Bloomberg seeks a Canada data economics editor in Ottawa
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Saacks rejoins Business Insider to cover hedge funds
Business reporter Bradley Saacks is rejoining Business Insider to cover hedge funds from its London office. He most recently had been covering that beat for Semafor. He left Business Insider in 2022. Before Business Insider, he spent the two years and three months at Ignites, the Financial Times’ mutual fund news branch, where he reported on sales, distribution and marketing […]
WSJ cuts staff in Hong Kong bureau
The Wall Street Journal laid off staff in its Hong Kong bureau, and three company insiders said they were bracing for more cuts in the newsroom, reports Lucia Moses of Business Insider. Moses reports, “The insider speculation about potential further cuts centered on the London office and the standards and ethics team, a dedicated unit that ensures […]
Igunza joins AP as East Africa reporter
The Associated Press has hired Emmanuel Igunza as an East Africa reporter. Igunza has spent more than a decade at the BBC, where he first worked as a foreign correspondent and then as a senior journalist reporter. He was a writer at The Institute of War and Peace Reporting in London. He also worked in […]
Veteran journalist Swain leaves CBC after 33 years
Diana Swain, managing editor for investigative journalism at CBC News, announced her departure on X/Twitter: “Drumroll time! After 33 years, this week marks my last at CBC News. It’s been a fantastic 3 decades reporting from all over Canada and the world, anchoring the news, and leading our incomparable investigative teams. Now, I’m ready for […]
Canada’s Bell Media appoints Cohan president
The following excerpt was sent out from The Hollywood Reporter: Veteran TV executive Sean Cohan is set to lead Bell Media in Canada. His hire was announced on Wednesday and follows 15 years spent at A+E Networks, including as president of international and digital media, and a stint as chief growth officer and president at global measurement and data […]
Veteran BBC journalist Witchell retires after four-plus decades
The following excerpt was sent out from BBC News: The BBC’s royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell is to retire after nearly five decades with the corporation. Witchell, who joined the broadcaster as a trainee in 1976, has covered the Royal Family for the last 25 years. He reported on the deaths of Queen Elizabeth II and Diana, Princess of […]
New Statesman promotes Dawood to senior associate editor
Sarah Dawood, special projects writer at The New Statesman, has been appointed senior associate editor of “Spotlight,” the New Statesman’s policy report supplement. In her new role, Dawood will focus on health policy. Previously, she worked as a copy writer and content creator, and digital communications officer/channels and communities at The Department for Culture, Media […]
Kane swaps Mirror for Express.co.uk
Express.co.uk has tapped Hannah Kane to serve as deputy news editor. She joins from The Mirror, where she served as an assistant news editor. Previously, Kane was at Reach plc, where she held the posts of content editor, digital editor and then acting editor of MyLondon. She also worked as a multimedia journalist at Essex […]
Sraders swaps Fortune for FT-backed Sifted
Anne Sraders will join Financial Times’ Sifted to cover European startups and venture capital. She will also write Sifted’s flagship newsletter. Since April 2022, Sraders has been a senior writer at Fortune, where she joined in June 2019 as an intern. She then took on the post of reporter. She interned at Dow Jones and […]
