Barron’s hires Scaggs from Financial Times
Financial Times reporter Alexandra Scaggs has been hired by Barron’s as a reporter to cover markets, primarily fixed-income investing. She starts Aug. 20. Scaggs has been covering corporate fixed-income markets for the Alphaville blog and the FT paper. Scaggs has been at the FT since June 2016 as an Alphaville columnist. She previously worked at Bloomberg News from February 2015 […]
Barron’s senior editor Ray is leaving
Tiernan Ray, a senior editor at Barron’s, is leaving the Dow Jones publication after 13 years. In an email to his colleagues, Ray wrote: “Thanks for all your support during my time here. Wish me luck on the next adventure.” Ray, who writes about technology, joined Barron’s in 2005. Before that, he worked for SmartMoney […]
Hirschhorn joins Barron’s as ME for news
Dan Hirschhorn has been hired by Barron’s to be its managing editor for news. He started on Monday. Hirschhorn will lead daily digital programming and news planning for Barron’s, reporting to editor Katherine Bell and working closely with the other editors and the audience team. Most recently, Hirschhorn was the director of news at Time and […]
Dow Jones Media Group seeks a senior writer/editor in London
Dow Jones Media Group is looking for a senior writer and editor for its publications in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The role will involve breaking big news stories, writing features and editing articles on finance, markets and politics for Financial News, MarketWatch, Barron’s and Mansion Global in the region. The successful candidate will […]
Dow Jones Media Group seeks reporter in Madrid
The Dow Jones Media Group, which includes MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, is seeking a reporter to cover Europe based in Madrid. Working as a part of a Dow Jones Media group reporting team, with a particular emphasis on Market Watch and Barron’s products. The role will entail anchoring DJMG’s investment reporting from a Continental European base. […]
Dow Jones Media Group seeks EMEA reporter in London
The Dow Jones Media Group is looking for a reporter to cover Europe, Middle East and Africa out of London. • Working as a part of the Dow Jones Media Group reporting team, with a particular emphasis on MarketWatch and Barron’s products. • Writing short news pieces on major events from an investment perspective as […]
Hite joins Barron’s as digital editor
Brittany Hite has joined Barron’s as a digital editor. She previously was senior mobile editor at the Wall Street Journal. While there, Hite developed its push notification strategy and consulted on the redesign of the WSJ app. She brings significant experience in developing and implementing new editorial formats. In addition, Hite was one of two […]
Barron’s is seeking story editors
Barron’s is seeking Story Editors with extensive experience shaping a wide variety of news and feature stories and in packaging them as part of a sharp, visually attractive product for both digital and print. The successful candidates will have a minimum of five years editing experience in business and financial journalism. They will be versatile […]
Dow Jones hires chief diversity and inclusion officer
Dow Jones & Co. chief executive officer William Lewis sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: Dear Colleague, I am determined to ensure that measurable and meaningful improvements in diversity and inclusion become critical elements in the growth of our great company. Such words need to be backed up with firm action. So I am […]
Ex-Barron’s columnist Sears hired to work with advisers
Former Barron’s columnist Steve Sears, who left the publication in February, has been hired as the chief market strategist for StratiFi Technologies. Steve Garmhausen of Barron’s writes, “The San Francisco and New York-based startup, whose PRISM Rating technology helps advisors manage portfolio risk and protect assets, just announced a $7 million capital raise, led by Anthemis Group. “‘StratiFi embodies […]
