WSJ wins Pulitzer for investigative reporting
The Wall Street Journal has won the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. The prize was awarded to the staff of The Journal for accountability reporting on financial conflicts of interest among officials at 50 federal agencies that revealed officials who traded stocks they regulated and other ethical violations. Journal reporters Rebecca Ballhaus, Brody Mullins, John […]
Veteran journalist Nichols lands EIC role at Detroit Free Press
The following excerpt was sent out from detroitnews.com: The Detroit Free Press on Wednesday announced the appointment of Nicole Avery Nichols — a veteran journalist with more than three decades’ experience in the industry — to serve as the newspaper’s top editor. Avery Nichols, 53, most recently served as editor-in-chief of Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news […]
The Athletic names seven to new editorial leadership team
The following excerpt was sent out from The Athletic’s executive editor Steven Ginsberg: Hi all. I’m excited to announce some changes to our newsroom leadership structure which will help us be even more indispensable to sports fans in the years to come. The Athletic’s updated top-level leadership now includes the following new roles: Editorial Director […]
Qwoted 100: Life in the PR fast lane with David Triana of Otter Public Relations
If St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Otter PR has made the Qwoted 100 list a few times, it’s because of go-getters like David Triana. And Triana must be proud of the honor: He has a Qwoted 100 banner posted on the skyline of his LinkedIn page. That Triana is dedicated to his craft is putting it […]
Time drops paywall, Vice near bankruptcy, Messenger’s hiring spree: TBN Ticker for May 5
How many more hires before startup The Messenger single-handedly saves journalism? This week’s ticker also introduces our Qwoted 100 star Natalie Bickel of CommOddities, Inc., and recaps Time CEO Jessica Sibley’s announcement that the magazine will drop its paywall. A sad state of affairs stares us in the eyes as Vice Media plans to file […]
Gray takes on International Edition role at NY Times
The New York Times has appointed Jerry Gray its New York-based deputy on the International Edition. Gray has served as a weekend editor on National and he was one of the members of the News Print Hub, joining in 2016 as its weekend editor. Tom Jolly, his current boss said: “As his colleagues in the […]
Media Movers: Cox Automotive’s Sean Tucker
Sean Tucker is a beat journalist with a cool job perk: test driving new cars. As a senior news editor at Cox Automotive, owner of Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader, Tucker gets under the hood: that is, he accesses troves of Cox data, which he translates into digestible nuggets. And for consumers in a […]
Time removes its digital paywall
Time CEO Jessica Sibley has announced that Time would be removing its digital paywall making its content free and available to everyone. The decision was announced by Sibley at the Time100 Gala. The move will come into effect on June 1. Sibley said: “At TIME we believe trusted information should be available to everyone, everywhere, […]
Vice News EIC Learmonth laid off
Michael Learmonth, editor in chief of Vice News, has left. His tweet reads: “Too many people to thank. So grateful for my nearly 7 years here – truly the best team in this business. Do connect with me here, or at mlearmonth@gmail.com.” The news comes as Vice’s spending cuts have affected many staff members, and […]
Qwoted 100: Flying through the PR ‘Natmosfear’ with Natalie Bickel
What’s it like to occupy not just a rarified PR atmosphere, but the “natmosfear”? That’s the URL extension on the LinkedIn profile of Natalie Bickel and make no mistake: Nat (as she likes to be called) is a high flyer who has just landed on our Qwoted 100 list of PR rock stars. Now […]
