Ben Casselman is an American journalist. He previously worked for The Wall Street Journal, FiveThirtyEight, then joined The New York Times as an economics reporter in 2017.[1] He was promoted to Chief Economics Correspondent in 2025. [2]

Biography

Casselman graduated from Columbia University in 2003.[3] He started his journalism career at The Salem News before joining The Wall Street Journal, where he worked as a reporter from 2006 to 2013.[4] He was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting and shared a Gerald Loeb Award for Large Newspapers for covering the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[5]

In 2013, Casselman joined FiveThirtyEight as the chief economics writer and senior editor.[6][7] He joined The New York Times business news desk in 2017.[1][8] He was nominated for a Gerald Loeb Award for Beat Reporting in 2021 for his work on the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the American economy.[9][10] He is a frequent guest on The Daily, a news podcast of the New York Times.[11]

He is an adjunct professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, where he teaches economic reporting.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Roush, Chris (2017-08-23). "Casselman to join NY Times business news desk". talkingbiznews.com. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  2. ^ Roush, Chris. "NY Times names Casselmen its chief economics correspondent". Talking Biz News. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  3. ^ Columbia College (Columbia University). Office of Alumni Affairs and Development; Columbia College (Columbia University) (August 2007). Columbia College today. Columbia University Libraries. New York, N.Y. : Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development.
  4. ^ "Ben Casselman — Former reporter at The Wall Street Journal". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  5. ^ Daillak, Jonathan (2011-06-29). "UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces 2011 Gerald Loeb Award Winners" (Press release). UCLA Anderson School of Management. Retrieved 2022-02-15 – via Business Wire.
  6. ^ Bhuiyan, Johana (2013-12-04). "Ben Casselman joins FiveThirtyEight as Chief Economics Writer". Politico. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  7. ^ Casselman, Ben (2015-08-02). "An Interview with Ben Casselman, FiveThirtyEight's Chief Economics Writer". The Politic (Interview). Interviewed by Azamfirei, Razvan. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  8. ^ "Tiffany Hsu and Ben Casselman Join Business Day". The New York Times Company. 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  9. ^ "Loeb Honors". The New York Times Company. 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  10. ^ Management, UCLA Anderson School of. "2021 Gerald Loeb Award Finalists, Career Achievement Honorees and Date of Virtual Awards Event Announced by UCLA Anderson". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  11. ^ Kitroeff, Natalie; Lin, Shannon; Prieto, Carlos; Johnson, Michael Simon; Chow, Lisa; Georges, Marc; Lozano, Marion; Moxley, Alyssa (2023-07-12). "The Great Resignation is Over". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  12. ^ J-School, Newmark. "Ben Casselman". Newmark J-School. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
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