Condé Nast Traveller appoints James deputy digital editor

Condé Nast Traveller has tapped Sarah James as deputy digital editor, covering new and trending destinations, global hotel openings, travel news and more. Recently, she served as an online associate, and before that, as an intern. She was also a freelancer for Digital Spy and has worked as Immediate Media Co., Vogue, Cosmopolitan UK and […]

Distribution of Reuters news is suspended in Russia

London Stock Exchange Group said it will suspend providing Russia of Reuters and other products containing news and commentary. A Reuters story states, “A new Russian law makes it possible to jail journalists who intentionally spread what the Russian authorities describe as ‘fake news’ for up to 15 years. The law makes it illegal to […]

Gill joins TRF as Europe correspondent

Thomson Reuters Foundation has appointed Joanna Gill as Europe correspondent covering human rights, tech and society, climate change and inclusive economies in Europe. She joins from Euronews, where she has worked as a broadcast journalist, as a freelancer, as editor of the Day and, most recently, as Brussels deputy bureau chief. She has also worked […]

The Telegraph names biz news editor, deputy biz editor

The Telegraph has tapped Hannah Uttley as business news editor and James Burton as deputy business editor. Uttley was previously a business reporter, and before that held the post of deputy business news editor. She was also a finance reporter at the Daily Mail and a deputy finance editor at Yahoo. She was also a […]

NY Times taps Peltier as West Africa correspondent

The New York Times has promoted Elian Peltier to the post of West Africa correspondent. He will be based in Dakar. Previously, he was a breaking news reporter. Peltier has also worked as a reporter at The Times, and was a freelance reporter, Paris bureau. He was also a VR journalist at TARGO in France […]

Bloomberg hires Shukla as crypto market reporter

Sidhartha Shukla has joined Bloomberg as a crypto market reporter, based in Mumbai. He was previously a senior staff writer at ET Prime in Mumbai. He has also worked in Mumbai as a staff writer at The Ken, a subscriber-only business journalism product, and as a copy editor at moneycontrol.com. Shukla graduated from St. Xavier’s […]

Insider names Srivastava as international exec editor of biz news

Matt Turner, editor in chief of Insider’s business news division, sent out the following on Monday: I’m happy to announce we’re adjusting Spriha Srivastava’s job title to reflect her expanded oversight of our global bureaus: She’ll now be the International Executive Editor for the Business division. Under Spriha’s leadership, our UK newsroom has rocketed, growing […]

Tamma to cover the macroeconomic and finance for Politico Europe

Paola Tamma is taking over the macroeconomic and finance beat at Politico Europe. She has recently been covering EU policy, focusing on industry and the economy. Before that, she reported on energy and climate. Before joining Politico, Tamma was a trainee reporter and translator at EURACTIV. She has also worked freelance and has trained as […]

Bloomberg appoints Koc its Amsterdam bureau chief

Cagan Koc is now heading Bloomberg’s Netherlands coverage as the bureau chief in Amsterdam. Previously, he was a government and economy reporter and before that, held the post of breaking news editor. Koc joined Bloomberg in 2016. Previously, he has also edited for The Wall Street Journal. Koc graduated from Middlebury College.

Bloomberg EIC Micklethwait’s note to staff on Russia

Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait sent the following note to Bloomberg editorial and research staff on Friday. To All in Editorial & Research, Now that Vladimir Putin has signed Russia’s new restrictions on the media, we have with great regret decided to temporarily suspend our news gathering inside Russia. The change to the criminal code, which […]