Sullivan named regional executive editor of Providence Journal

The following excerpt was sent out: After spending years leading news sites just over the state border, Lynne Sullivan has been named regional executive editor of The Providence Journal and The Newport Daily News. Sullivan has been executive editor of The Herald News and Taunton Daily Gazette since 2013 and added The Enterprise of Brockton […]

Burgum named managing editor of Vice UK

Becky Burgum has joined Vice UK as managing editor. She freelanced and is the founder/editor in chief of Galchester magazine, which celebrates creative women born and based in Manchester. Burgum was a features assistant and features writer at ELLE Magazine. She also interned at Dazed & Confused and The Times. Burgum graduated from the University […]

The Telegraph hires McGovern as commissioning editor, travel features

Connor McGovern has joined The Telegraph as a commissioning editor for travel features. McGovern joined from National Geographic Traveller, where he worked as an assistant editor and recently, as a commissioning editor. He worked in London as an editorial researcher and editorial assistant at APL Media, and as an editorial placement at Immediate Media Co. […]

Variety taps Siegel to serve as executive editor, film and media

Variety has hired Tatiana Siegel as an executive editor for film and media. Siegel “will help guide Variety’s coverage of the film and media business, as well as write covers, features, analysis pieces and investigative stories.” Siegel begins on Jan. 1. Recently, she served as a senior writer at Rolling Stone and as editor at […]

Talking Biz News Today – Dec. 22, 2022

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Germany nationalizes gas supplier Uniper after EU approval CNN Twitter hit by legal complaints from 100 former employees following Musk’s layoffs, by Clare Duffy Dow surges thanks to strong earnings and confident consumers, by Paul R. La Monica The Wall Street Journal Hundreds of Tyson Foods Employees […]

Insider promotes Kaplan to senior labor and inequality reporter

Insider has promoted Juliana Kaplan to senior reporter, where she will continue to cover workers and how the economy impacts them. Recently, Kaplan served as a labor and inequality reporter. Kaplan has been with Insider for more than three years, previously holding the posts of editorial fellow, associate editor and wealth reporter. She interned at […]

Retail Week editor Tugby departs

Luke Tugby, editor at Retail Week, has left after eight years with the outlet. Tugby’s tweet reads, “The new year will bring a new challenge – and I’m delighted to say I’ll be staying in retail. Watch this space…” Previously, he served as a reporter, deputy news editor, head of content and deputy editor. He […]

BBC names Healy executive news editor, growth and social

The following excerpt was sent out: Blathnaid Healy will join the senior leadership team to spearhead the digital growth of BBC News in the UK and internationally. Leading interdisciplinary teams in the BBC HQ of Wales, she will be driving output development and culture change across BBC News digital platforms in the UK and internationally, […]

Hopkins joins Philly Inquirer as a features reporter

Earl Hopkins, a culture reporter at the Austin American-Statesman has left to join The Philadelphia Inquirer as a features reporter covering arts, entertainment and culture. Hopkins served as a general assignment reporter and arts and culture reporter at The Columbus Dispatch. He was a freelance writer at the Columbus Monthly, Columbus CEO and Columbus Alive, […]

Newsday hires Valeeva as data reporter

Newsday has tapped Anastasia Valeeva to serve as a data reporter on its investigations team. She was a data fellow at The Marshall Project, where she worked on data projects, data research, scraping, analysis, reporting, visualization and more. Valeeva was also a fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, where she researched […]