CBS News/Stations hires Nguyen as senior producer of consumer and business
Jamie Nguyen, the senior consumer investigative producer at NBC News, is joining CBS News and Stations as the new senior producer leading Consumer/Business/MoneyWatch. “It’s an incredible opportunity to help build a consumer and business team,” she wrote on LinkedIn. “Thank you to everyone who has been on this journey and supported me.” Nguyen had been […]
FT launches VC arm, invests in Charter
The Financial Times has launched FT Ventures to invest in companies operating in the global information industry and made an investment in Charter, which covers the future of work. The amount was not disclosed. Sara Fischer of Axios reports the FT’s investment is part of a broader $1 million fundraising round. Charter was co-founded by Kevin Delaney, Erin […]
Bisnow hires Jones as NYC real estate reporter
Real estate news service Bisnow has hired Sasha Jones as a reporter covering New York commercial real estate. She previously worked at The Messenger as its national real estate reporter. Jones had previously been a reporter at the New York Business Journal, an American City Business Journals publication, covering economic development. Prior to joining the New York Business Journal, Jones […]
Law360 staffers vote to strike
Unionized editorial workers at LexisNexis-owned Law360 voted to authorize a strike Monday. The union says the strike is due to lack of progress at the bargaining table, unlawful tactics that violate union members’ rights and planned layoffs following record profits in 2023. Law360 Union is part of the NewsGuild of New York, which represents nearly […]
How the WSJ layoff strategy in DC backfired
Ben Smith of Semafor writes about how the Wall Street Journal’s strategy regarding layoffs backfired with staffers. Smith reports, “The Wall Street Journal laid off a list of well-regarded Washington reporters in early February, then rushed to assure three of them — Pulitzer winner Brody Mullins, Ted Mann of Bridgegate fame, and the political money sleuth Julie […]
Gault, host of CYBER podcast, among those laid off at Vice
Matthew Gault, host and producer of the “CYBER” podcast for Vice’s Motherboard, was among those laid off. “Working with the wonderful people at Motherboard was the honor of my life,” he wrote on Twitter. “Hosting CYBER was a joy.” Gault joined Vice in September 2015 as a contributing editor. He also worked at Reuters as […]
BBC News seeks a tech correspondent in San Francisco
The BBC is the most trusted news brand in the US. Our North American operation covers US and Canadian news for domestic and global audiences. You will be an accomplished broadcaster – who’s as comfortable delivering written analysis for online platforms as reporting live for the BBC News’s highest profile TV and radio bulletins. In […]
Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal hires Bonelli as a reporter
Cam Bonelli has started at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal covering technology, manufacturing, aviation and innovation. She writes, “I’ve been in journalism for about seven years, covering various topics in south Mississippi, including racial inequity, crime, and courts. This past year, I worked briefly as a multimedia journalist for a television station in Moselle, Mississippi. […]
CNBC completes renovation of its main studio
CNBC recently completed a major renovation of its largest studio, Studio A, a 7,000-square-foot space, reports Dak Dillon of NewscastStudio. Dillon reports, “Studio A launched in 2003 with the network’s move from Fort Lee to Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and is an iconic piece of the network’s on-air identity, given its location adjacent to the CNBC newsroom. […]
WSJ seeks an investigations editor
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a full-time editor to lead its award-winning Investigations unit. Investigations are at the heart of our big ambitions to produce distinctive and revelatory work that our readers can’t get anywhere else. The right leader for Investigations will manage and develop a team of reporters and editors but will […]
