WSJ reporter Higgins departing for grad school
Wall Street Journal reporter Laine Higgins is leaving the newspaper to attend graduate school at Columbia University, where she will pursue a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing. She has been primarily covering college sports in New York. Her coverage centers on the NCAA, both the results on the field and the ways the association […]
Molla among the Sherwood layoffs
Sherwood News senior tech correspondent Rani Molla is among the layoffs this week. Sherwood is the media outlet of retail trading platform Robinhood launched in 2024. Previously at Vox, Molla has covered business and technology for more than a decade, including at Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal. She specializes in making information easily accessible through charts and graphics […]
When a biz reporter covers just one company
Amos Barshad and Carolina Abbott Galvão wrote for Columbia Journalism Review about what it’s like when a business reporter’s entire beat is just one company. Barshad and Galvão write, “Major corporations in the United States have never been as rich and powerful as they are now. How do you adequately cover any given behemoth? For some reporters, […]
Wired launching app to lead readers interact with staff
Wired plans to launch a forum-style app that lets readers interact with journalists, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt writes, “The app, said to be launching ‘very soon’, is set to feature forums on which subscribers can interact with Wired journalists about the title’s key coverage areas across tech and politics. “Arielle Goldstein, audience development […]
Cincinnati Biz Courier reporter Asher departs
Cincinnati Business Courier reporter Sydney Asher has left the news organization for a communications position at a school in Cincinnati. She has been covering residential real estate, health care, education, law and nonprofits. Asher previously spent a year at the Dallas Business Journal covering aviation, public companies, health care and trending news. She has been a reporter […]
Cincinnati Biz Courier seeks a reporter
The Cincinnati Business Courier is looking for a staff reporter to cover residential real estate, health care and more. Our reporters must be competitive, nimble and driven to break news about the most important industries, companies and people in the region. They are expected to provide forward-looking business intelligence to savvy readers who will use […]
Barrett named head of product for Reuters
Reuters president Paul Bascobert shared the below note with staff Wednesday: After an extensive external and internal search, I’m delighted to announce that Jane Barrett has been appointed Head of Product, Reuters. Jane will take up her new role with immediate effect, reporting to me. She will continue to serve on the Reuters Executive Committee. […]
Tech reporter Keegan among the Sherwood layoffs
Tech reporter Jon Keegan was laid off at Sherwood News on Tuesday. “Very proud of the work I did at Sherwood covering Big Tech and AI,” he wrote on LinkedIn. “Absolutely killer team of journalists that I loved working with.” Sherwood is a news service launched by retail trading company Robinhood, which cut 10 percent of its […]
CNBC sees highest viewership in five years
CNBC’s SpaceX IPO coverage on Friday was its highest rated day in five years for total viewers. Among viewers in the key 25-54 demographic, CNBC was the No. 3 most-watched cable network during Friday market hours behind only ESPN and Fox News. Among total viewers, CNBC was the No. 5 most-watched cable network during Friday […]
The Wrap hires Loving as a reporter
Entertainment industry website The Wrap has hired Casey Loving as a full-time reporter. Loving joined The Wrap in 2025 as a USC Annenberg reporting fellow. A graduate of USC Annenberg’s Specialized Journalism master’s program, he has reported for publications such as The Wichita Eagle and ScreenRant. Loving’s undergraduate degree is from Missouri State University.
