AP seeks a general assignment biz reporter
The Associated Press seeks a journalist with an instinct for trending news to join our team as a general assignment reporter based in New York. This journalist will join our global newsgathering team to help cover trending business news that will help people understand how economic forces impact their lives. They will work with our […]
AP biz reporter Batrawy departs for NPR
Aya Batrawy, global economy and mobility reporter at the Associated Press, is leaving the news organization for a position at NPR. She will be a Middle East correspondent and will start Nov. 7 Didrik Schanche, chief international editor, made the following announcement: She comes to NPR from The Associated Press, where she has worked as […]
Two biz reporters receive National Press Foundation fellowships for Wharton
The National Press Foundation has awarded fellowships for two journalists to attend the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists. Samantha Delouya of Business Insider and Sally Ho of the Associated Press will attend the Oct. 17–19 seminars in Philadelphia at the Wharton School. Each year, NPF provides funds for two journalists to attend the seminars at […]
AP hires two personal finance reporters
Associated Press global business editor Noreen Gillespie sent out the following on Thursday: We are pleased to share that we will soon be welcoming two new journalists to the Business News team to focus on personal finance. These two journalists come to us with support from the Charles Schwab Foundation, which is providing grant funding for […]
CNBC hires Choi to edit business and consumer news
Candice Choi has been hired by CNBC to help edit business and consumer news stories. Choi has been at the Associated Press for 17 years, most recently as the water team leader. She was also a longtime food industry reporter, personal finance reporter, and business reporter. She spent 2017-18 as a Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow at the […]
WSJ hires AP’s Arbel for speed and trending team
The Wall Street Journal has hired Tali Arbel as an editor on its speed and trending team. She previously has been at the Associated Press, covering technology and telecommunications. Arbel joined the AP in September 2007. She previously worked at People as a writer and researcher. She also interned at Conde Nast Traveler. Arbel holds a bachelor’s […]
AP biz editor Foss moves to top stories editor role
Brad Foss, who has been the Associated Press global business editor since December 2017, has moved to a top stories editor role. He is assigning and editing coverage of the biggest news stories of the day, plus longer features. Foss was previously a business reporter and deputy business editor at The Associated Press. He guided in-depth […]
Gillespie named AP global business editor
Deputy head of news gathering Michael Giarrusso announced on Monday that deputy managing editor for U.S. news Noreen Gillespie will take on a new role leading AP’s business news coverage. Here’s the memo: We are excited to announce that Noreen Gillespie is the new Global Business Editor. Noreen has a long history of being involved […]
Bloomberg Industry’s Kessler joining AP’s data journalism team
Bloomberg Industry Group investigative reporter Aaron Kessler is joining the data journalism team at the Associated Press. He has been at Bloomberg Industry Group spearheaded an investigative unit that crosses over its industry groups such as Bloomberg Environment and Bloomberg Government. Before that, he was at CNN as a senior producer on the politics team. Kessler previously covered the […]
AP senior economics reporter Crutsinger is retiring
Martin Crutsinger, who has been covering the Federal Reserve for the Associated Press since 1984, is retiring. He covered 13 Treasury secretaries and five Federal Reserve chairs. Crutsinger graduated from the University of Texas in August 1971 with a degree in government. His first journalism job was at the Jacksonville Journal in Florida. He began […]