Bloomberg taps Edwards as new ME for weekends in Americas
Alan Goldstein, global executive editor for weekends at Bloomberg News, sent out the following on Friday: Colleagues, I’m pleased to announce that John Edwards III will be the new managing editor for Weekends Americas, effective June 13. As TL for the US Consumer team, John brings our group a wide range of experience with company […]
Business Insider’s Cheong moves to new beat
Charissa Cheong is now a first-person reporter at Business Insider, based in London. She joined Business Insider in 2022 on the Digital Culture desk, covering internet trends, online harassment, and influencer culture. She now writes first-person articles, helping people with unique stories about their careers, workplaces, and lives to share their experiences using Business Insider’s […]
FT’s Storbeck expected to take on new beat
Olaf Storbeck, the FT’s Frankfurt banking correspondent, is expected to take on the European Central Bank and Bundesbank beat for the publication. Besides Germany’s financial sector, he covered the retail industry and — following a lot of work on the political and financial repercussions of the Wirecard fraud — has a focus on white-collar crime […]
Rest of World features director Turk is departing
Rest of World features director Victoria Turk is leaving after more than two years. Turk joined the website, which covers how technology impacts the world, in October 2021. “It’s been an absolute honour to edit such talented journalists globally, but I’m itching to do more of my own writing,” she wrote on Twitter. She previously […]
CNET senior editor Crist is departing
Ry Crist, a senior editor at tech site CNET, is leaving the publication after 11 years. His beats included smart home tech, lighting, appliances, broadband and home networking. “I’m beyond grateful to have been a small part of such an excellent organization, but my partner and I are planning a move to Chicago this summer, […]
Bloomberg taps Wickham as UK political editor
Bloomberg News has named Alex Wickham as its U.K. political editor. He has been its senior government reporter based in London and has been at Bloomberg the last two years. He previously worked at Politico. Wickham was the editor of Politico’s London Playbook newsletter looking at what’s driving the day in Westminster. Prior to this, he was […]
Bains among the layoffs at LinkedIn
LinkedIn news editor Jessy Bains was among the layoffs this week. “After covering the ups and downs of the job market over the past couple of years, it’s certainly a strange feeling being on the other side,” he wrote on LinkedIn. “But layoffs are a part of life, especially in tech and journalism these days.” Bains […]
WSJ host and producer Fertoli departs
Annmarie Fertoli, a host and senior producer for The Wall Street Journal’s “What’s News PM” podcast, has left after more than six years at the publication. Fertoli previously was an associate producer at WNYC, working with the afternoon news team to produce “All Things Considered.” Before joining the station in 2010, she worked as a news […]
Allocca joins The Daily Upside as senior editor
Sean Allocca has been hired as senior editor at The Daily Upside, which covers business, finance and economics. He was the editor-in-chief of ETF.com where he was responsible for development and execution of the editorial and commercial strategy. He also served as deputy managing editor at InvestmentNews, editor of Financial Planning, and as digital editor […]
BizWest hires Dunn as a reporter
Sharon Dunn, who covered business and local news for 25 years at the Greeley Tribune, has joined BizWest’s reporting staff. Dallas Heltzell of BizWest reports, “Dunn’s work at the Tribune included stints as city editor and business editor, covering crime and courts, and editing three monthly magazines the newspaper’s niche publications team produced: Energy Pipeline, Weld […]
