Newspaper carriers exempted from sweeping new California labor law
With a deadline nearing, California lawmakers made a last-minute deal that would exempt newspaper carriers from a sweeping new law limiting the number of employees classified as independent contractors. After two hours of debate Tuesday evening, state senators approved Assembly Bill 5 29-11 which would remake California employment practices. It aligns with a 2018 California […]
Marie Mawad is leaving Bloomberg for a new adventure
Marie Mawad is leaving Bloomberg after seven and a half years. She said she is headed to an exciting new personal adventure with details to come later. Based in Paris, she has covered the tech industry for Bloomberg. Prior to that, she worked in Paris as a finance journalist for Investir (Groupe Les Echos), a […]
Rob Taylor leaves journalism after 24 years to join Australian government
Rob Taylor is leaving journalism after 24 years and postings in the Middle East, Kabul, Indonesia and South East Asia to take a communications job with the Australian government. Most recently, Taylor has worked at the Wall Street Journal for six years, covering political and general news as well as economics, in Australia and the […]
UNC journalism school gets largest gift ever, new name
The University of North Carolina’s School of Journalism and Media has received its largest gift ever and is getting a new name, reports Kate Murphy in The Herald-Sun. With a $25 million endowed gift, the largest in the school’s history, Carolina alumnus Walter Hussman Jr. and his family are investing in the future of journalism […]
WTTW News bringing more business news to flagship show “Chicago Tonight”
WTTW News has announced that more business news is coming to its television show, “Chicago Tonight,” starting this week. Through a partnership with Crain’s Chicago Business, WTTW News will offer a regular feature on the station’s flagship newsmagazine every Monday through Thursday night. Crain’s editor Ann Dwyer and other Crain’s newsroom staff will write and deliver […]
Amy Thomson starts new job as tech reporter-editor at Bloomberg in London
Reporter Amy Thomson is starting a new job as technology reporter-editor at Bloomberg in London, England. Thomson, a graduate of the University of North Carolina’s media and journalism program, has been with Bloomberg for a little over 13 years, covering startups, health-tech, fundraising and venture capital and artificial intelligence in Europe, the Middle East and […]
Wall Street Journal seeks reporter to cover white-collar crime in New York
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced reporter to cover white-collar crime and federal law enforcement in New York. The reporter for this high-profile assignment needs to love big, fast-breaking news stories, as well as deeply reported narratives and enterprise journalism. The beat is highly competitive, and an ability to source doggedly and […]
Politico Pro establishes team of reporters to cover cannabis industry
Politico Pro has established a team of journalists to cover the burgeoning cannabis industry, according to reports. “It’s a heavily regulated industry and a very rapidly changing one and it also sort of intersects with every policy area that Politico already covers,” cannabis editor Paul Demko says. “We also see a void in the media treating this […]
Journalists selected for Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Media
In partnership with The Washington Post, the Poynter Institute has announced the journalists selected for its fourth annual Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Media. The 30 journalists who emerged from over 120 applicants are pioneers in digital media who have demonstrated an aptitude for leadership through current projects and references. “The journalists we chose for this […]
Report flags dangers of online harassment, particularly for female journalists
CNN Business has published a new report highlighting the dangers of online harassment, a particular concern for female journalists. It quotes Courtney Radsch, advocacy director at the Committee to Protect Journalists, who calls upon social media companies to play a bigger role in monitoring platforms to mitigate these types of attacks. “We don’t want journalists to […]
