John Harrington is a journalist with an extensive background in business and financial news.
John started his career as a sportswriter at New Jersey daily newspapers, covering high school, college, and all major professional sports.
He transitioned to business journalism and served as a business editor at New Jersey daily newspapers. John was a retail and stock markets editor at Bloomberg News and an assistant managing editor at Crain’s New York Business, overseeing that publication’s signature lists as well as its digital content. While at Crain’s, John was part of a team that won the Gerald W. Loeb award for excellence in business journalism.
John joined the online news organization 24/7 Wall St. in 2017, writing and copyediting breaking news and financial stories as well as crafting articles on lifestyle, entertainment, health, sports, history, and politics.
His work has been published or referenced by The Washington Post, MSN, USA Today, Daily Mail, Yahoo, Business Insider, Thrillist, Mental Floss, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Cincinnati Enquirer, and many others.
