Zakaria joining Quartz as contributing editor
Fareed Zakaria, the internationally renowned journalist, will join the Quartz business news site as a contributing editor, starting in September. As part of this new relationship, he will write for The Atlantic as well as participate in events for Quartz, Atlantic Media’s global business news brand. His first outing will be with Quartz’s flagship The […]
NYTimes retail reporter joining metro desk
New York Times metro editor Wendell Jamieson sent out the following message to the staff: Liz Harris, who broke our hearts when she left the Appraisal column last year for the retail beat in BizDay, has mended our hearts by returning to Metro for the (pre-)K-12 schools opening created by Javier’s departure. This is a […]
Covering the world of women in business
Caroline McMillan Portillo is a reporter for the website Bizwomen.com. In this interview with The Edit Desk, conducted by email, Portillo discusses how reporting and editing work at Bizwomen.com. Here is an excerpt: Q. Describe your role there. What do you do on a typical workday? A. Right now, the reporters on the Bizwomen team are each […]
WSJ seeks audience development editor
The Wall Street Journal global newsroom is looking for an audience development editor, responsible for managing a team of social media editors and digital metrics analysts. The right candidate has demonstrable experience in collecting and analyzing reader traffic data and formulating and executing audience-building strategies in a fast-moving news environment. Ready knowledge of social media […]
Flint returning to WSJ
Wall Street Journal business editor Dennis Berman sent out the following announcement on Friday: We’re thrilled to announce that Joe Flint is rejoining the Journal as part of the Media and Marketing team covering television. Joe is one of the most experienced TV-beat reporters around, with a 25-year career that spans Broadcasting & Cable, Variety, […]
LA Times seeks TV reporter
The Los Angeles Times is looking for an ambitious reporter to cover the television industry. The successful candidate will have a track record of strong beat reporting, with a demonstrated ability to break news and deliver exclusive stories. Proficiency in digital journalism and social media is a must, as is the ability to work in […]
Martinez joins Florida Trend magazine
Amy Martinez, a business reporter who has worked in Seattle, Miami and Raleigh for the past decade, has joined Florida Trend magazine as an associate editor. Florida Trend is a business magazine based in St. Petersburg, Fla. “I think a lot of people in Seattle assumed that I was going back to the sunshine, but […]
Re/code hires new social media reporter
Kurt Wagner, who has been covering social media for Mashable, has been hired by tech news site Re/code to cover the same beat. He replaces Mike Isaac, who left Re/code in June to join the New York Times. Wagner will start on Aug. 4 and will be based in San Francisco. At Mashable, Wagner reports […]
San Francisco Biz Times seeks digital producer
The San Francisco Business Times is looking for a digital producer who will help us turbo charge our online strategy and dominate local business news coverage in one of the most exciting cities in the world. The San Francisco Business Times is a scrappy, must-read news source for the Bay Area business community that publishes […]
TheStreet.com seeks tech reporter
The technology reporter will be responsible for reporting and writing on corporations within the technology sector by utilizing their in-depth knowledge of the latest technology trends. The reporter will be responsible to use multimedia platforms to complement stories, including the use of Web video, podcasts, graphics, photos and social media. This is a fast-paced and […]
