Media Movers: Yahoo! Finance’s Brian Sozzi
Welcome to the 25th Media Movers column! [Editor’s Note: Yeeeeeaaaaahhhh!] This project started with a simple mission: Interview a journalist each week. Initially, only my friends would participate (something other friends enjoyed pointing out). But it now has a following and I’m grateful that participation is an easy sell. That tells me that Media Movers […]
Media Movers: Mother Jones’ James West
Many years ago, I interned at a magazine and learned that my attention span did not permit spending months on a story. Then there’s James West, who thrives in such an environment. This deputy editor is, as he put it, a journalism lifer who loves nothing more than digging into a meaty story that may […]
Media Movers: Lauren Young, Reuters rock star
Lauren Young knows readers are everywhere. Her audience is, as she puts it, the world. This tells me that she’s in the right field. When you’re a journalist, hunting for stories is part of your DNA. They’re waiting to be discovered on the weekends. On vacation. While exercising. Her energy and passion led her to […]
Media Movers: Bloomberg Government’s Angela Greiling Keane, a woman journalist leader
Many current or former reporters can pinpoint “the moment when” journalism beckoned. For me, watching history unfold on CNN moved me to find a career (and calling) in information dissemination. For Angela Greiling Keane, editorial cartoons opened the door to appreciating news you think. She eventually landed as a cub reporter in D.C. — where […]
Media Movers: MundoNow CEO Rene Alegria
Some publications try to appeal to many, while others own their niche. The latter is where you’ll find MundoNow, which has spent more than four decades transforming itself into a prime Latino media source serving readers that are either bilingual/bicultural or English-language preferred. As president and CEO, Rene Alegria has been a driving force in […]
Media Movers: The Chicago Tribune’s Kim Quillen
Kim Quillen‘s print journalism career has taken her across the nation: Delaware, Arizona, Louisiana and the Windy City, where since 2016 she’s served as a business editor at the Chicago Tribune. Kim isn’t that flashy journalist who splashes her scoops across social media. She’s a humble, behind-the-scenes presence: stable and reliable in an environment where […]
Media Movers: Journalism entrepreneur S. Mitra Kalita
S. Mitra Kalita — or Mitra, as she’s known — is a force: I know because I used to work with her. She lights up the room when she walks in and quickly charms everyone. I watched with envy as she made front page bylines seem so effortless. (I can assure you that a major […]
Media Movers: Barron’s editor at large Andy Serwer
Is it OK to label Andy Serwer as American journalism royalty? After all, he spent decades at Fortune magazine writing about the likes of President Bill Clinton, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Starbucks magnate Howard Schultz and billionaire investor Warren Buffett. As a cub journalist, I watched amazed as he deftly maneuvered between print, digital and […]
Media Movers: University of Missouri’s Marty Steffens
Long before the field was cool, Martha “Marty” Steffens was a business journalist. In fact, I’d argue that she blazed the proverbial trail for biz journalists today. For more than two decades, Marty has taught business journalism, economics for journalists and entrepreneurial journalism at the University of Missouri, an institution known for training distinguished reporters […]
Media Movers: Crain’s New York’s Cory Schouten
Since its inception, Media Movers has featured smart, thoughtful and passionate journalists. Cory Schouten is no exception. Cory worked at the Indianapolis Business Journal back when weekly biz journals had to be scrappy enough to beat the local daily. Now, he’s EIC of Crain’s New York Business at a time when it has to be […]
