Stelter returning to CNN as chief media analyst

Longtime media industry reporter Brian Stelter is returning to CNN as chief media analyst. He will helm the “Reliable Sources” newsletter, develop digital content and appear on television. Stelter writes, “All the while I remained an avid reader of Reliable Sources, and especially admired Oliver Darcy‘s fearless reportage, as well as his decision to launch Status last […]
CNN hires Warnes as data and graphics editor

CNN has hired Sophie Warnes as a data and graphics editor. She previously was at The Wall Street Journal as an audience editor. She joined The Journal in 2020 as a strategy editor for the visuals team. Before that, she was a senior data journalist at the Office for National Statistics. Prior to joining ONS, Warnes was […]
CNN’s Darcy departs to start his own newsletter

CNN reporter Oliver Darcy is leaving the news organization to start a media newsletter called Status. Its home page states, “Status covers powerful outlets such as The New York Times, CNN, and Fox News; Hollywood giants such as Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Paramount; and technology companies, including X, Meta, Google, and TikTok. We also follow the […]
TV biz news anchor Dobbs dies at 78

Lou Dobbs, the longtime business news anchor at CNN and then Fox Business, died on Thursday. He was 78. Oliver Darcy of CNN reports, “Dobbs had a lengthy career in broadcast journalism, spending more than two decades at CNN, which he joined at its inception in 1980 and anchoring the program “Moneyline.” Dobbs left CNN […]
CNN entertainment writer Lowry is departing

Veteran entertainment industry reporter Brian Lowry is departing CNN, reports Brian Steinberg of Variety. Steinberg writes, “Lowry holds deep knowledge of the television and studio business and an ability to discuss it with both wit and concision, qualities that have buoyed him over a long career also spent at Variety and The Los Angeles Times. In recent weeks, he […]
CNN senior tech writer Kelly among the layoffs

Samantha Murphy Kelly, a senior tech writer at CNN, was among the layoffs at the news organization on Wednesday. She has been with CNN since 2016. She previously was the deputy tech editor at Mashable. Kelly covered lifestyle tech and entertainment at Mashable, which she joined in 2011. Before joining Mashable, Kelly covered the tech industry as a […]
Bloomberg Opinion hires Thorbecke to cover Asia tech

Bloomberg Opinion has hired Catherine Thorbecke as a columnist covering Asia technology. She will be based in Tokyo. Thorbecke is currently a writer for CNN Business covering the wide-ranging impacts of technology and innovation on our society and culture. Thorbecke joined CNN after more than six years at ABC News, where she held various roles and most-recently […]
Yahoo Finance hires Khorram as a senior reporter

Yasmin Khorram is joining Yahoo Finance as a senior reporter. Khorram comes to Yahoo Finance after a decade at CNN and four years reporting at CNBC. Some of her most impactful stories include her forensic analysis of C3.AI’s financials and an investigation into “pig butchering” crypto scams on LinkedIn. Her breakthrough moment came covering Theranos, after spending every […]
CNN’s Mulholland joining Bloomberg

Tara Mulholland is joining Bloomberg News as an audience editor. Mulholland is the senior social media producer for CNN’s global features team, based in Hong Kong. She is responsible for the production and publication of CNN’s global features and sponsored content across a range of social platforms as well as leading social training, planning and strategy. […]
CNN taps Gold to cover media in New York

CNN’s Hadas Gold has moved to New York and is now covering media. She was CNN’s Jerusalem correspondent. Gold reported extensively on the drastic internal political changes happening in Israel, from the unprecedented protest movement against the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul plan, to Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic corruption trial and loss of the premiership in 2021, as well […]