WSJ promotes Jamerson to deputy political editor
Joshua Jamerson has been promoted to deputy political editor in the Washington bureau. He will report to politics editor Ben Pershing. Previously, Jamerson was the East Coast bureau chief for U.S. news. He also served as a national politics reporter based in the Washington Bureau and covered the 2022 midterm elections and the future of […]
WSJ hires Watts as director of visual storytelling
Ryan Watts has been hired by The Wall Street Journal as director of visual storytelling. He will start next month and report to associate editor Taneth Evans. Watts will work with coverage chiefs and our visual journalists across the newsroom to set an ambitious strategy for compelling, visually-led stories. Watts started out in local newspapers […]
Santa Fe biz editor Vitu is retiring
Teya Vitu, the business editor of the New Mexican in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is retiring. He has been at the paper for five years. Vitu previously was a reporter for the Idaho Business Review. He also was a reporter for the Tucson Citizen and the Nevada Appeal. Vitu holds a bachelor’s degree from Cal-Berkeley.
Business Insider entertainment editor Ahmed departs
Tufayel Ahmed, an entertainment editor at Business Insider, has left the news organization. Ahmed was previously a senior editor at Newsweek and news editor at PinkNews. He has also had bylines in CNN, The Independent (UK), Forbes, Yahoo, VICE and more. Tufayel is also a published author — his debut novel, “This Way Out” is […]
Biz reporter Bodine departs Fort Worth Report
Fort Worth Report business reporter Seth Bodine has left the news organization for a new opportunity. Bodine joined the Fort Worth Report in February 2022. He previously covered agriculture and rural issues in Oklahoma for the public radio station, KOSU, as a Report for America corps member. Bodine graduated with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and English creative […]
Brooks retiring from LA Times after 42 years
Nancy Rivera Brooks, deputy business editor of the Los Angeles Times, is retiring from the newspaper after 42 years. Rivera Brooks has shaped the business desk’s culture and coverage. Staffers across the newsroom turn to Rivera Brooks for her keen understanding of economics, real estate and the environment. Reporters throughout the department adore her kind […]
Cherney to lead WSJ standards and ethics team
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Thursday: Dear all, I am delighted to announce that Elena Cherney is now Senior Editor of the Wall Street Journal and will lead our Standards and Ethics team. In this role, as a vital part of the Journal’s senior leadership, Elena will advise me […]
Santillana moves to careers beat at Forbes
Forbes reporter Maria Gracia Santillana is moving to the careers beat. She has been a reporter on the Money team covering cryptocurrency, NFTs, blockchain technology. Santillana has also co-edited the 30 Under 30 Retail and E-commerce and Food & Drink lists. She has been at Forbes since June 2022. Santillana holds a bachelor’s degree from New York […]
Pollard joining AP’s biz news desk to cover philanthropy
Associated Press reporter James Pollard is joining the wire service’s business desk to cover philanthropy. Pollard will cover how new generations and technology are changing giving. He currently covers state government and inequality for the AP in Columbia, South Carolina. Before joining the Report for America corps, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science […]
Front Office Sports hires Young as news editor
Front Office Sports, which covers the business of sports, has hired Dennis Young as its news editor. Young was previously sports editor for SFGate and also worked at the New York Daily News as a sports editor. He was also an editor at Gizmodo Media and an editor and producer at FloSports. He holds a bachelor’s degree […]
