Law360 reporter Tabahriti departs for new opportunity
Law360 reporter Sama Tabahriti is leaving the news organization for a new opportunity. He has been a reporter in London covering legal and financial news. Tabahriti had previously been covering trending business news from the London bureau of Business Insider. He frequently covered tech, such as Apple, Twitter, Meta, and Google as well as transportation. He received […]
Rest of World tech editor Brandom departs
Russell Brandom, the U.S. tech editor for Rest of World, has left the news organization. He has been writing a weekly newsletter about the global impact of U.S. technology companies. Prior to joining Rest of World, Brandom worked at The Verge for 10 years as a senior reporter and then as a policy editor. He interned at BuzzFeed. […]
Rest of World seeks a Middle East reporter
Rest of World is looking for an enterprising reporter to cover the Middle East and become the publication’s authority in its coverage of a region that is undergoing an economic transformation and shaping business and geopolitical decisions globally. This reporter will be in charge of ideating, reporting, and writing about the business of technology and the […]
Reuters strikes AI deal with Facebook
Meta has struck a multi-year deal with Reuters to use its news content to provide real-time answers to user queries about news and current events in its Meta AI chatbot. reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “Beginning Friday, users of Meta’s AI chatbot feature in the U.S. will have access to real-time news and information […]
Rest of World seeks a deputy editor
Rest of World is looking for an enterprising Deputy Editor to oversee the day-to-day editorial direction of our coverage and management of our editorial team, including our freelance reporting network. This editor, who will work alongside another deputy editor, will be responsible for supervising our assignment editors, reporters and regular contributors, and producing rigorous, ambitious and […]
Dean named editor in chief of Wisconsin’s In Business
Katie Dean, former executive editor for The Capital Times in Madison, has been named editor-in-chief of In Business. A story on its website states, “Her appointment was announced Monday by IB Publisher Dave Neill. She will begin on Nov. 4. “Dean, a 1993 graduate of Madison West High School and a 1997 graduate of Grinnell College in Grinnell, […]
WSJ’s Tucker brought fresh eyes to the publication
Peter Kafka interviewed Wall Street Journal editor Emma Tucker on his podcast about the changes she has made at the publication since joining in early 2023. Subscriptions are up 7% in the past year. “I felt that the Journal was in a very good place but could be more ambitious with its appeal to new digital […]
CoinDesk’s Bloom departing for new opportunity
CoinDesk senior social media editor Michelle Bloom is leaving for a new opportunity. She has been with CoinDesk for nearly three years. At Politico, Bloom helped recreate the news outlet’s visual storytelling and social media strategy. She also worked as a social media strategist for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ high-profile rollout of the Pandora Papers. […]
Bloomberg Media has added 200,000 subs in last four months
Bloomberg Media says it has added 200,000 subscriptions in the last four months as part of a growth plan, reports Bron Maher of Press Gazette. Maher reports, “Bloomberg Media’s announcement it has hit 740,000 subscriptions represents a nearly 50% growth in paid subs in a year. “Bloomberg Media chief operating officer Julia Beizer told Press Gazette most of […]
Dow Jones eyes Middle East expansion with WSJ event
Dow Jones & Co. is expanding the Wall Street Journal’s flagship Tech Live event to Qatar next year as a part of a broader effort to build its business in the region, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “Why it matters: ‘All of our verticals are growing in the Middle East,’ said Josh Stinchcomb, global chief […]