Melinek joins S&P Global Platts
Jacquelyn Melinek, an intern at Bloomberg covering oil trading, has joined the S&P Global Platts team out of Houston covering petrochemicals. She will start next month. Before interning at Bloomberg, Melinek was an intern in the metro section of the News & Observer out of Raleigh, N.C., as well as a business reporter for the […]
Bloomberg Law reporter moves to new beat
Perry Cooper, class action reporter for Bloomberg Law, will now be covering patent appeals at the Federal Circuit. Cooper has been with the publication for eight years, first covering toxics. She holds a JD from the College of William and Mary. Cooper also has a Masters from Washington University in St. Louis and received her […]
Reuters joins climate coverage coalition
In an effort to push its climate change coverage, Reuters has joined the ‘Covering Climate Now,’ a project co-founded by Columbia Journalism Review and the Nation. The initiative sets out to strengthen the media’s focus on climate change. The coalition spans 350 organizations and its sole purpose is to advocate for fair coverage and more […]
Forbes CEO reflects on 2019 successes
Today, Forbes CEO Mike Federle sent a note to staffers reflecting on the publication’s successes over the past year, saying it will enter into 2020 “stronger than ever,” according to a release issued by the organization. The newsroom’s list of successes includes a record audience of 76.4 million unique visitors in November, as well as […]
Executive editor at the FT talks prepping reporters for 2020
Lyndsey Jones, executive editor at the Financial Times talks about how the Financial Times is preparing its reporters of the 2020s. Jones talks about the various skills that journalists need to succeed and help their newsrooms thrive. She has not only led successful mergers of teams, delivering changes to working practices to maintain the gold […]
The New York Times, Verizon partner to bring newspaper access for students
The New York Times Company announced that it is partnering with Verizon to provide free nytimes.com access to over seven million students and teachers in Title I high schools across the nation and middle schools within the Verizon Innovative Learning program. The access will also include educational content from The Times’s Learning Network, an educational […]
Harvard Business Review hires new managing editor, senior audio producer
Sarah Moughty will join Harvard Business Review online (HBR.org) as managing editor in late October. She will be overseeing an editorial team of reporters, editors, and producers, and will be overlooking the digital product team. Moughty is currently the executive director, digital, at Marketplace where she just guided the company through a site redesign. Previously, […]
Waycross Journal-Herald ceases publication
The 105-year-old Waycross Journal-Herald ceased publication last Monday. Roger Williams, whose family has owned the newspaper since his grandfather, Jack Williams Sr., bought it in 1916, said that there was no choice other than to exhaust the personal funds of stockholders to continue publication. Williams said he regrets it for everyone, but at 71 he […]
Las Vegas Sun files federal lawsuit against Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Las Vegas Sun filed a federal lawsuit against the Las Vegas Review-Journal and its owner Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire casino mogul. The charges allege unfair trade practices on the part of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Review-Journal attorney Benjamin Lipman dismissed the contentions as “baseless” and denied that the Review-Journal, the largest newspaper in Nevada, […]
Law360 seeks compliance reporter
Law360 is seeking a senior reporter to cover compliance news and issues. The reporter will be writing regular news analysis and features, contextualizing enforcement actions and rulemaking at the state and federal level. Candidates must have at least two years of full-time and paid reporting experience along with demonstrated reporting and writing skills. Additionally, applicants […]
