CNN Business Arabic hires Wagdy as head of the news desk
Lilian Wagdy has joined CNN Business Arabic as head of the news desk. Recently, Wagdy was at Reuters, where she worked for more than eight years, recently serving as Middle East breaking news correspondent. Before that, she held the posts of sub-editor and duty editor. Previously, she worked at Reuters from March 2005 through August […]
Globe and Mail hires Bloomberg’s Marotta to cover banking
The (Toronto) Globe and Mail has hired Bloomberg News reporter Stefanie Marotta to cover banking. She will start Dec. 12. Marotta has been covering equities at Bloomberg for the past year. Before that, she was with the Financial Post covering banking and fintech. She was previously with the Globe and Mail, where she worked as reporter for […]
Christie joins Reuters Breakingviews as EMEA columnist
Reuters Breakingviews has appointed Rebecca Christie as EMEA columnist, based in Brussels. Christie is a research fellow at think tank Bruegel. She worked freelance and is the lead author of “Safeguarding the Euro in Times of Crisis: The Inside Story of the ESM.” She reported for Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal. She interned […]
Craig to cover Turkey economics and business for BBC
Victoria Craig will move to Turkey to report on economics, politics and business for BBC. Recently, Craig was a senior presenter, where she hosted the daily global edition of Marketplace Morning Report. Before that, she was a producer and reporter for business programs, including World Business Report and Business Matters. She was a news editor/reporter at […]
Evening Standard hires Hassan as digital journalist
Beril Naz Hassan has joined the Evening Standard as a digital journalist to cover lifestyle, culture and trends. Previously, Hassan was an EMEA editorial lead and content operations manager at Meta and a digital SEO journalist at Metro.co.uk. She was also a content curator at Meta. She worked at BBC News and served as a […]
Lloyd joins New Statesman as a commissioning editor, writer
The New Statesman has hired Will Lloyd as a commissioning editor and writer. Lloyd will begin in January. Recently, Lloyd was a staff writer and commissioning editor at UnHerd in London, where he initially served as an editorial assistant. He held posts as Bristol editor, assistant editor and contributing editor at The Tab. Lloyd has […]
Reuters’ Roy becomes editor at large for natural resources
Reuters has promoted Mrinalika Roy to the post of editor at large for its North America natural resources team in Bangalore. Recently, Roy served as a health and pharmaceuticals correspondent. Before that, she was a multimedia news producer. She was a junior assistant editor at DNA India, where she was part of a group of […]
Bloomberg promotes Datoo to equality editor
Bloomberg has tapped Siraj Datoo to serve as an equality reporter, based in London. Datoo will cover Europe, Middle East and Africa. Datoo, who has been with Bloomberg for more than six years, recently held the post of APAC weekend editor. Before that, he was a digital news editor. Prior to Bloomberg, Datoo worked as […]
NY Times hires Pierson to cover China, moves Buckley to Taiwan
The New York Times has appointed David Pierson to the post of China correspondent. Pierson joined from The Los Angeles Times, where he spent 22 years. During his tenure at the Times, Pierson worked on nearly every desk, including Business, Metro and International, and also served as the paper’s China business correspondent and Southeast Asia […]
The Guardian taps Ganguly to serve on investigations team
The Guardian has hired Manisha Ganguly as a correspondent on the investigations team. Ganguly — who possesses a doctorate connected to investigative journalism and AI — joined from BBC Global News, where she recently served as investigative/open-source intelligence techniques (OSINT) documentary producer. Ganguly was an investigative journalist at BBC Newsnight and was a digital news […]
