CNNMoney seeks stock market reporter
CNNMoney, the business news unit of CNN, is looking for a new reporter to join the award-winning team that covers the stock market and economy. The job is about 75 percent covering breaking news (e.g. oil price crash, stock market corrections, earnings reports, initial public offerings, GDP, inflation and unemployment reports) and 25 percent feature […]
Intellectual dishonest in tech journalism
Ricard Bilton of Digiday spoke with Techmeme’s Gabe Rivera about the current state of technology reporting. Here is an excerpt: The list of tech sites gets longer each day, but a lot of them seem to be doing the same thing. Are you optimistic about the industry? There’s a lot to be optimistic about. There’s […]
Bloomberg hires Javier Blas from FT
Javier Blas, who had been Africa editor at the Financial Times, has been hired by Bloomberg, where he will be “reporter-at-large” in the energy, environment and commodities team, based in London. He will start at Blooomberg in March Blas had been Africa editor at the FT for the past 18 months, based in London. Before […]
WSJ seeks deputy ME for Japanese edition
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a deputy managing editor for its Japanese edition (http://jp.wsj.com/home-page). The position will oversee a team of translators and editors to ensure they provide high-quality content in a timely manner that serve the needs of both our consumer and professional products. The successful candidate will be a self-starter with ideas […]
WSJ seeks senior editor
The Wall Street Journal seeks a senior editor, overseeing an expansion of the Journal’s digital life and style coverage. This editor would work across sections, primarily with Personal Journal and Off Duty but also share best practices with and coordinate with Mansion, Arena, Speakeasy and WSJ. magazine. The editor should be comfortable setting broader strategy […]
WSJ seeks news editor for Market Talk
The Wall Street Journal seeks a quick, sharp markets writer for its premiere real-time commentary service, Market Talk. The reporter will need to understand markets, investing strategy and trading, and be able to write quickly on market moving news. The goals are to offer fast, smart analysis and to help readers understand what’s driving stocks, […]
WSJ seeks assistant managing editor in San Fran
Startups are one of the hottest areas of finance at the moment, with the likes of Airbnb, Uber Technologies, WhatsApp and Xiaomi making waves around the world. Venture capital is an important source of capital for this startup boom and we’re looking for an assistant managing editor to take charge of coverage for VentureWire, the […]
Nashville Post acquires business news website
The Nashville Post has acquired regional online business publication Southern/alpha, which covers start-ups and entrepreneurship in the South. A story on the Post website states, “Financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed. Southern/alpha launched in 2012 under co-founder and Chairman Marcus Whitney, Founding Editor Walker Duncan and co-founder and CEO Kelley Boothe. Since […]
Times biz reporter de la Merced moving to San Fran
Michael de la Merced, a business reporter for The New York Times and its Dealbook website, is moving cross country to work out of its San Francisco bureau. He starts on the West Coast on Tuesday. Andrew Ross Sorkin, the New York Times business columnist who founded Dealbook, told Talking Biz News: He’s going to […]
San Antonio daily seeks business editor
The San Antonio Express-News is seeking a business editor to direct coverage across platforms, with particular focus on enterprising journalism in a rapidly-expanding region that is a hub for international trade, energy, health care, and the military in addition to its traditional tourism sector. A successful candidate needs to exhibit a mastery of digital journalism, […]
