Two new members get inducted into Maine Press Association Hall of Fame
Terry Carlisle and Arthur Guesman have been selected by the Maine Press Association to be inducted into its Hall of Fame on Oct. 24. The late Arthur Guesman began his career delivering newspapers and then selling newspaper advertising. The next 20 years saw him as a professor of journalism at the University of Maine in […]
Incoming president and CEO of Chicago Public Media McDaniel withdraws job acceptance
The incoming president and CEO of Chicago Public Media Andi McDaniel has withdrawn her acceptance of the position. CPM board chairman Bryan Traubert wrote in a staff memo: “Chicago Public Media and Andi made the decision together, with deep commitment to serving the best interests of the staff and WBEZ’s current and future audiences.” Interim […]
NBC News Digital seeks digital platforms editor
NBC News Digital is seeking an experienced editor to join its platforms team. The editor will curate the MSNBC homepage, write headlines for articles and video, curate the best content from MSNBC Prime, and distribute content to partners such as Apple News, Smartnews and Flipboard. You will also: Coordinate article placement and planning with MSNBC […]
Washington Post seeks deputy editor for The Lily
The Lily, The Washington Post’s vertical dedicated to stories central to women, has an opening for a deputy editor. In this role, you will oversee day-to-day operations and work with staff reporters on both quick-turn news and longer pieces. The ideal candidate will have an eye for what makes a good story, and the ability […]
Pulitzer Center seeks environment investigations editor
The Pulitzer Center is seeking an environment investigations editor. This is a leadership role with a big mandate: to inspire a diverse team of top-notch journalists to work collaboratively across borders on game-changing stories at the intersection of climate change, corruption and governance. DUTIES: Shaping the vision and strategy of the Rainforest Investigations Network and […]
Amazon will hire 100,000 people as online shopping booms
Amazon is hiring 100,000 in packing, shipping, and sorting as its online business flourishes amid the pandemic. Joseph Pisani reported the news for the AP: Amazon will hire another 100,000 people to keep up with a surge of online orders. The company said Monday that the new hires will help pack, ship or sort orders, […]
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 15, 2020
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Wildfires during pandemic intensify economic pain in West, by Paul Wiseman Daimler AG to pay $1.5B to settle emissions cheating probes, by Michael Balsamo, Tom Krishner CNN The world may never consume more oil than in 2019, BP says, by Hanna Ziady YouTube announces its own […]
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 14, 2020
Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Source: Oracle wins TikTok over Microsoft in Trump-urged bid, by Matt O’Brien, Tali Arbel Nvidia to buy rival chipmaker Arm from Softbank for $40B CNN JCPenney could be doomed, even as malls race to save it, by Chris isidore Gilead to acquire Immunomedics for $21 billion, […]
TikTok rejects Microsoft bid, to team up with Oracle
TikTok’s parent ByteDance has rejected Microsoft’s bid for the video-sharing platform, which will now partner with Oracle. Echo Wang and Greg Roumeliotis from Reuters reported: ByteDance has abandoned the sale of TikTok in the United States to pursue a partnership with Oracle Corp ORCL.N that it hopes will spare it a U.S. ban while appeasing […]
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 11, 2020
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press $300 in US jobless aid running out even as more seek help, by Christooher Rugaber, Geoff Mulvihill Jane Fraser to become Citi CEO; 1st woman to lead major bank, by Ken Sweet CNN Rio Tinto CEO resigns after destruction of 46,000-year-old sacred Indigenous site, by Laura […]
