AP business editor Shinkle quits for Delta PR job
Kevin Shinkle, the business editor of the Associated Press, has resigned to accept a position as senior vice president of corporate communications at Delta Air Lines. Shinkle’s staff was told of his resignation on Friday morning. In an email to Talking Biz News, Shinkle called the decision to leave business journalism “excruciating” but called it […]
AP biz reporter Freed leaving for PR job
Doug Glass, the news editor for the Associated Press in Minnesota and Wisconsin, sent out the following staff announcement on Wednesday: I’m writing to let you know that Josh Freed is leaving AP, and Minneapolis, to work for American Airlines’ media operation in Dallas. It’s a good fit for Josh, who became an airline expert […]
Foss promoted to AP deputy biz editor
Brad Foss, an assistant business editor who has helped direct The Associated Press’ coverage of the global economy for the past five years, has been promoted to deputy business editor. An AP story states. “In his new role, Foss will shape the daily business report and work with the department’s editors to deliver even more […]
Ritter, former AP and USA Today business editor, is retiring
Hal Ritter, who was business editor of the Associated Press from 2008 to 2013 and previously business editor of the Times-Union in Rochester, N.Y., and managing editor/Money of USA Today, is retiring next month. Current AP business editor Kevin Shinkle sent out the following to the staff on Thursday: I wanted to pass on the […]
AP seeks economy editor in Washington
The Associated Press business news department seeks an editor/reporter for its Washington, D.C.-based economy team. The AP is a global leader in the coverage of economic news. This editor will report to the economy team leader and play a key role in driving daily coverage of economic news, including coverage of the indicators released through […]
AP seeks deputy business editor
The Associated Press Business News Department seeks a Deputy Business Editor in its New York or Washington offices. The Deputy Business Editor is critically important to the operation and management of Business News. The deputy works hands-on to help shape the daily report. The deputy leads the effort to develop high-level enterprise ideas. The deputy […]
McCune, ex Reuters, joins Associated Press
Greg McCune, who left Reuters in December after 29 years at the news service, has joined the Associated Press in Chicago. McCune is now editing stories from 14 states of the Midwest. McCune was an editor in Chicago that in charge of the Reuters America service. He was among a number of long-time employees who […]
Ritter, ex-AP biz editor, becomes AP weekend editor
Mike Oreskes, senior managing editor at the Associated Press, sent out the following announcement on Monday: The Associated Press creates a great deal of great journalism. A few months ago, we asked Assistant Managing Editor John Mancini to come up with a plan to assure that our presentation and distribution of that journalism was just […]
Ex-Denver Post biz editor joins Associated Press
Steve McMillan, a former business editor of The Denver Post, has been named news editor of Virginia and West Virginia for the Associated Press. An AP story states, “The appointment was announced Wednesday by South Regional Editor Lisa Marie Pane. “‘Steve is a top-notch journalist who has a track record for helping reporters navigate complicated […]
AP seeks reporter to cover Texas economy, oil industry
The Associated Press seeks a correspondent in Fort Worth, Texas, to lead the cooperative’s coverage of the economy of Texas, the state’s oil and natural gas industry and breaking news in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. Responsibilities: Reporting to the Dallas-based Texas News Editor, this reporter will build a beat that breaks news by focusing […]
