Variety adds three reporters to its staff
Variety has hired three new reporters to cover the television industry, reports William Earl. Earl writes, “Emily Longeretta, formerly senior entertainment editor for Us Weekly, has joined Variety’s Focus department as senior TV features editor, overseeing TV-related features and the 10 to Watch franchise, Impact lists and other franchises. She will work closely with senior editor, TV […]
WSJ reporter Whelan to cover Disney, studios
Wall Street Journal reporter Robbie Whelan, who has been covering COVID-19 for the past 15 months, is moving to cover Walt Disney Co. and other Hollywood studios. He will start Jan. 18. Whelan has also been a correspondent based in Mexico City, covering corporate news, economics, politics, migration, crime and general news. From April 2010 until […]
Variety promotes Wagmeister to chief correspondent
Elizabeth Wagmeister has been upped to chief correspondent for Variety. A story on its website states, “Wagmeister will continue to cover breaking news in the entertainment industry on all multimedia platforms, as well as conduct longform investigations and write feature stories. In her newly formed role, Wagmeister will develop video content for Variety, both as a producer […]
Nashville Biz Journal seeks an entertainment industry reporter
The Nashville Business Journal is seeking an aggressive, resourceful and creative reporter to own the entertainment beat in one of the country’s hottest cities. This uniquely Nashville beat features all the components that go into building Music City’s brand, which helps support a more than $5 billion tourism industry. You’ll cover storylines like tastemakers opening […]
Bloomberg seeks entertainment industry reporter
Bloomberg is looking for a reporter in Los Angeles to cover the entertainment business as it undergoes the greatest upheaval since the dawn of TV. From the storied studio lots to social media hype houses and podcasting studios, businesses are spending billions of dollars to reach customers on their personal devices wherever they are in […]
Bloomberg names new leaders for media, telecom, entertainment team
Crayton Harrison, Bloomberg’s managing editor, global business, Americas, sent the following memo to staff on Monday: To Global Business and the rest of the Bloomberg newsroom: I’m very pleased to announce our new leadership for the media, telecom and entertainment team in the U.S. Lucas Shaw, our ace reporter for the past seven years on […]
WSJ seeks a Hollywood beat reporter
The Wall Street Journal seeks a reporter to cover the film business. You will be responsible for covering major Hollywood studios, streaming services, talent agencies, unions, theaters and myriad other players. You will be expected to understand the economics of movie-making in the age of streaming as well as gather sources at the top levels […]
Quartz hires media and entertainment and economics reporters
Quartz editor in chief Katherine Bell has announced two additions to the newsroom: Adario Strange, a media and entertainment reporter, and Nate DiCamillo, an economics reporter. Adario Strange, media and entertainment reporter Adario comes to Quartz from Next Reality, a site focused on augmented and virtual reality, where he was the lead editor. Previously he was a reporter […]
Forbes reporter Voytko moves to entertainment beat
Lisette Voytko, a reporter at Forbes, is now covering entertainment. She will be covering earnings in Hollywood, music and influencing, among other topics. She has been on the wealth team for the past year. Voytko is graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and received her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University. She was […]
Reuters seeks an entertainment business reporter in LA
Reuters is seeking an experienced Entertainment Business Reporter with great ideas, a strong network of sources and a track record of delivering high impact scoops and features in the entertainment and media business arena. This reporter, based in our Los Angeles bureau, will be part of the Tech, Media and Telecoms team and lead coverage of how […]
