Bloomberg’s Dwyer announces retirement after 50 years
Paula Dwyer, a senior editor at Bloomberg, has announced her retirement. Her last day is July 5. Over the course of her career, Dwyer has written and edited news stories, columns and editorials on the personalities, politics and policies driving decision makers in America and abroad. She has also covered finance, economics, markets, regulation and […]
Media Movers: Financial journalist Gail MarksJarvis
Gail MarksJarvis is one of the nation’s most important freelance journalists. Don’t believe me? Check out her work: Retirees: Expect to Get Hit With Surging Health Costs. ‘ Motherhood Penalty’ Ranges as High as $600,000. Here Are Some Tips to Catch Up. A Young Worker’s Guide to Saving for Emergencies and Investing for Retirement. Still […]
The Athletic lays off 20 reporters — roughly four percent workforce
The following excerpt was sent out from The New York Times: The Athletic, the sports news outlet owned by The New York Times, laid off nearly 4 percent of its newsroom on Monday. David Perpich, the publisher of The Athletic, and Steven Ginsberg, its executive editor, announced “a significant reorganization” of the newsroom in a […]
Insider, union reach deal to end strike
Insider has reached a deal with the union representing 250 editorial employees, ending a nearly two-week old strike. The agreement, which still must be voted on, includes a $65,000 salary minimum — up from $60,000 — and raises of 10 percent during the term of the contract. There is also a layoff moratorium through the […]
Media Movers: N.C. sports reporting star Joe Giglio
If you pay attention to college sports, chances are you’ve come across Joe Giglio. He started writing and talking about the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) while at N.C. State University in the mid-to-late 1990s. That college work helped him land a plum job at the (Raleigh) News & Observer, where he spent nearly a quarter-century […]
Los Angeles Times to axe 74 jobs — 13 percent of newsroom
The following excerpt was sent out from The Associated Press: The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday announced plans to cut 74 jobs due to economic challenges as the newspaper strives to transform itself into a digital media organization. In a message to staff, Times Executive Editor Kevin Merida wrote that employees whose positions are eliminated […]
WSJ names Forelle deputy editor in chief
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Friday: Dear all, Charles Forelle is named Deputy Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal. This appointment reflects Charles’s pivotal role throughout the newsroom, aligning with our ongoing digital transformation efforts and our broad strategy for expanding the Journal and Dow Jones. For […]
ABC News announces 2024 campaign trail producers and reporters
The following excerpt announcement was sent out from ABC News president Kim Godwin: Good morning ABC News – With the 2024 election season underway, I’m excited to share our team of campaign producers/reporters who will embark on the campaign trail, contributing to all of our political coverage in the months ahead. Our 2024 embed class […]
Licht out as CNN’s CEO: Our TBN roundup of reaction
After a turbulent 13-month career as CEO and chairman of CNN, and a scathing profile in The Atlantic, Chris Licht was fired on Wednesday morning. David Zaslav, CEO of parent company Warner Bros. Discovery wrote in a memo to staff: “This morning we are announcing that Chris Licht will be leaving CNN and we will […]
USA Today appoints Samuel EIC
Terence Samuel will join USA Today as its next editor in chief. In his new role, he will replace Nicole Carroll, who departed earlier this year. Currently, Samuel is VP and executive editor at NPR, where he has worked for six years. He joined as deputy managing editor and then served as managing editor for […]
