NY Times hires Carreyrou for investigative biz team
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following on Thursday: All– We are thrilled to announce that John Carreyrou has joined bizday as an investigative reporter. For many of you, John needs no introduction. During a two-decade career at the Wall Street Journal in New York, Paris and Brussels, he covered everything from corporate scandals to […]
Bloomberg names Munshi Africa editor
Neil Munshi, West Africa editor at Bloomberg, based in Lagos, Nigeria, has been named Africa editor. He will be based in Nairobi, Kenya. During his more than 10 years at The Financial Times, he held the posts of Mumbai correspondent, Chicago and Midwest bureau chief, US correspondent/head of US newsletters and West Africa bureau chief. […]
Cincinnati NBC station hires Stone anchor and reporter
Lindsay Stone has joined WLWT-TV Ch. 5, an NBC affiliate in Cincinnati, as an anchor and reporter. Recently, Stone held the same posts at WXIN-TV Ch. 59, a Fox affiliate in Indianapolis, Ind. Before that, she worked at WNDU-TV Ch. 16, an NBC station in South Bend, Ind. There, she served as a sideline reporter […]
Kansas City ABC station hires Berry as anchor
Brya Berry will join KMBC-TV Ch. 9, an ABC affiliate in Kansas City, Mo. She begins in May. Berry has been with KFOR-TV Ch. 4, an NBC station in Oklahoma City, Okla., since April 2021. There, she served as a reporter and morning news anchor. She also held the same posts at WRBL-TV Ch. 3, […]
Parris joins POPSUGAR as a contributor
Naomi E. Parris has joined POPSUGAR as a contributing fashion writer. She already holds the same post at Bustle. Previously, Parris was an editorial operations support associate at POPSUGAR. She has six years experience in writing fashion, beauty, social media, and in content creation. Her blog, Eli-Nay, inspires readers through trend guides. Be sure to […]
Tennessee TV station hires Avellino as reporter, anchor
Kelly Avellino has joined WZTV-TV Ch. 17, a Fox and CW station in Nashville, Tenn, as an investigative reporter and weekend anchor. Recently, Avellino was at WWBT-TV Ch. 12, an NBC affiliate in Richmond, Va., where she worked as a weekend anchor, reporter, multimedia journalist, investigative reporter and “News Before Noon” anchor. Avellino graduated from […]
Simms to join Greenwich Time as a reporter
Hearst CT Media Group’s Greenwich Time has hired Jessica Simms as a reporter. She begins on March 6. Recently, she was at Connecticut-based Recod-Journal, where she joined as a freelance writer and then served as a reporter. She also reported for News21. She was an arts and life editor and then served as managing editor of […]
McMahon swaps BuzzFeed for Dotdash Meredith
Clara McMahon has joined Dotdash Meredith as Amazon news and deals writer. Previously, she served as SEO editorial assistant at BuzzFeed News. McMahon interned at Honeysuckle Magazine in New York and was a staff writer at The Daily Targum, a student-run news outlet for students. McMahon has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and media studies […]
Salmond appointed editor of The Herald
Catherine Salmond has been named editor of The Herald. Previously, she was an editor at Scotland on Sunday. Before that, Salmond was a live news editor at The Scotsman. She held the posts of assistant news editor, acting features editor and senior reporter at Edinburgh Evening News. Salmond graduated from the University of Glasgow. You […]
Ferraro named exec editor for public service journalism at Lee Enterprises
Lee Enterprises has tapped John Ferraro to serve as executive editor for public service journalism at Lee Enterprises. Recently, he was group managing editor at Hearst Connecticut Media Group. Ferraro supervised the investigative desk for The Hartford Courant and courant.com and oversaw local news sites in Connecticut for Patch.com. He was also part of the […]
