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 […]
Bloomberg hires Cohn to oversee consumer coverage
Shelly Banjo, managing editor of global business at Bloomberg News, sent out the following on Thursday: Please join me in welcoming our new Team Leader for Consumer coverage in the Americas, Emily Cohn. Emily joins us from Business Insider, where she served as Deputy Editor in Chief, the newsroom’s #2 editor and head of BI’s […]
WSJ names Jeffers director of newsroom data and AI
Tess Jeffers has been named director of newsroom data and artificial intelligence at The Wall Street Journal. She has been The Journal’s director of audience analytics, leveraging content and readership data to help the Journal reach and engage new audiences. Tess leads a team of data scientists and data analysts responsible for content, product and audience […]
Ledger-Enquirer seeks a business reporter
The Ledger-Enquirer in Columbus, Ga., is searching for its next business, retail trends and engagement reporter. The ideal candidate is hungry, inquisitive and constantly searching for the next big news to write about. A typical week in this beat could include writing about restaurants or other local businesses opening (or closing), working on an online […]
Puget Sound Biz Journal hires Pasion to cover
The Puget Sound Business Journal in Seattle has hired Nick Pasion to cover technology. Pasion writes, “I’ve spent the past few years bouncing between reporting and editing. I spent a summer in Pittsburgh covering everything from the fall of Roe v. Wade to a goat festival (of the barnyard variety, not the acronym). I spent another summer […]
How the Law360 strike ended
Emma Cueto, a Law360 senior reporter and bargaining committee member, spoke with Jon Schleuss of the News Guild of New York about its recent negotiations with its parent company LexisNexis and its strike. Here is an excerpt: I heard there was a moment when a top editor complained to y’all and said you were having too much […]
WSJ hires Bozorgmir as executive producer of enterprise
Nicole Bozorgmir has been hired by The Wall Street Journal as executive producer for enterprise, reporting to Ben Weltman. Previously, Bozorgmir was senior editorial producer at Vice Media. Bozorgmir is a five-time Emmy award-winning producer, director, and journalist whose work has aired on HBO, Vice TV, Showtime, and PBS. She has reported stories around the […]
WSJ names Serota to deputy head of digital reporting
Lydia Serota has been promoted to deputy head of digital reporting at The Wall Street Journal. Serota will also continue her role as director of newsroom product. She previously was the Journal’s digital platforms editor, overseeing the presentation of journalism across apps and web. Prior to that, she worked on the Finance team as stocks […]
Front Office Sports to hit $10 million in revenue in 2024
Brian Morrissey writes about sports business news site Front Office Sports, which expects to generate $10 million in revenue this year. Morrissey writes, “On this week’s episode of The Rebooting Show, I spoke with one of my favorite media entrepreneurs, Adam White, the founder and CEO of Front Office Sports, which is carving a niche in […]
Koch PE arm looking to bid for Forbes
Koch Inc.’s private equity arm is in ongoing talks on a bid to buy Forbes in partnership with another individual investor, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer writes, “Koch Equity Development (KED) has a history of successful media investments, including its 2017 deal to back Meredith’s acquisition of Time Inc. with $650 million and its 2018 and 2019 […]
