Time welcomes Grossman as president

Keith Grossman will be assuming the role as president of Time magazine. He will lead business operations, including global advertising, marketing, and digital and consumer business as well. Grossman was previously the global chief operating officer at Engine, an international marketing agency. Prior to his time at Engine, Grossman was previously the global chief revenue […]

Talking Biz News Today – July 18, 2019

Some of Thursday’s top business stories: Reuters: Global stocks slide as U.S.-China trade war takes toll on earnings, by Tom Wilson Netflix shares plunge as global growth falls short, U.S. customers shrink, by Lisa Richwine and Vibhuti Sharma BMW to pick new CEO, Zipse emerges as favorite, by Edward Taylor CNN: S&P has its worst […]

Ben Lane hired as managing editor of HousingWire

Housingwire welcomes Ben Lane into the role of managing editor. Lane will be responsible for the publication’s overall strategy and execution. Lane ascended to the editor position in 2018, and was promoted to senior financial reporter in 2015. He originally joined the organization as a reporter in 2014. Lane has been recognized by the National […]

Grady Trimble joins Fox Business Network

Fox Business Network has hired journalist Grady Trimble as a general assignment business reporter. He previously worked as a general assignment correspondent for WTSP-TV, a CBS affiliate in Tampa, Florida, for three years. Trimble also worked as a multimedia journalist for WLBZ-TV (NBC) in Bangor, Maine. He has also worked at WCSH-TV (NBC) in Portland, […]

Ryan Gould hired by Mergermarket

Ryan Gould is joining Mergermarket, an Acuris company, as a reporter. Mergermarket is focused on mergers and acquisition coverage. He starts next month. Prior to Mergermarket, Gould was the head of content at Capital.com. Gould has also worked as senior news editor at Charwell. He was also the editor-in-chief at Palatinate.  

Seidel headed to NBC News Digital

Heather Seidel will be joining NBC News Digital. Seidel has previously worked for four years at The Wall Street Journal. Seidel has worked at WSJ as senior video journalist for the past five months, since March 2019. Prior to her time at WSJ, Seidel was a New York City-based video journalist who covered the 2016 […]

Former columnist Kevin Myers suing the Sunday Business Post

Kevin Myers, a journalist and writer, is suing the Sunday Business Post. He is known for his controversial views on various issues, including gender, aid for Africa, and the Holocaust. He filed High Court proceeding against Post Publications Ltd, the paper’s publisher, on Monday, July 15th. Myers worked as a journalist for RTE. He has […]

Procter steps into role as editor-in-chief of SF Weekly

Richard Procter will be joining SF Weekly as editor-in-chief. Procter has been the special projects editor at the San Francisco Business Times from August 2016 to July 2019. Prior to his time at the San Francisco Business Times, Procter worked as a freelance reporter in the San Francisco area. He also contributed to Forbes from […]

Talking Biz News Today – July 17, 2019

Some of Wednesday’s top business stories: CNN: Trump calls for probe into Google’s China ties after Thiel’s comments, by Seth Fiegerman and Brian Fung Europe launches antitrust investigation into Amazon, by Hadas Gold Justice Department asks to pause antitrust case against Qualcomm, by Brian Fung and Jessica Schneider Reuters: Bank of America profit rises on […]

Reuters hires Canadian reporter Jeff Lewis

Reporter Jeff Lewis is leaving The Globe and Mail after five years to join Reuters, and the new position will be based in Toronto. Prior to the Globe and Mail, Lewis worked as an energy reporter for Postmedia Network Inc. from December 2012 to August 2014. Lewis was also a senior editor at Alberta Oil […]