Wired senior writer Meaker is departing
Morgan Meaker, a senior writer for Wired covering Europe, is leaving the publication after three years. She has been covering innovation across Europe. She was previously at The Telegram, where she has worked as a technology reporter and most recently, as a business reporter. She has also worked freelance for Wired, BBC News, The Guardian, Reuters, Politico, Financial Times, DR […]
CNBC’s head of events departing after 28 years
Nick Dunn, who is currently head of CNBC Events as senior vice president and managing director of NBCU News Group/CNBC, is leaving the company after a 28-year career. Dunn’s note to his colleagues: After 28 years, I’m leaving CNBC. What an epic run. For the first 23 years, the newsroom was home. From News Associate […]
WSJ taps Beaudette to oversee business, finance and economy
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Friday: Dear all, I am pleased to announce some exciting changes to how we organize our coverage of business, finance and the economy. We will unite these three pillars of The Wall Street Journal in one group under the leadership of Marie […]
NY Times taps Searcey to cover wealth and power
New York Times metro editor Nestor Ramos sent out the following on Friday: We are delighted to announce that Dionne Searcey is joining the Metro desk, where she will create a new beat focused on wealth in New York City and the broader region. She will be exploring the intersection of wealth and power, as well as […]
The evolution of the WSJ beyond finance
Rahat Kapur of Campaign looks at the evolution The Wall Street Journal. Kapur writes, “The transformation of The Wall Street Journal from a strictly financial publication to a broader, more inclusive platform is also a central part of Dow Jones’ current strategy, led by Sheryn Weiss, chief marketing officer. ‘The WSJ has always had this strong […]
Silicon Valley Biz Journal seeks a reporter
This position will be Hybrid in the office/market 3 days per week, and those days can be flexible in consultation with your manager. The Reporters for ACBJ will join our newsroom and cover markets for one of the hottest economies in the country. Our reporters must be competitive, nimble and driven to break news about […]
Economist’s Bennet, WSJ’s Morrow receive awards
The Fund for American Studies presented James Bennet of The Economist with the Kenneth Y. Tomlinson Award for Courageous Journalism and Lance Morrow of The Wall Street Journal with the Thomas L. Phillips Career Achievement Award on Tuesday at its awards dinner. Bennet is Lexington columnist and a senior editor at The Economist. The award is given to honor his excellence in […]
WSJ is testing AI-generated article summaries
The Wall Street Journal is experimenting with AI-generated article summaries that appear at the top of its news stories, reports Jay Peters of The Verge. Peters reports, “The summaries appear as a ‘Key Points’ box with bullets summarizing the piece. The Verge spotted the test on a story about Trump’s plans for the Department of Education, and the Journal confirmed it’s trialing […]
Cohen joining Bloomberg Tax
Zach Cohen is joining Bloomberg Tax to cover the fiscal cliff and tax issues on Capitol Hill. He has been covering Congress for Bloomberg Government. Cohen previously was a Senate reporter at the National Journal. Before that, he served as a staff correspondent for Hotline and web producer for Hotline at the Journal. Prior to […]
Avila named interim editor for Automotive Dive
Larry Avila has been named interim editor for Automotive Dive, an Industry Dive publication. He has been an editor for Industry Dive’s Supply Chain Dive. He previously was the editor of the Northwest Indiana Business Magazine. Before that, he had been a business reporter/editor at the Wisconsin State Journal in Madison, and the business editor of the Times […]
