Boston Biz Journal hires Hall as a reporter
The Boston Business Journal has hired William Hall as a reporter, covering banking and finance, professional services such as law and accounting, and publicly traded companies. Hall has been managing editor of digital operations at MaineBiz and business editor at the Portland Press Herald in Maine. He also worked in public relations at Porter Novelli […]
NYTimes econ reporter Smith to write book on fallacies in American economics
New York Times economics reporter Talmon Smith has signed a book contract to write about the lies underpinning American economics and society. The book is tentatively titled “Clout and Capital” and will be published by Altria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Smith plans to take readers into Wall Street getaways and Washington backrooms, looking at local […]
Quinn named editor at large at Bloomberg Government
Liam Quinn has been named an editor at large at Bloomberg Government. He joined Bloomberg Industry Group as a commercial strategy manager in April. Quinn was deputy managing editor of the Washington Examiner. He began his career with News Corp Australia in Melbourne, Australia, in 2013. He then moved to New York in 2016, working for […]
Worcester Biz Journal promotes Casey to ME
Eric Casey, who has served as Worcester Business Journal’s staff writer since October 2023, has been promoted to managing editor. A story on its website states, “In this new role, Casey will help set newsroom policy and strategy, and he will be directly in charge of administering all the advice and opinion columns submitted by […]
Politico hires Burns as White House bureau chief
Politico global editor in chief John Harris sent out the following on Wednesday: Team – Heading into the second Trump presidency, we’ve been in urgent and lively conversations with dozens of talented journalists both inside and outside POLITICO, with one goal in mind. We want to position our newsroom to tackle the coming period of political and […]
CNBC is planning a streaming service
CNBC plans to launch a stand-alone streaming outlet, CNBC+, in the first quarter of 2025, reports Brian Steinberg of Variety. Steinberg writes, “The venue isn’t going to offer new shows and CNBC isn’t going to hire more staff for the venture, these people say, but the network will use the broadband outlet to make available a ‘global […]
Energy reporter Paullin departing Virginia Mercury
Charlie Paullin, the energy and environmental reporter for the Virginia Mercury, is leaving the publication at the end of the year. He previously worked for Northern Virginia Daily in the Northern Shenandoah Valley and for the New Britain Herald in central Connecticut. An Alexandria native, Paullin graduated from the University of Hartford initially wanting to […]
CNBC creates unit that will explore new content areas
CNBC announced Wednesday that it created a new unit that will explore building new content areas and expand existing verticals. The new unit, called Strategic Verticals & Audience Development will expand CNBC’s coverage of wealth, serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals, women’s leadership, and introduce more verticals in the coming year. Julia Boorstin, CNBC’s senior media & tech […]
Forbes names Phillips its new CEO
Forbes Media has named Sherry Phillips, who has been with the company for 28 years, as its new chief executive officer. She replaces Mike Federle, who is stepping down at the end of the year and has been CEO for the past seven years. Phillips was appointed chief revenue officer in 2022, overseeing all aspects of Forbes’ […]
AsianInvestor hires Lee as editor
AsianInvestor has hired Amanda Lee as its new editor. A story on its website states, “Based in Hong Kong, Lee joins from the South China Morning Post (SCMP), where she served as a Beijing correspondent from 2017 to 2022, specializing in China’s economy and financial industry coverage. “Prior to SCMP, she worked as a digital editor at […]
