Kosdrosky joins Automotive News as social media coordinator
Terry Kosdrosky has joined Automotive News as social media coordinator and assistant editor of autonews.com. A story on its website states, “Kosdrosky, 48, is returning to Crain Communications Inc., having been a reporter at Crain’s Detroit Business from 1998 to 2005. While there, he covered a variety of beats, including auto suppliers. “He then moved to Dow […]
Crain’s Detroit reporter Shea leaves for The Athletic
Crain’s Detroit senior reporter Bill Shea has left the paper for a job at The Athletic. Shea will be part of its new vertical devoted to sports business, media, and sports law. He has been at Crain’s Detroit for 13 years, covering everything in sports business, including labor, contracts, stadium/arena construction, social media, broadcast/streaming media rights, e-sports, […]
Crain’s Detroit promotes Livengood to senior editor
Crain’s Detroit Business has promoted reporter Chad Livengood to the new position of senior editor. A story on its website states, “The promotion recognizes the increasing leadership role Livengood, who covers statewide politics and policy as well as Detroit’s resurgence, has taken at the business news publication. “In his new role, Livengood will continue to […]
Crain’s Chicago seeks a business and politics reporter
Crain’s Chicago Business is seeking an experienced political reporter to tackle one of its prime coverage areas — power and influence — in a competitive market for a vitally interested business readership. This reporter will work closely with political columnist Greg Hinz and the editors to map out Crain’s strategy for covering government, politics and […]
Crain’s Chicago hires Barker to cover food and consumer products
Crain’s Chicago Business has hired Dalton Barker to cover food and consumer products. He started earlier this week and replaced Brigid Sweeney. He will also cover retailing, restaurant, media and marketing, and beer and spirit companies. Barker, 28, comes to Crain’s from the Chicago office of Fastmarkets/Euromoney, where he’d covered the North American metals and […]
Ad Age hires Rittenhouse to cover agencies
Advertising Age has hired Lindsay Rittenhouse to cover agencies. Rittenhouse previously was a staff writer at Adweek since October 2017. Before that, she worked at The Deal as a reporter covering high-profile bankruptcies in primarily the retail and food & beverage spaces such as Toys “R” Us, Wet Seal, Gawker, and The Limited. Rittenhouse also […]
Crain’s New York seeks a senior business reporter
Crain’s New York Business is seeking a highly motivated journalist to join our editorial team. The ideal candidate has business-writing experience, a strong sense of curiosity, asks questions that editors hadn’t thought of and makes researched story pitches every week. A senior reporter generates weekly print and daily digital stories based on the news of the […]
Social media and business journalism
KC Crain of Crain’s Detroit Business writes about the difficulties of social media in journalism. Crain writes, “Crain Communications is a business-to-business media company with brands in many different parts of the world. We’ve been a trusted news organization for more than 100 years. Our employees are constantly working to build awareness for their direct […]
Crain’s Chicago seeks a consumer products reporter
Crain’s Chicago Business seeks an ambitious and knowledgeable journalist to be a full-time, digital-first reporter covering Chicago’s food & consumer products companies, advertising & marketing firms, media, retailing and restaurants. This beat is an opportunity to cover some of the biggest companies in the world, including McDonald’s, Kraft Heinz and Walgreens, as well as some of […]
Automotive News print editor Johnson retiring after 35 years
Rick Johnson, the print editor of Automotive News, is retiring from the Crain’s publication after 35 years. Johnson has been print editor since 2013. He was managing editor of the publication from 2004 to 2013. His last day is March 1. He joined Automotive News in 1984 as a reporter in Detroit and was later […]
