Sound Publishing Inc. seeks a reporter, $1,000 signing bonus

The Juneau Empire, Alaska’s award-winning capital daily, is looking for an experienced, hard-hitting journalist to report on general and state news from the Alaska State Capitol in downtown Juneau. As Alaska’s capital, Juneau sits at the forefront of state government, and covering the Legislature is one of our primary watchdog missions as a newspaper. Our ideal candidate will possess […]

Substack hires Valentine as head of politics

Catherine Valentine has joined Substack as head of politics. Recently, she served as senior publicist on politics, justice and national security at The Washington Post. Previously, Valentine worked at CNN for six years. During this time, he held the posts of news associate in the Washington Bureau; production assistant; booker, anchor and producer for “CNN […]

Oregon TV station appoints Coldiron exec producer

KTVZ-TV Ch. 21, an NBC and CW Plus affiliate in Bend, Oregon, has appointed Harley Coldiron as an executive producer. Recently, he held the post of TV news producer. Prior to journalism, Coldiron worked in the hospitality industry at Sunriver Resort as an operations supervisor, front desk representative and property manager. Coldiron graduated from Oregon […]

Sembhi joins BBC staff full-time

Aisha Sembhi, a freelance journalism researcher at the BBC has joined the team full-time as a journalist and assistant producer on the sports team. Previously, Sembhi covered the British F4 and W series motorsport news at FT Feeder Series. She also worked as a politics editor at Durham University’s student newspaper Palatinate. She was also […]

BBC journalist Barnes set to depart

Hannah Barnes, a senior journalist at BBC Newsnight, wrote on X/Twitter: “After 15 wonderful years, it’s with a mix of great sadness and huge excitement that I have decided to leave the BBC. I’m enormously grateful for the opportunity to work at the world’s leading broadcaster, alongside so many exceptional colleagues.” During her decade tenure […]

Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 11, 2023

Some of Monday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Europe’s economic outlook worsens as high prices plague consumer spending, by David McHugh BMW to build new electric Mini in England after UK government approves multimillion-pound investment CNN Google to require disclosures of AI content in political ads, by Clare Duffy Elon Musk’s X Corp. […]

U.K. multimedia magazine’s ME Pullman departs

Nina Pullman, managing editor at U.K.-based multimedia magazine Wicked Leeks, has left. In her new role, she will join the BBC Food Program in October. Previously, Pullman freelanced for various outlets, including Guardian Media Group and The Huffington Post. She covered supply chains, sustainability, social enterprise, innovation, development, consumer trends and travel. She also held […]

USA Today consumer tech reporter Molina departs

Brett Molina, a consumer tech reporter at USA Today, has left. He wrote on X/Twitter: “Incredible run. Proud to have worked with so many wonderful people.” Molina worked at USA Today for more than two decades. During this time, he held the posts of online assistant news editor, online technology producer, digital editor and business […]

SF Examiner tech journalist Pimentel departs for new role

Benjamin Pimentel, senior tech reporter at the San Francisco Examiner has left. He wrote on LinkedIn: “I’d like to thank the Examiner team led by Managing Director Schuyler Hudak Prionas whose steady and inspiring leadership has helped the Examiner organization look to the future with optimism … and my fellow editorial council members Marcus White […]

Digital platform ‘Local Now’ adds WaPo TV to channel lineup

The following excerpt was sent out from nexttv.com: Allen Media Group said its Local Now digital platform had added Washington Post Television to its channel lineup. The channel, launched by The Washington Post in May, features breaking news, exclusive interviews and in-depth reporting. “We at Allen Media Group are excited to add The Washington Post’s FAST channel to Local Now’s line-up,” […]