LA Times hires Starkman to cover Wall Street
The Los Angeles Times has hired former Wall Street Journal reporter Dean Starkman to cover Wall Street, reports Peter Sterne of Capital New York. Sterne writes, “Starkman will be based in New York. “Starkman joins the L.A.T. from the Columbia Journalism Review, where he edited the magazine’s business news vertical The Audit. He joined the […]
WSJ Sunday celebrates 15th anniversary
David Croook, the editor of the Wall Street Journal Sunday, writes about the 15th anniversary of the content that is syndicated in Sunday business sections across the country. Crook writes, “On the second Sunday of every September, I invoke the editor’s privilege and commandeer a few inches of space to take note of our milestone […]
Miami Herald brings back standalone biz section
The Miami Herald is returning its standalone business section during the week. Executive editor Aminda Gonzalez writes, “Beginning Tuesday, we are melding business news with classified advertising to restore a separate Business section. You can find section C tucked behind local and state news. “When we created the ‘faux’ Business section four years ago, we […]
Antunes, executive editor of CNBC Digital, has resigned
Xana Antunes, who for the past two years has been executive editor and vice president for CNBC Digital, has resigned her position. Antunes declined to comment when reached by Talking Biz News on Saturday. “Xana is leaving and has not announced where she is going,” said CNBC spokeswoman Amy Zelvin. “We thank Xana for all […]
WSJ loses NYMSL championship to High Times
The High Times Bonghitters defeated The Wall Street Journal 11-5 in Saturday’s championship game to win the New York Media Softball League. It is the first time in seven years that the championship was not won by a business news outlet. The Journal had entered Saturday’s playoffs as the No. 1 seed and with hopes […]
Explaining Federal Reserve policy via GIFs
Capital New York interviewed new BuzzFeed deputy business editor Tom Gara about how the website delivers business and financial news. Here is an excerpt: CAPITAL: In the same interview, Lauria talked about publishing a mixture of “insider-y posts” and listicle explainers. Do you think the younger readers who account for a lot of Buzzfeed’s readership […]
Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal hires new designer
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal has hired Ben Ramsden as its new lead editorial designer. Editor Dirk DeYoung writes, “Ben was most recently senior art director at EPG Media, where he oversaw the design and layout of Rider and Snow Goer magazines. “Prior to EPG, Ben was senior designer at the St. Paul Pioneer Press […]
Bartiromo: A woman in a male-dominated world
Korri Kezar of the Dallas Business Journal spoke with Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo about her career. Here is an excerpt: During your career, what obstacles have you had to overcome to get where you are now? When I first started in this business, there were very few women, and Wall Street was a […]
Street & Smith’s Sports Biz Journal seeks reporter
Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal seeks a beat reporter to cover competitive leagues/industries/companies. Must have minimum two years of experience developing and breaking news on specific business beat, be competitive in breaking news and have great interest in reporting and writing. Responsible for filing stories for both daily and weekly publications, with an emphasis […]
WSJ seeks reporter in Moscow
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced reporter to handle the full range of subjects we cover in Russia – from corporate news to politics and foreign policy – for all platforms, including real-time, online and print. We’re looking for a reporter with demonstrated experience covering complex, fast-moving stories in a highly competitive […]
