Roth leaves Reuters for JP Morgan
Gregory Roth, a senior editor and correspondent for Reuters, has left the news organization for a job at JP Morgan Asset Management, where he is vice president of media relations. In his farewell note to colleagues, Roth wrote: “I also very much look forward to watching the group’s success and your individual success from afar. […]
Government agencies to hold workshop on how to use its data
Representatives from each of the federal government’s 14 principal statistical agencies are hosting a symposium next month in Washington that will highlight the variety of federal statistics and the numerous statistical careers available in the public sector. The Symposium of the U.S. Statistical Agencies, which is part of the celebration of the International Year of […]
Shinkle named AP business editor
Kevin Shinkle, the AP’s deputy business editor for the past two years, has been promoted to business editor overseeing the news agency’s coverage of business and finance worldwide. He replaces Hal Ritter, who’s now working as the weekend editor at the Nerve Center, handling all of AP’s coverage in advance of and during the weekends. An AP […]
Marketwatch.com seeks financial reporter
MarketWatch seeks a sharp, energetic, Internet-savvy financial reporter to cover a range of markets from its New York headquarters. The ideal candidate will have some experience as a business journalist, particularly in a real-time environment, and a background that reflects the ability to develop sources, cover breaking news and write enterprise stories, and to tell […]
What Jim Michaels taught Forbes journalists
Paul Brown, a former Forbes writer, writes about what he learned while working for the magazine’s famoous managing editor. Brown writes, “This is going to be a blog post that tells you: You need to make your communications even shorter; your images more vivid and you darn well better have a point of view. “These are […]
Investor’s Business Daily seeks tech reporter
Investor’s Business Daily is seeking a full-time technology reporter for its Silicon Valley bureau, located in Sunnyvale. The ideal candidate has a strong grasp of technology issues, an interest in the stock market and knowledge of financial statements. Candidates must understand how businesses and financial markets work and be familiar with key technologies, industry players, […]
Oregon Business hires five bloggers as it expands online presence
Linda Baker, the editor of Oregon Business, writes about how the magazine is expanding its online presence. Baker writes, “I’m excited to announce a new OregonBusiness.com blogger network, featuring original reporting and analysis by journalists and subject experts. “So far, we have signed five new bloggers (who join longtime contributor Tom Cox), with plans to […]
Photo editor Craig has left the WSJ
Matthew Craig, the Page One photo editor of The Wall Street Journal, has left the business newspaper. In an email to his colleagues Friday afternoon, Craig wrote: I walked in the door five years ago with a lot to learn and no idea what would be in store for me at The Wall Street Journal. […]
WSJ Mansion section adds two reporters
Beth DeCarbo, an editor for The Wall Street Journal’s Mansion section, sent out the following staff announcement on Friday: We’re pleased to announce two new additions to the Mansion staff: Candace Taylor will be joining us Nov. 4. Candace joins us from The Real Deal, where she was most recently deputy managing editor; before that, […]
WSJ editor leaving for hedge fund
Wall Street Journal editor Jim Oberman sent out the following announcement on Friday: After a bit over 4 years, today is my last day at The Wall Street Journal. I have tremendously enjoyed working with such a great group of reporters and editors. This is not an easy place for me to leave. When […]
