CNNMoney hires breaking news reporter
CNNMoney executive editor Lex Haris sent out the following staff hire on Thursday: CNNMoney has a new breaking news reporter: Ahiza Garacia joins on Monday, June 29. Ahiza comes to us from Talking Points Memo, where she writes…A LOT… on media and politics. She also knows sports, and got her Master’s from the Syracuse Newhouse School […]
Business Insider hires deputy editor from Bloomberg
Business Insider has hired Mohammed Hadi from Bloomberg to be a deputy editor. Hadi had been the deals team leader at Bloomberg for the past two years and had been at Bloomberg since April 2011. At Business Insider, he’ll be overseeing its finance, retail and transportation teams and report to executive editor Jay Yarow. “We’re […]
Tongue in cheek: Business journalists are overpaid
Christopher Carosa writes a response to an article written by Jason Zweig of The Wall Street Journal titled, “Why You’re Paying Too Much in Advisory Fees.” Carosa writes, “The typical financial writer charges absurdly high fees to produce editorial content — content that is often mediocre in terms of practical real-world application. “According to a […]
Reuters hires Freed to cover banking
TheStreet.com reporter Dan Freed has been hired by Reuters to cover banking. He will start his new job on July 6. He will cover Bank of America and Wells Fargo. In an email to Talking Biz News, Freed said he will “miss being included in Gregg Greenberg’s Follies shorts but very excited to be in […]
FT facing uncertain future, more competition
Christopher Williams of The Telegraph writes about the future of The Financial Times due to shifting consumer needs. Williams writes, “But there are also downsides to this embrace of a business to business subscription model, as opposed to one reliant on consumers and end-users footing the bill. “Together with this shift to a more global […]
Tampa Tribune lays off business editor for second time in five years
The Tampa Tribune newspaper has laid off its business editor this week, the second time the paper has done so in the past five years. Margie Plunkett had been the business editor since March 2013. Back in December 2011, the paper also laid off business editor Dale Hokrein. Plunkett had been a business reporter and […]
US News seeks consumer advice reporter
U.S. News & World Report is actively seeking a full-time Consumer Advice Reporter for our consumer-oriented automotive site, U.S. News Best Cars. The autos team at U.S. News & World Report is a friendly atmosphere, where individuals are held to deadlines and operate at a fast pace. We are seeking someone with a firm knowledge of […]
NYT’s Stanley to cover economic inequality
New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet announced that Alessandra Stanley is returning to reporting to cover economic inequality in America: After a dozen remarkable years as chief television critic, Alessandra Stanley has decided to return to reporting. As part of The Times’s deepening focus on economic inequality in America, she will be creating a […]
CNBC.com ME Wastler departs
Allen Wastler, the managing editor of CNBC.com for the past eight years, has left the business news network, a spokesman confirmed to Talking Biz News. “We wish him the best and thank him for all his quality contributions,” said the spokesman. The interim managing editor is Jeff Nash, who has been deputy managing editor for […]
Bartiromo: My show is to set the tone for the day
Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo appeared on the “Late Show with Seth Meyers” on Tuesday night to talk about how she prepares for her show every morning. Bartiromo said, “I get up about 3:15 to 3:30. It’s not great, but I love being on the air from 6 to 9, setting the tone. It’s […]
