San Antonio Magazine acquired by Hearst
The following was sent out from expressnews.com: San Antonio Magazine has been acquired by the parent company of the San Antonio Express-News, which is now operating the 18-year-old publication. Mark Medici, publisher of the Express-News, announced the acquisition Thursday. No terms were disclosed regarding Hearst Newspapers’ deal with Open Sky Media, which founded the magazine in […]
NBC News hires Francis as Stay Tuned correspondent
Marquise Francis will join NBC News as a Stay Tuned correspondent based in New York. He will begin on Jan. 8. In his new role, Francis will report for Stay Tuned across Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and all NBC News platforms. He will also write for NBC News Digital. He will cover election year politics […]
NY Times announces three staff changes in Opinion
The following was sent out from The New York Times’ Kathleen Kingsbury: I am delighted to announce two promotions among Opinion’s senior leadership team and the return of a seasoned editor. Meeta Agrawal is being elevated to editorial director for Opinion. In this role, she will continue to oversee Special Projects, including Sunday Opinion, and […]
New Statesman appoints Eaton senior editor, politics
The New Statesman has tapped George Eaton to serve as a senior editor, politics. He will begin in January. Eaton has been with the New Statesman for 15 years, serving as a staff writer, political editor, deputy editor, assistant editor and senior editor. Eaton worked as a graduate trainee at PoliticsHome after graduating from the […]
Future appoints Becket news editor of Cycling Weekly
Future has tapped Adam Becket to serve as a news editor of Cycling Weekly. Recently, he was a senior news and features writer at the title and held the post of digital staff writer. He joined Future in March 2020 as a staff writer for Procycling Magazine. He was also a digital fellow on the politics […]
Roanoke’s Fox affiliate anchor Kenney set to depart
Emmy award-winning journalist Amanda Kenney is set to leave her morning news anchor post at WFXR-TV Ch. 27, a Fox affiliate in Roanoke, Va. Kenney had joined Nexstar in February 2017 as an evening news anchor at WTAJ-TV Ch. 10, a CBS station in Altoona, Pa. She wrote on X/Twitter: “It’s my last week at […]
WWD names Richman EIC
Eugenia Miranda Richman has been appointed editor-in-chief of fashion news journal WWD. Recently, Richman held the same post at Penske Media’s other title, SheKnows.com. She joined Penske Media in August 2016 as a digital director of Footwearnews.com. She served as a research editor and copy editor at Vogue.com. She also freelanced and reported for InStyle […]
Thorpe departs Reach plc for BBC
George Thorpe, breaking news content editor at Reach plc titles including Bristol Live and Dorset Live, is set to depart at the end of the year. The move follows as Reach cuts back, which has led to 450 people being let go. Thorpe said: “I’m really excited to be moving over to the BBC and […]
Talking Biz News Today – Dec. 21, 2023
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Ready, set, travel: The holiday rush to the airports and highways is underway, by David Koenig CNN TikTok parent ByteDance says it’s using OpenAI technology to test its own AI models, by Laura He Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount CEOs discuss possible merger, by Oliver […]
Totilo departing Axios to launch games site and newsletter
Stephen Totilo has launched his own reader-supported site and newsletter about his reporting about video games called Game File. Recently, Totilo worked as an editor at Axios, where he launched a gaming newsletter. Previously, he was at Kotaku, where he worked for 12 years in the roles of deputy editor, and then editor-in-chief. He also […]
