Bloomberg hires Hilaire as Latin America breaking news editor
Bloomberg News has hired Valentine Hilaire as a breaking news editor for Latin America. Hilaire has been at Reuters in Mexico City since December 2021 as a breaking news reporter. She studied at the University of Navarra and after graduation held different roles at Spanish news outlets El Español, El Confidencial, and La Información. While in Spaine, […]
Economist hires Connelly as senior Asia correspondent
The Economist has hired Aaron Connelly to be its senior Asia correspondent and Asia diplomatic editor. He will start in August and be based in Singapore. Connelly is currently a senior fellow for Southeast Asia politics and foreign policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He played a key part in the organization of the Shangri-La […]
AFP seeks an economics reporter in London
AFP is looking for a dynamic and enterprising English-language journalist to join the economics team in its bustling London bureau, which covers the UK and Ireland. Led by the economics coordinator, the team is comprised of four Francophone and two Anglophone reporters who cover the UK economy, government policies, a wide range of companies, financial […]
Rest of World hires Le to cover Southeast Asia
Lam Le is now a Southeast Asia reporter at Rest of World. Le was previously a labor and tech reporting fellow at Rest of World. Some of her notable reporting covered Vietnamese workers living in factories to keep the tech supply chain going during the pandemic, the illicit Vietnam-China surrogacy trade, and commentary on the […]
Gale departs WSJ for Bloomberg in Tokyo
Wall Street Journal reporter Alastair Gale has left the publication for a similar position at Bloomberg News. He has been Asia security correspondent and Japan editor for The Journal, based in Tokyo. He writes about regional security issues, with a focus on China, and covers major news developments in Japan. Gale has worked in Asia for the […]
Decrypt hires Sinclair as Asia editor
Cryptocurrency news site Decrypt has hired Sebastian Sinclair as its Asia editor. He previously was a senior reporter covering crypto and blockchain tech at Blockworks. Previously, Sinclair was a reporter at CoinDesk, where he worked for more than three years. He interned at the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Sinclair has a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Queensland University of […]
Williams departs Reuters for Bloomberg
Dan Williams, a senior correspondent at Reuters, is leaving to join Bloomberg News next month. He has been at Reuters for more than 23 years and most recently was based in Jerusalem. He’s also had special assignments in the United States, Afghanistan and Europe. Williams followed and wrote about Middle East diplomacy and security. He […]
Citywire hires Downes as a reporter
Citywire has hired Sophie Downes as a reporter. Downes is based in London. She previously worked as a reporter for Black Knight Media. She is a graduate of the University of Bristol with an English degree. “Citywire appealed to me due to the focus the company places on fresh and original reporting,” she wrote. “I was really […]
Reuters hires Magalhaes as Brazil correspondent
Reuters has hired Luciana Magalhaes to be a correspondent in Brazil. Magalhaes starts next Monday. She had been with The Wall Street Journal for the past 13 years. Before The Journal, Magalhaes had worked for Bloomberg News for 10 years. She also spent eight years as a reporter with Gazeta Mercantil. She holds a bachelor’s […]
Closed-door trial of WSJ’s Gershkovich begins
The Russian trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich began Wednesday, reports Francesca Ebel of The Washington Post. Ebel writes, “U.S. Embassy officials said that they were given brief access to Gershkovich ahead of the proceedings and were present at the court. “‘Russian authorities have failed to provide any evidence supporting the charges against him, failed to justify […]
