Columbia names 24-25 Bagehots

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Columbia Journalism School announced Wednesday 10 Knight-Bagehot Fellows in Economics and Business Journalism for the 2024-2025 academic year. The mid-career fellowships are offered to experienced journalists who take graduate courses, primarily at Columbia’s Schools of Business and Journalism. Fellows also attend weekly seminars with media and business executives and tech, finance and corporate experts during […]

Slate hires Tran as senior tech editor

Slate has hired Tony Ho Tran to be its senior technology editor. He previously was senior editor for innovation and tech at The Daily Beast. He has been covering technology including artificial intelligence, robotics, VR/AR, electric vehicles, and biotechnology. He was previously a staff writer for Futurism, and a contributing writer for The Chicago Defender. His work has been published in HuffPost, Narratively, Outside Magazine and […]

NY Times hires Rose, former WSJ chief enterprise editor

Matthew Rose

New York Times opinion editor Kathleen Kingsbury sent out the following on Wednesday: I announced in December that Opinion would create a leadership role of editorial director to oversee our Guest Essay department, our International coverage and our Video team — three vital parts of Opinion that produce much of our most important work, particularly from writers, […]

Slate hires Krzaczek as senior business editor

Slate has hired Katie Krzaczek as its senior business editor. She has been an assistant business editor for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She started at the Inquirer as a digital editor before moving to the business news desk in 2023. Before, she had been at Insider and Business Insider for two years as a business editor. Previously, she […]

Columbus Dispatch hires Hendrickson to cover medical business

Samantha Hendrickson

The Columbus Dispatch has hired Samantha Hendrickson to cover medical business and health care. She is a reporter for the Associated Press in Columbus. Before joining Report for America, she was a general assignment and business reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Hendrickson is a proud alumnus of The Minnesota Daily, the University of Minnesota’s student-run paper, […]

What kind of content will Sherwood News provide?

Sara Fischer of Axios examines Sherwood News, the news organization launched this week by retail trading company Robinhood. Fischer writes, “The new website is launching with original stories across several dedicated content sections, including markets, business, tech, crypto, power, world, personal finance and culture. “The editorial is produced by nearly two dozen veteran journalists, including former […]

Adweek promotes Hiebert to deputy editor of special projects

Paul Hiebert

Adweek has promoted Paul Hiebert to the position of deputy editor of special projects. He has been a senior reporter for data and insights since December 2022 and before that covered consumer goods. He joined Adweek in November 2019. Before that, Hiebert was a data reporter for YouGov and a researcher for HarperCollins. He holds a bachelor’s […]

Bloomberg seeks a breaking news late editor for Latin America

Bloomberg News is looking for a dynamic, versatile, and passionate journalist to join the Breaking News team in Sao Paulo or New York to cover the Latin America late shift. As a Breaking News Editor, you’ll be the first pair of eyes on any market-moving story in Brazil and Latin America. You’ll watch the constant […]

CNBC International hires Roach as digital news editor

CNBC International has hired April Roach as a digital news editor in London. She has been a reporter for Bloomberg News in Amsterdam, covering breaking news and the Dutch financial markets. Roach previously was a reporter for the Evening Standard in London. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Warwick.

CNBC’s Smith departing after five years

Elliot Smith

CNBC correspondent Elliot Smith is leaving the network after five years. His last day will be Thursday. Smith is a correspondent for CNBC International in London, covering the intersection of economics and politics in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining CNBC as a markets reporter in April 2019, he spent two and a half […]