WSJ’s Brown is leaving publication

Ken Brown of The Wall Street Journal is leaving the news organization. He is an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism where he teaches investigative reporting. Brown oversaw the Journal’s climate coverage, plus financial risk and investigations. He helped put the Journal back on the map on climate change. The paper’s […]

Jones will not seek another Dow Jones News Fund board term

Dow Jones News Fund President Brent W. Jones announced at the nonprofit journalism training organization’s Nov. 1 annual directors meeting that he would not seek another board term. Jones is senior vice president and editor of training, culture and community at The Wall Street Journal. “It has been a humbling honor to serve as the […]

Bloomberg hires Clark to cover VC and startups

Jillian Ward, managing editor for U.S. technology at Bloomberg News, sent the following note to staff: To all in Global Tech, I’m thrilled to announce that Kate Clark is joining Bloomberg’s Global Technology group as a senior reporter on the Venture Capital and Startups team, led by Anne VanderMey. Kate joins us from The Information, […]

Berke of STAT News on the importance of its coverage

Rick Berke, a co-founded and executive editor of STAT News, writes about the importance of its science and health care coverage. Berke writes, “We are at a unique moment in our country’s history, when an understanding of the issues that STAT covers is more relevant than ever before — to both our personal lives and […]

Maxwell joins Gizmodo as a tech reporter

Thomas Maxwell has joined Gizmodo as a tech reporter. He previously was at Business Insider covering big technology. Maxwell also was a freelance journalist for the last four years. His work has appeared in PBS NewsHouse and Men’s Health, among others. He also was a technology reporter for Bustle Digital’s Input. Maxwell is a graduate of […]

Banking Times acquires The New Fiver

Banking Times has acquired the domain name “The New Fiver” for an undisclosed amount, aiming to expand its online presence for personal finance news. The site will feature updates on market trends, economic policies, and financial regulations, insights from leading financial analysts and industry experts, and a strong focus on personal finance and retirement planning. […]

Canadian Press hires Duggan as a reporter

The Canadian Press has hired Kyle Duggan as a reporter. Duggan has been an Ottawa-based reporter for Politico. Before that, he worked for three years editing English online news at Japan’s second largest daily, The Asahi Shimbun. Prior to his time overseas, he covered the complicated ins and outs of Canada’s telecommunications and broadcast industry for The […]

Bloomberg Media launches Bloomberg Live Q&A

Bloomberg Media is starting a new service called Bloomberg Live Q&A, an audio-based platform that allows subscribers to ask questions about the biggest stories of the day to its journalists. The new product is available on Bloomberg.com and the Bloomberg app. Each session will include up to four journalists to discuss a headline from the […]

Miao to cover China economy for WSJ

Wall Street Journal reporter Hannah Miao is moving to Singapore to cover the China economy. She is a reporter for The Journal’s finance bureau in New York, where she covers financial markets with a focus on U.S. stocks. She also reports on individual investors and the platforms they use, including Robinhood, Charles Schwab and E*Trade […]

FT taps Foy to cover European banking

Financial Times reporter Simon Foy is now covering European banks. He has been covering accounting for the past year. Foy previously was at The Telegraph covering accountants, insurers, law firms, stock exchanges, workplace conduct, regulation, green finance, lending and asset management. Prior to joining The Telegraph, Foy was a political news intern at The Spectator. Before that, he was […]