WSJ publisher, editor lambast Gershkovich ruling
Statement from Dow Jones CEO and Wall Street Journal publisher Almar Latour and Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker: “Evan Gershkovich is facing a false and baseless charge. Russia’s latest move toward a sham trial is, while expected, deeply disappointing and still no less outrageous. Evan has spent 441 days wrongfully detained in […]
Bloomberg hires Wong as loans and private credit editor in Hong Kong
Chien Mi Wong has been hired by Bloomberg News to be loans and private credit editor in Hong Kong. She will work with the China and Asia credit teams, and global colleagues, as the first point of contact to edit scoops and insight on syndicated loans, private lending and leveraged finance throughout Asia. Wong previously was […]
Russia sends case of WSJ’s Gershkovich to court
Russian prosecutors finalized the espionage indictment against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who will be tried in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, reports Ivan Nechepurenko of the New York Times. Nechepurenko writes, “The Russian authorities have suggested that they could be open to a prisoner swap for Mr. Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street […]
AFP names Lebouachera its global editor in chief
Mehdi Lebouachera has been named the next global editor-in-chief at news agency AFP, starting in November after the U.S. election, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt writes, “Lebouachera is currently AFP’s chief editor for the Asia-Pacific region, a job he took on in September 2021, overseeing 250 journalists in 26 countries. “He will replace Sophie Huet, […]
Bloomberg seeks a global investing editor in London
Bloomberg News is looking for an editor in London to cover the story of how large pools of capital are increasingly pushing into private markets, and the wealth created from the rise of alternative assets. You’ll be responsible for shaping coverage of some of the newsroom’s most high-profile stories, working with finance and wealth reporters […]
Bloomberg Opinion hires Thorbecke to cover Asia tech
Bloomberg Opinion has hired Catherine Thorbecke as a columnist covering Asia technology. She will be based in Tokyo. Thorbecke is currently a writer for CNN Business covering the wide-ranging impacts of technology and innovation on our society and culture. Thorbecke joined CNN after more than six years at ABC News, where she held various roles and most-recently […]
Financial Post hires Gowling as a reporter
The Financial Post in Canada has hired Jordan Gowling as a reporter. She will start later this month and be covering the Bank of Canada, Finance Canada and the economy. Gowling previously was a producer at CTV News. She also worked as a reporter for the Aylmer News in Canada. Gowling holds a bachelor’s degree from McGill […]
Bloomberg hires Yian as economy and government reporter
Bloomberg News has hired Lee Yian as an economy and government reporter in Taiwan. He will start next week. Yian is currently an investigative reporter for The Reporter Media Foundation in Taipei City. He previously worked for Initium Media. He started his career as an investigative journalist in 2018, mainly covering environmental and agricultural topics […]
SABEW Canada announces Best in Business finalists
The Canadian chapter of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing announced the finalists for its 10th annual Best in Business Awards competition, recognizing outstanding Canadian business reporting published and produced in 2023. This year, the BIB Canada Awards received close to 200 entries, just shy of the record number received last year. These […]
MLex hires Bertuzzi as senior AI correspondent
MLex managing editor for Europe Kait Bolongaro sent out the following on Monday: Hello folks, We are pleased to announce that Luca Bertuzzi has joined MLex as our Senior AI Correspondent in Brussels. Luca brings his expertise in covering digital policy and EU affairs after serving as an editor at Euractiv since April 2021. He has worked […]
