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 […]
Jackson moves to the NY Times’ Morning team in London
Lauren Jackson will join The New York Times’ The Morning newsletter team as a writer, based in London. Recently, Jackson was an audience editor in Audio. Previously, she served as an associate editor and news assistant. An excerpt from the announcement reads: “Before joining The Times, Lauren reported on religion and other issues at CNN, […]
Bloomberg hires Rudgard to cover environmental news
Bloomberg News has hired Telegraph correspondent Olivia Rudgard to cover the environment. She will be based in London. Rudgard has been with The Telegraph since 2014. She has covered the environment, Silicon Valley, social and religious affairs, and personal finance. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Durham University and a master’s degree from City University of London.
FT seeks a visual storytelling reporter in London
The Financial Times is looking for a reporter to join its Visual Storytelling team. The successful applicant will be a key part of this innovative group, and research, write and pitch ideas to help us communicate and investigate the biggest stories of the moment in visually compelling ways. You will collaborate with graphics journalists, editors […]
Robertson joins Reuters as a breaking news correspondent
Reuters has hired Harry Robertson as a breaking news correspondent for finance and markets. Robertson will cover stocks, bonds, currencies and crypto. Recently, he was a senior markets reporter at Insider, where he also worked as a markets reporter. He was an economics and markets reporter at City A.M. and interned at the Financial Times, […]
