AP names new European econ writer
David McHugh, who as business editor in London oversaw The Associated Press‘ coverage of the recession and debt crisis in Europe since 2007, has been named Europe economics writer for the news service. The appointment was announced Tuesday by John Daniszewski, senior managing editor overseeing international news and photos. In his new role, McHugh will […]
AP deputy biz editor leaves for Wall Street Journal
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Hal Ritter, the business editor of the Associated Press, sent out the following announcement on Wednesday to the business desk staff: I’m sorry to report that Deputy Business Editor Chuck Hawkins has decided to leave the AP to take a job at The Wall Street Journal as an editor on the […]
AP looking for assistant biz editor, markets editor
The Associated Press business desk is looking to hire two editors — one to be an assistant business editor and another to be the markets editor. The job description for the assistant business editor slot states, “This position requires an accomplished manager who can make everybody around him or her a better journalist. This editor […]
Reuters to boost U.S. coverage
Reuters is making a push to cover general, entertainment and sports news in the United States in addition to its core international and financial news offerings, reports Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson of The Financial Times. Edgecliffe-Johnson writes, “It aims to have staff or freelance reporters in 100 cities across all 50 US states, and to offer an […]
AP biz reporter named head of National Press Club
Mark Hamrick, the business editor for Associated Press Broadcast, has been elected the next president of the National Press Club. An Associated Press story states, “Hamrick was elected Friday as the club’s 104th president and will be sworn in during a January event. He previously served as vice president of the 3,400-member group. “Hamrick says […]
AP biz desk hires two new staffers
Associated Press business editor Hal Ritter announced Monday the following two business journalists had joined the staff: Ellen Gibson joins us today as a retailing reporter. Ellen comes from Bloomberg News where she covered health. Before that, she worked at Business Week magazine, which Bloomberg bought in 2009. Before Business Week, she was an editor […]
AP hires another biz reporter
Associated Press business editor Hal Ritter made the following announcement to the staff on Wednesday afternoon: Lauren LaCapra will be rejoining the AP as a Money & Markets reporter. Lauren left Business News in 2008 for TheStreet.com where she has been a reporter covering institutions ranging from commercial and investment banks to private equity firms […]
AP biz desk hires three reporters, names money & markets editor
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Associated Press business editor Hal Ritter sent out the following announcement to the staff on Thursday afternoon: Joyce Rosenberg becomes Money & Markets editor. Joyce has been filling in as M&M editor the past six weeks and has decided she wants to do the job permanently as much as we want […]
AP hires two for business desk
Associated Press business editor Hal Ritter made the following hiring announcement to the staff: Jonathan Fahey joined the Associated Press on Monday as an energy reporter in New York on Monday. Jon joined Forbes magazine in 2000 and had jobs as staff writer, senior reporter and associate editor. He covered energy and energy technology and wrote […]
AP seeks Money & Markets editor
The Associated Press is looking for an editor to lead its Money & Markets product at its New York headquarters. The wire service’s ad states, “Money and Markets is a graphics-rich investing and personal finance product. It appears in hundreds of newspapers and its Web presence is being expanded. The content makes heavy use of explanatory […]
