Denver biz reporter moving to Minneapolis

Kristen Painter, currently the airlines and aerospace reporter at The Denver Post, will be joining the Minneapolis Star Tribune business team to cover growth and development. Painter, who is originally from Minnesota, will start in mid-September. Here is the announcement from Post business editor Dana Coffield: I write — with exceptional sadness — to let […]

Winners named for best in real estate journalism

The National Association of Real Estate Editors announced Friday the winners of its 63rd Annual Journalism Awards, recognizing excellence in reporting, writing and editing stories about residential and commercial real estate. Daniel DiClerico with Robert Tiernan, Andrea Rock, Martin Romm and Anna Veksler from Consumer Reports magazine received NAREE’s Platinum Award for Best Individual Entry. […]

Colorado biz journal names new editor

Jerd Smith has been named editor of the North Colorado Business Report, reports Steve Lynn of the paper. Lynn writes, “Smith has worked as a business editor and reporter for the Rocky Mountain News, Denver Business Journal and Boulder Daily Camera. “Smith is excited to lead coverage of Northern Colorado business news at a time when […]

New biz editor at New Hampshire paper

Mike Cote has been named the new business editor at The Union Leader in Manchester, N.H. Cote writes, “I recently joined the Union Leader as business editor after working for newspapers and magazines in Colorado and Florida. As we celebrate Labor Day this weekend, I’m grateful to be able to continue my career back in […]

Jezebel’s new EIC, a Milwaukee NNS ME, Herald Tribune’s exec ed: TBN Ticker for Dec. 15

This week’s ticker starts off with good news at a revived publication, as Jezebel has appointed Lauren Tousignant as its new editor-in-chief. Congratulations are also due to Tannette Elie, the new managing editor of the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. There’s more below, including the Sarasota Herald-Tribune’s appointment of Mark J. Rochester as its next executive editor. […]

Meltzer takes on new role at Chalkbeat

Erica Meltzer, Colorado bureau chief at Chalkbeat, has taken on the role of national editor. Her post on X/Twitter reads: “It’s been an honor and a privilege to serve you through teachers strikes, school closures, and so many school finance committees.” Meltzer has been with Chalkbeat for the past six years. In April 2016, she […]

Staff writer Haggard departs the Colorado Sun

Lucy Haggard, a staff writer covering the pandemic, higher education, environmental justice, wildfires, the census, and more at the Colorado Sun, is leaving. Before joining the Sun, Haggard was a news intern at KGNU Community Radio. She has also interned at Daily Camera and the Colorado Independent. Haggard has also served as a jazz music […]

Columbia names new Knight-Bagehot fellows

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism announced Wednesday 10 Knight-Bagehot Fellows in economics and business journalism for the 2018-2019 academic year. They include journalists from Bloomberg, CNBC, The Denver Post, The New York Times, NPR, The (Minneapolis) Star Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal. The mid-career fellowships provide full tuition and a living stipend of […]

Colorado paper seeks a business reporter

We’re expanding our reporting team at the Longmont Times-Call newspaper and are seeking to hire two experienced reporters — one to cover local news and features, the other to cover business news — in this vibrant and growing Front Range community about 30 miles north of Denver. Qualifications Candidates should have 2 to 5 years of experience at […]

Colorado paper seeks business reporter

The Daily Camera in Boulder, Colo., is hiring a full-time business reporter who is comfortable covering rocket scientists as well as owners of local mom-and-pop shops; can turn jargon into plain language; can explain to readers the importance of business to their lives; and has the digital and social media skills to keep our community […]