this month and we couldn’t be happier to have them with us. Greater than 100 candidates utilized for 4 slots and had been chosen after a rigorous judging course of, which included a sequence of interviews with our prime editors.
The 2023-2024 POLITICO Fellows are:
Mia McCarthy, metro correspondent, Boston Globe. Mia graduated final 12 months from Boston College with a B.S. in Journalism and B.A. in Worldwide Relations with concentrations in international coverage and nationwide safety. She has interned for Bloomberg and The Patriot Ledger. Mia wrote in her software: “The primary time considered one of my tales appeared in POLITICO’s Massachusetts Playbook was virtually two years in the past whereas overlaying the statehouse. I used to be ecstatic to have my work acknowledged from a premier politics information group.” She begins Jan. 31.
Eric Bazail-Eimil, who made the presentation to the pope, is a politics reporting intern for The Wall Road Journal. He graduates in Might from Georgetown College’s Faculty of Overseas Service. A former intern at NBC’s Meet the Press and Motive journal, he additionally served as an editorial board member and opinion columnist at The Hoya. He begins June 20.
Lawrence Ukenye, who graduates from Temple with a journalism diploma in Might, has interned at POLITICO since June. He previously interned on the Every day Beast and Solitary Watch. He serves as editor-in-chief of the Temple Information, the student-run newspaper. At POLITICO, Lawrence is assigned to the Nationwide Safety crew, the place he co-hosts the Nationwide Safety Every day e-newsletter. He begins June 20.
Christine Mui, who has interned on the Boston Globe, The Hill and Fortune, graduates in Might from Harvard with a B.A. in Authorities and Tech Science. She served as an editor and reporter with Sampan Newspaper in Boston, New England’s solely bilingual Chinese language and English newspaper. She additionally served as affiliate managing editor for the Harvard Political Overview and as a reporter for the Crimson. She was the lead researcher for the best-seller, This Will Not Move: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s Future by Alex Burns and Jonathan Martin. She begins June 27.