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 […]
AP seeks deputy director of biz news products
The Associated Press seeks a Deputy Director of Business Products for its New York headquarters. If you understand the importance of accurate, timely,insightful news to financial markets; if you have a record of success inworking for or with leading financial services companies; if you are atalented, strategic marketer; then the Associated Press wants you to […]
Shinkle named AP business editor
Kevin Shinkle, the AP’s deputy business editor for the past two years, has been promoted to business editor overseeing the news agency’s coverage of business and finance worldwide. He replaces Hal Ritter, who’s now working as the weekend editor at the Nerve Center, handling all of AP’s coverage in advance of and during the weekends. An AP […]
AP hires economics reporter for DC
Associated Press acting business editor Kevin Shinkle sent out the following staff announcement on Friday: It’s a pleasure to announce that Joshua Boak will join the Business News staff as an economics reporter in Washington. He starts Nov. 11. Josh comes to AP from The Fiscal Times, where he was the deputy Washington bureau chief, covering […]
