Austin Biz Journal seeks an economic development reporter
The Austin Business Journal seeks a staff writer to cover economic development in one of the hottest economies in the country. This beat focuses on the biggest issues for the Austin’s economy — traffic, affordability and any deterioration in the quality of life — and largely sits on the intersection of the public and private […]
Forbes journalist in Russia placed under house arrest
A Russian court on Saturday placed Sergei Mingazov, a journalist for the Russian edition of Forbes, under house arrest, reports Claudia Chiappa of Politico. Chiappa reports, “Mingazov was detained Friday on charges of spreading false information about the Russian military, his lawyer Konstantin Bubon said on Facebook. “Bubon said the journalist was arrested for reposting publications about what happened in […]
Investor’s Business Daily turns 40
Justin Nielsen of Investor’s Business Daily writes about the newspaper’s 40th anniversary. Nielsen writes, “When the newspaper launched in 1984, this stock market growth period was in its early stages. President Ronald Reagan was instituting business-friendly economic policy and deregulation. Technology advances brought more computers and automation into the financial realm. Innovations were also coming to […]
Fieseler to cover renewable energy, climate and tech for Politico/E&E News
Clare Fieseler has been hired by Politico and subsidiary E&E News to cover renewable energy, climate and technology. She will start in June. Most recently, Fieseler was a staff reporter for The Post and Courier, South Carolina’s largest newspaper. She also maintains a research appointment at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History where she […]
Transportation reporter Snyder departs Politico
Politico transportation reporter Tanya Snyder has left the news organization. Before joining Politico, she was the editor of Streetsblog USA, a daily news source on sustainable transportation and land use, where she founded and co-hosted the “Talking Headways” podcast about transit and urban design. Snyder has also covered Congress for NPR stations and Pacifica Radio and reported […]
WSJ reporter Wallerstein departs
Eric Wallerstein, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal’s finance bureau in New York, has left the paper to join Yardeni Research as chief markets strategist. He covered bonds, currencies and global macro for the Journal. He wrote often about interest rates and their impact on broader markets, along with the banking system, government […]
Washington Post taps Somashekhar to be deputy biz editor
Washington Post Business Editor Lori Montgomery: We’re delighted to announce that Sandhya Somashekhar, an insightful and creative editor with a long track record of delivering distinctive journalism, is being promoted to Deputy Business Editor. Over nearly two decades at The Post, Sandhya’s talent, ambition and collaborative spirit have drawn fans in every corner of the […]
CoinDesk reporter Ledesma departing for new opportunity
CoinDesk markets reporter Lyllah Ledesma is leaving the news organization after four years for a new opportunity. She is currently based in Europe. Ledesma previously interned for Dow Jones. She holds a master’s degree from New York University in Business and Economics and an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of East Anglia.
How Garfinkle is shaping the Term Sheet newsletter
Allie Garfinkle of Fortune, who writes its Term Sheet newsletter, was interviewed by SBS Communications about her job. Here is an excerpt: A number of the tech industry’s top journalists have previously been Term Sheet writers. How are you making the newsletter your own? What changes can we expect? My joke about this: I was […]
STAT News wins awards for health insurance coverage
STAT News executive editor Rick Berke posted the following: Dear Readers, Please bear with me as I brag about two of STAT’s most accomplished (and humble) reporters: Casey Ross and Bob Herman. This week they won the Batten Medal, one of the most prestigious awards in American journalism, for their series revealing an explicit strategy by the […]
