Milwaukee Biz Journal reporter Naczek departs
Margaret Naczek, a reporter the Milwaukee Business Journal, has left the publication to join Punch PR as a senior account executive in Milwaukee. She joined the Business Journal in August 2019 and covered sports business, craft beer, manufacturing and tourism reporter. Naczek had previously been a sports reporter with USA Today Network-Wisconsin where she covered local sports […]
Senior reporter Lai among the Engadget layoffs
Senior reporter Richard Lai was among the Engadget layoffs this week. Lai joined Engadget in October 2009 and was the longest-serving writer on the site. Lai joined Engadget in London and was promoted to associate editor before moving back to Hong Kong in early 2011, where he became editor-in-chief of Engadget Chinese. He witnessed the recent boom […]
WSJ reporters speak at contract negotiations
Wall Street Journal reporters spoke before the IAPE 1096 union that represents them began a contract negotiating session with Dow Jones leadership. The union reports, “Six Wall Street Journal reporters—Miriam Gottfried, Erin Ailworth, Ben Kesling, Kate King, Paul Kiernan, and Andrew Tangel—delivered powerful accounts of how current proposals from management have been received in the […]
CordCutters News editor in chief Cheng departs
Roger Cheng, editor in chief of CordCutters News, which covers streaming, has left as part of a shift to YouTube content. He joined CordCutters News in July 2024. CordCutters was previously owned by Red Ventures, which owns CNET. He previously was head of CNET News. Cheng managed everything from daily breaking news to in-depth investigative […]
Digital Frontier hires Epstein as future of business editor
Digital Frontier, a new tech-focused publication launching later this month, has hired Sophia Epstein as its future of business editor. Before joining Digital Frontier, Epstein was a freelance journalist for four years. She also worked at Contagious as a staff writer. Epstein was also an intern at Wired’s UK operation. She holds a bachelor’s and […]
Reuters subsidiary launches cyber risk publication
The Insurer announced Friday the launch of Cyber Risk Insurer, a new publication for the cyber risk community. Cyber Risk Insurer will provide coverage of the growing cyber (re)insurance market. Coverage will span risk management, retail and wholesale distribution, cyber insurtech managing general agents, major incumbent carriers, reinsurance and capital markets, breach coaches and incident […]
Ackman hires law firm to battle Business Insider
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman escalated his offensive against Business Insider in relation to stories alleging his wife committed plagiarism, deploying a law firm to increase pressure on the news outlet to correct or retract them, reports Bob Van Voris and Amanda Gordon of Bloomberg News. Van Voris and Gordon report, “‘We are providing you this demand to explain why […]
Hofman named new editor of Inc. magazine
Stephanie Mehta, the CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures, the parent of Inc. and Fast Company, sent out the following on Friday: I’m delighted to announce that Mike Hofman is the new Editor in Chief of Inc. This is something of a homecoming for Mike, who started his journalism career at Inc. in 1996, rising to […]
Why Matthew Belloni’s entertainment industry newsletter thrives
Nicholas Quah of Vulture profiles Matthew Belloni, who writes an entertainment industry newsletter for Puck. Quah writes, “The newsletter in question, Puck’s What I’m Hearing, with 15,000 paid subscribers (and 35,000 more unpaid ones who can only read snippets), has steadily become the go-to chronicle of Hollywood, a must-read among the entertainment power elite, those who aspire […]
Bercovici hired as SF Standard managing editor
Jeff Bercovici, the Los Angeles Times business editor laid off last month, has been hired by the San Francisco Standard as its managing editor. He will start in March. Bercovici previously was the deputy business editor before becoming business editor in September 2022. In addition to his editing, Bercovici has written a number of memorable features, Column […]
