European Technology Network raises $1.6M, plans expansion
London-based European Technology Network has raised $1.6 million from investors and is planning an expansion, reports Dominic-Madori Davis of TechCrunch. Madori-Davis reports, “On Monday, the network announced a $1.6 million seed round from top players in the media ecosystem, including Powerhouse Capital, Axel Springer SE (which owns Business Insider and Politico), one of the co-founders of the […]
Why Semafor wants to be the biz news outlet of the Gulf
Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette writes about Semafor’s expansion plans in the Gulf region. Tobitt writes, “He said it is ‘meant to be a first read for people who are obsessed with and need to be obsessed with the Gulf – and we’re very sophisticated about it, not the occasional kind of colourful dispatch from Arabia.’ […]
Bloomberg hires Banerjee in India
Bloomberg News has hired Tushar Banerjee in India. Banerjee previously was vice president of digital at ABP Network, where he led its digital editorial vertical with cost and revenue responsibilities, catering to eight languages. He previously was executive editor of digital. He also worked at The Quint as head of product and at BBC News as a […]
Reuters hires Wilkinson as editor in Europe
Reuters has hired Peter Wilkinson as Europe breaking and daily news editor. He has worked at CNN for more than a quarter of a century, most recently as senior editor for global breaking news and also as a weekend editor in London. Wilkinson previously worked for Reuters in 1999 and 2000 and was also a journalist at […]
Bloomberg seeks a Manila bureau chief
Bloomberg News is one of the biggest financial and business news organizations in the world. We lead the way in breaking news and delivering analysis of financial markets and big business, from real-time coverage to deeply reported features. We are known for speed, accuracy and journalism that investors can use. The Philippines is one of […]
Arnold departs Bloomberg after 13 years
Alexandria Arnold, an editor for Bloomberg News in London for the past three years, has left the news organization. She worked Bloomberg Daybreak — a mobile-first morning news brief — subscription newsletters and mobile alerts. Arnold previously worked as a reporter in New York and Seattle covering foreign exchange and government bonds. She holds a bachelor’s […]
Reuters names Shanghai bureau chief, China chief tech correspondent
Kevin Krolicki and Kenneth Li of Reuters sent out the following on Tuesday: Dear colleagues, We’re pleased to announce two important leadership appointments within our China team. Casey Hall has been promoted to Bureau Chief and Senior Companies Correspondent in Shanghai, and Eduardo Baptista has taken on a new role as Greater China Chief Technology Correspondent. Casey, who eased into her new role back in […]
Ruddick joins The Times as deputy biz editor
Graham Ruddick has been hired by The Times as deputy business editor. He has been editor in chief of Business Leader. Ruddick previously was at The Times as deputy business editor and assistant business editor. He also worked at The Guardian as media editor and The Telegraph as retail editor. He is a graduate of the […]
FT’s Dubois moves to reporting role
Laura Dubois, editor of the “Europe Express” newsletter from the Financial Times, is moving to a new role. She will focus on reporting on security and migration, and doing investigative stories from Brussels. Before joining the FT, she worked as EU correspondent at the German press agency dpa. She interned at Thomson Reuters and the International Policy […]
WSJ seeks India correspondent
The Wall Street Journal is seeking an ambitious and versatile correspondent to cover the economy, society and geopolitics of South Asia, home to the world’s most populous country, two nuclear-armed nations and rapidly developing economies. India, the giant of the region as one of the world’s largest economies and a leader of the developing world, […]
