GrowthSpotter.com seeks digital reporter
There is a new digital business reporter opening on the news team at GrowthSpotter.com. GrowthSpotter is a new, exclusive business news site from The Orlando Sentinel Media Group that launched on May 4. With a hard paywall for subscribers and price point of $20 per month, the site is providing exclusive news each morning on […]
Union in dispute with Consumer Reports
Keith Kelly of the New York Post writes Wednesday about the News Guild’s protest against Consumer Reports and its layoffs. Kelly writes, “Protestors carried signs that spoofed the ratings system of Consumer Reports and read, ‘management rated unacceptable.’ “The union rolled out the big inflatable rat outside the magazine’s Yonkers, NY, headquarters. “‘We closed off […]
Albuquerque Biz First publisher promoted to ACBJ position
Albuquerque Business First publisher Ian Anderson has been promoted to managing director of product development at the newspaper’s parent company, American City Business Journals. Business First editor Rachel Sams writes, “In that role, he will serve as a liaison between ACBJ local markets and the corporate product development team. “The search for a new publisher […]
Iowa biz editor promoted to managing editor
Dave Dreeszen, longtime business editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa, has been promoted to managing editor/news. Bruce Miller of the Journal writes, “He replaces Jackie Kaczmarek who earlier was named managing editor/features. “The transitions were announced Tuesday by Editor Bruce Miller. ‘With Dave and Jackie in place, I’m confident we’ll continue to grow […]
Reuters seeks labor and employment law reporter
Reuters is seeking an experienced reporter to enhance its coverage of labor and employment law. In addition to writing occasional enterprise pieces, the position will monitor day-to-day court filings and rulings on a variety cases, including those related to labor relations, job discrimination and occupational safety. The position, which is part of a team that […]
Cultural shift away from investigations at Bloomberg?
Damaris Colhoun writes for Columbia Journalism Review that reporters and editors inside Bloomberg are worried about a cultural shift away from aggressive and investigative reporting. Colhoun writes, “The strongest evidence that a philosophical shift is underway surfaces in three internal memos that were given to CJR. Written by Micklethwait, who sends staff memos every week, […]
Reuters hires Bloomberg retail reporter Dudley
Renee Dudley, a journalist best known for drawing the ire of a state governor with her reporting, is joining Reuters to work on investigative stories. She has previously been at Bloomberg News covering big box retailers such as WalMart. Her aggressive reporting on the world’s largest retailer got her banned from its media events. She […]
Dow Jones union to extend contract for a year
The union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch.com sent out the following announcement to its members: IAPE members – thanks to all who responded to our survey request last week. To refresh your memory, we asked whether you would prefer to extend our current contract for another year – […]
Indy Star biz reporter hired by Chicago Tribune
John Russell, who covers real estate, architecture, urban planning, new projects and old eyesores for the Indianapolis Star, has been hired by the Chicago Tribune to cover health care. He will be covering the business of life sciences, such as pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare policy. “I can’t think of any beat […]
McIntosh, news editor of Funiture/Today, dies at 60
Longtime Furniture/Today news editor Jay McIntosh, who also covered business news for the Charlotte Observer, died Friday at the age of 60. A Furniture/Today story states, “McIntosh joined Furniture/Today in 1991 as a staff writer from the Charlotte Observer in Charlotte, N.C., where he was a business writer. At the Observer, he wrote a personal […]
