Klimasinska named Bloomberg’s DC breaking news team leader
Kasia Klimasinska is the new team leader for DC breaking news at Bloomberg News. She will start her new position on Nov. 18. Klimasinska has spent the past two years building the MLIV Pulse survey into a must-read exclusive, data-driven story series about key developments in financial markets. She also wrote and edited for the […]
NYC event to honor Ledbetter is next week
Paul Smalera has organized a gathering of James Ledbetter‘s friends and colleagues—open to all who knew, worked with, and loved him—to share stories about this phenomenal editor, journalist, author and “incredibly special human being,” who passed away suddenly on Oct. 28. Please RSVP here. Details: Wednesday, Nov. 6, starting at 5 p.m. Connolly’s Pub […]
CoStar hires Scheier to cover San Francisco market
Real estate news service CoStar News has hired Rachel Scheier to cover the San Francisco commercial market. She most recently was news editor at the San Francisco Standard. Before that, she was a contributing writer for Kaiser Health News. She was previously based in Cairo, where she covered Egypt for the Los Angeles Times. She was also […]
Albuquerque Biz First names Brooks its editor in chief
Sharon Brooks has been named editor in chief of Albuquerque Business First. She will start Dec. 2. She replaces Meagan Nichols, who has been named director of editorial training for the paper’s parent company, American City Business Journals, Brooks has been managing editor of the San Antonio Business Journal, a sister publication. Before joining the Business […]
Financial Planning taps Burgess as a reporter
Financial Planning has hired Rob Burgess to cover technology and investment strategies. He previously was at Wealth Management as a technology reporter. Burgess has also been editor of the Wabash Plain Dealer, news editor of NUVO, managing editor of the Indiana Lawyer, and city editor, opinion page editor and editorial board member of the Kokomo Tribune. He […]
CNN hires Skores to cover transportation
Alexandra Skores has joined CNN as a reporter/writer covering transportation based in Washington. Skores joins CNN from The Dallas Morning News, where she was an aviation reporter covering airlines, air travel and the aerospace industry. During her time at The Dallas Morning News, she covered both American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, navigating the national attention brought […]
Ledbetter: Insatiably curious and committed to journalism
Holly Sraeel of the FIN newsletter writes about its founder, James Ledbetter, who died earlier this week at the age of 60. Sraeel writes, “Until he died, Jim remained insatiably curious, articulate and committed to all of this in his work as a journalist, editor, book author and mentor extraordinaire to so many journalists with […]
WSJ’s Daldrup is departing for a new opportunity
Wall Street Journal project manager Till Daldrup is leaving for a new opportunity. He joined in 2019 as training and outreach programming coordinator. Daldrup is a graduate of New York University’s Studio 20, a master’s program focusing on innovation in journalism. He was introduced to the Journal in 2018 as a fellow on the R&D team, where […]
Albuquerque Biz First hires March as a reporter
The Albuquerque Business First has hired Leah March as a reporter. March will expand the publication’s coverage across New Mexico, with a focus on Santa Fe and Las Cruces. A graduate of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, March earned a bachelor’s degree in history of mathematics, natural sciences and philosophy. She also attended the London School […]
NY Times’ “The Daily” hires WSJ’s Byrne
Maria Byrne has been hired as a senior editor for “The Daily,” The New York Times podcast. Byrne joins the team after serving as supervising editor at “The Journal,” The Wall Street Journal’s daily news podcast. During her time there, she edited daily episodes with a focus on international news. She’s also edited series, including one […]
