Hartford Business Journal wins top biz news honor
The editorial team at the Hartford Business Journal (HBJ) won four awards for journalistic excellence from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers (AABP), an organization that represents business publications across the country. HBJ received two first-place awards in AABP’s medium tabloid category for most improved publication, which was given to Greg Bordonaro, Matt Pilon, Gregory […]
Business Insider reporter switches beats
David Slotnick, a travel and credit card reporter for Business Insider, will cover transportation for the publication starting July 1. Slotnick has previously written about travel-specific credit cards that offer perks, points and miles. Prior to Business Insider, Slotnick was a freelance reporter and editor. He also worked as a media coordinator and media specialist […]
SCOTUS limits range of FOIA requests made by news outlets
The Supreme Court placed a new limit on the reach of FOIA requests made by news outlets in its Monday ruling in Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media. In the matter, the Argus Leader, a South Dakota newspaper, sought to compel the disclosure of store-level data on the redemption of government benefits by filing […]
Former Republican operative with white nationalist ties publishing op-eds in WSJ
Former Republican operative Marcus Epstein, who worked for ex-congressman Tom Tancredo and has clear ties to white nationalist organizations, has written more than a dozen op-ed pieces for the Wall Street Journal, the Hill, Forbes, US News and World Report, and the National Review over the past two years. Published under the byline “Mark Epstein,” […]
Bethany McLean launches new podcast
Noted business journalist and author Bethany McLean launched a new podcast that will explore the ins and outs of business journalism. In “Making a Killing,” which is part of the subscription-based service Luminary, McLean sits down with reporters who cover companies with both clout and scandal such as Juul, Theranos, and Boeing. The first episode […]
Ex-Politico reporter joins the FT
Patrick Temple-West, a former Politico reporter, will join the FT as a reporter for “Moral Money,” a new initiative from the FT that explores the fast-growing and international shift towards ethical, sustainable and responsible investing. Temple-West will work out of the publication’s New York office alongside Billy Nauman, who will serve as a Moral Money […]
Reuters editor Mazzilli joining Business Insider
Meredith Mazzilli, a desk editor at Reuters’ America’s desk, is joining Business Insider as its finance editor. Mazzilli was with Thomson Reuters for just under eight years, serving as an editor on the commodities and energy desk, the desk editor for the America’s desk, and the special desk editor for finance. Prior to that, she […]
Broad Institute welcomes new managing editor from Xconomy
Corie Lok, former special projects editor for Xconomy, has joined Broad Institute as its new managing editor on its communications team. Broad Institute is a research organization created by MIT and Harvard to further explore the genetic basis of disease, and how to translate that understanding into more effective prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Prior to […]
Former WSJ staffer joins The Washington Post
David Crawshaw, former deputy foreign editor for the Wall Street Journal, will join The Washington Post as the publication’s Asia-based news editor. Crawshaw will be stationed in Hong Kong, where he’s been working for the WSJ. Crawshaw joins Paul Schemm as The Post’s second foreign-desk editor overseas. Schemm is relocating from Africa to the Middle […]
Chief content officer at Forbes talks ’30 Under 30′ inception
Randall Lane, the chief content officer at Forbes, shared how he came up with and eventually monetized the publication’s notorious 30 Under 30 feature in a recent Medium Q&A. When asked when he first came up with the idea for 30 Under 30, Lane said: “In my first startup, the core product was P.O.V. Magazine, a […]
