CNBC’s Gharagozlou to join MSNBC weekend show
CNBC producer Leila Gharagozlou will leave the network to join “Up on MSNBC,” the network’s weekend morning show hosted by David Gura. She made the announcement Thursday on Twitter. Prior to CNBC, Gharagozlou was an associate producer at Bloomberg and, prior to that, held production internships with ABC News and CNN. She earned a bachelor’s […]
Kahn exits Bloomberg News for Fortune
Jeremy Kahn has moved on from Bloomberg to rejoin Fortune magazine and cover artificial intelligence and other forms of disruptive technology. He was most recently a technology beat reporter at Bloomberg News, and before that was a writer for Bloomberg Markets magazine. “My career started at Fortune 20 years ago and I am eager to […]
Penny Hoarder data journalist leaving to join MediaWise
Alex Mahadevan, a data journalist with personal finance website The Penny Hoarder, is leaving the outlet to join MediaWise, where he will be senior multimedia reporter. Mahadevan’s area of focus at The Penny Hoarder has been to scrape, structure, and analyze data to find interesting, hidden stories. He previously worked as news innovation editor for […]
io9 promotes Whitbrook to news editor
io9, the Gizmodo-owned site that covers futurism, science and technology, has promoted James Whitbrook to news editor, effective July 1. He had previously been staff writer, and he has been with io9 for five years. “I will still be writing regularly, but it means I’ll also be helping dot i’s, cross t’s, and shape the […]
Fox Business’s Claman premiers new podcast
Liz Claman, anchor of the Fox Business Network show Countdown to the Closing Bell, on May 15 premiered a new podcast to cover “the climb vs. the top when it comes to reaching the peak of success.” From Fox Business: Each episode of ‘Everyone Talks to Liz’ follows stories of individuals who reached unbelievable pinnacles […]
New York Times hires Kosoff to cover reader engagement
Freelance writer Maya Kosoff has joined The New York Times to report on the changing ways that readers find breaking news. Kosoff previously covered startups and venture capital for Business Insider, and wrote for Vanity Fair. Her work has also appeared in Slate, Inc., The Washington Post, and Entrepreneur, and she has appeared as a […]
Stanton, Dare-Bryan named 2019 Spotlight Fellows
Mike Stanton and Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan have been selected as the Boston Globe’s 2019 Spotlight Fellows. The duo recently worked on the Netflix investigative series Rotten, which exposes the corruption, waste, and health hazards prevalent in the global food supply chain. The “overarching takeaway from the series is that the business of food is sprawling, […]
Sottek, Havlak promoted at The Verge
The Verge today announced two promotions. T.C. Sottek has been promoted to the role of executive editor. He had been its managing editor, and he has been writing for The Verge since September of 2011. Sottek is a graduate of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, where he studied philosophy. He is also the creator of […]
OneZero hires Mullin for biotechnology coverage
Emily Mullin will on Monday join OneZero, Medium’s technology and science publication, to cover biotechnology. Mullen was previously a freelance writer who has had bylines in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, National Geographic, The Atlantic, Science, Quartz, Pacific Standard, and The Baltimore Sun, among others. Her areas of interest include gene […]
Morris joins Fortune as staff writer
Fortune has hired David Z. Morris as staff writer. Morris was previously a freelance writer with bylines in Fortune, The Atlantic, Slate, Pacific Standard, and other outlets. He’s also a former social science researcher. His primary areas of interest include race and identity, technology, and culture. Fortune in May raised its cover price, established a […]
