“We’re Not Hyperventilating”: Behind Axios’s Clinical Approach to Covering Donald Trump’s Second Term
In Jim VandeHei’s view, there’s a certain “seduction” in finding star reporting talent. The Axios CEO recalls reading Alex Thompson’s work at Politico, where he delivered scoops that were “tough” on Joe Biden, and thinking, Man, I like that. VandeHei and his cofounder Mike Allen invited Thompson for dinner, where they attempted to persuade him […]
