Duryee, tech reporter, dies at 46
Tricia Duryee, a tech reporter for the Seattle Times, AllThingsD and GeekWire, has died from cancer at the age of 46. Todd Bishop of GeekWire writes, “Duryee covered the rise of wireless technologies, smartphones, and e-commerce, as well as gaming and venture capital as a reporter for publications including The Seattle Times, AllThingsD, MocoNews.net and GeekWire. […]
SABEW calls for more funding of employment surveys
The integrity of a critical labor-market survey – used to calculate the unemployment rate and labor force participation rate – is at risk as the House and Senate debate final spending bills for fiscal 2025. The Current Population Survey, produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census Bureau, requires $20.6 million above its 2024 […]
Santa Fe New Mexican seeks a business reporter
The Santa Fe New Mexican is looking for a journalist who can best inform our readers about Northern New Mexico’s vibrant and diverse business scene, one that includes a wide range of story and career opportunities. The New Mexican is a locally owned and independent newspaper, blessed with a thoroughly engaged readership. You’ll drive the newspaper’s business coverage […]
The Logic hires Look as a reporter
The Logic managing editor Jordan Timm sent out the following. I’m delighted to announce that Aimée Look is joining The Logic as a general assignment reporter. Aimée comes to us after working as a summer reporter in the Toronto bureau of Bloomberg News, where she reported on real estate, finance, politics, economics and technology. Her work at […]
Inc. hires Gomez as executive managing editor
Jada Gomez has has been hired by Inc. as executive managing editor. At Inc., she will manage processes across the brand and collaborate across departments such as accounting, human resources, data, and print production, among others. Gomez brings a strong background in both digital and print newsroom management. She most recently worked as executive editor […]
Matsakis returns to Wired as a senior editor
Wired executive editor Brian Barrett sent out the following to the staff on Thursday: Hi all, I’m extraordinarily happy to share that we’ve hired a senior editor for the business desk, who will work closely with Natasha and our US-based reporters. Louise Matsakis is returning to WIRED, and she’ll be starting November 11. Many of you […]
Applications open for Steele fellowship in investigative biz reporting
The James B. Steele Fellowship in Investigative Business Journalism was created to nurture a new generation of business journalists and provide them with the sophisticated investigative skills and business savvy they need to protect and inform their readers. The Fellowship targets early-career journalists who are looking to jump-start their career as business journalists and is open to […]
Times-Picayune/Advocate seeks an energy and development reporter
The Advocate and The Times-Picayune are seeking a reporter to take on a high-profile business beat that includes a vital segment of Louisiana’s economy: the state’s rapidly transforming energy and petrochemical industry. For decades, oil & gas companies powered the state’s economy, shaped its politics and became embedded in its culture. Now, the industry is […]
How Business Insider’s paywall strategy has helped increase subscriptions
Kayleigh Barber of Digiday writes about how Business Insider’s artificial-intelligence paywall strategy has increased subscriptions. Barber writes, “The new smart paywall instead determines the content that individual users are most likely to pay to access based on their previous reading habits, which platform they come to the website from and the propensity that each genre of […]
Grand Valley Biz Times editor Castle is retiring
Phil Castle, the editor of the Grand Valley Business Times in Grand Junction, Colorado, is retiring after 25 years. Castle writes, “Now I’m lingering in a doorway myself, a transition between a lengthy tenure as editor of the Business Times and retirement. This issue — the 734th I’ve completed since January 1999 — will be […]
