Witherow named chair of Times Newspapers

John Witherow is to step down as editor of The Times and will take on a new role as chairman of Times Newspapers. Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman of News Corp., said in a statement: “John is one of the great editors of his generation and he can look back on an outstanding career. His leadership […]

Globe and Mail appoints Lou comment editor of its business section

Ethan Lou will join The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business as a comment editor. Previously, Lou covered the energy sector and related policy matters in Alberta for Reuters. He wrote columns for the Financial Post and The Globe and Mail. His work appeared in the Guardian, the Toronto Star, the Walrus and the Washington […]

Reuters promotes Cobb to Andean bureau chief

Reuters has appointed Julia Symmes Cobb as its Andean bureau chief. Recently, Cobb was a senior correspondent heading the Bogota bureau. Before that, she was a Reuters stringer and joined the staff as a correspondent in 2017, a role in which she produced stories across Columbia. As an editorial trainee, she contributed to various parts […]

Reuters promotes Chow to senior energy correspondent

Reuters has appointed Emily Chow senior energy correspondent, based in Singapore. Previously, Chow was a commodities correspondent, having worked from both the Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur bureaus. Chow worked at The Edge Communications in Malaysia, where she wrote for its publications Personal Wealth, a weekly personal finance pullout in The Edge Malaysia; Unlisted & Unlimited, […]

Reuters appoints Ross East Africa deputy bureau chief

Reuters has tapped Aaron Ross to serve as East Africa deputy bureau chief. Recently, Ross was a correspondent, West and Central Africa. His tweet reads: “Thanks to dear friends and colleagues in Kinshasa, Dakar and beyond for a wonderful 8 years in West & Central Africa.” Ross was a journalist at The Economist and GloalPost. […]

Reuters Breakingviews hires Guerrera, Dixon and promotes five

Peter Thal Larsen, global editor of Reuters Breakingviews, sent out the following to the staff: Comrades, I’m delighted to share with you some exciting changes to the Breakingviews team: Francesco Guerrera is joining us as Global Economics Editor. Francesco is an experienced journalist with a stellar record of breaking news, writing incisive commentary, and building […]

Cundy joins the Financial Times as special investigations reporter

The Financial Times has hired Antonia Cundy as a special investigations reporter. Cundy was a freelance foreign correspondent and investigative reporter. She had been working for The Gecko Project and reporting from across the Middle East and Europe, most recently in Ukraine covering the Russia-Ukraine War. Previously, Cundy worked at the Financial Times from February […]

Mansueto Ventures strikes deal for Australia edition of Inc.

Mansueto Ventures, the parent company of Inc. and Fast Company magazines, has struck a four-year deal with Private Media to publish an Australia edition of Inc. Mark Di Stefano of Financial Review writes, “For the effort, Private Media has hired Simon Crerar, the former general manager of BuzzFeed Australia and co-founder of grassroots journalism start-up PS […]

Examining the Forbes Australia strategy

Tess Connery of Mediaweek interviewed Forbes Australia editor in chief Sarah O’Connell about the magazine’s strategy in the country. Connery writes, “The team are particularly focused on making the brand ‘experience-led,’ which O’Carroll says means bringing the stories of Forbes Australia to readers no matter where they are and how they like to consume content. “‘We’re not just launching a […]

The Telegraph appoints Hubble deputy head of social media

Claire Hubble has joined The Telegraph as deputy head of social media. Hubble was a social media insights and development editor at Reach plc title MyLondon, where she previously served as an engagement producer. Her freelance work appeared in the Huffington Post, Vice and Junkee. She also served as acting senior celebrity writer at Reveal […]