Transportation Reporter

Responsibilities

• You will join a cohesive team covering every realm of transportation, including impacts to commerce, safety and climate.
• You'll contribute scoops, breaking news and high-impact enterprise to every platform of POLITICO, including politico.com and POLITICO Pro - while writing our popular Morning Transportation newsletter, a role that will make you the face of our coverage for a professional subscriber audience.

Requirements

• Experience delivering scoops and high-impact enterprise on a major beat
• Demonstrated ability to write clearly and accurately on tight deadlines, synthesizing and explaining complicated information
• A track record of navigating a demanding, fast-paced reporting job
• Experience covering transportation policy issues, Congress or regulatory agencies is a plus.
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• Posting date:
• 2026-06-30 Title:
• Transportation Reporter

Additional Information

Job Description: POLITICO is seeking an enterprising reporter to cover the politics and policy of transportation and infrastructure, from planes, trains, shipping and bridges to the rising world of drones, air taxis and autonomous vehicles.

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