Stargardter moves to Paris for Reuters
Reuters correspondent Gabriel Stargardter has moved to Paris to become deputy bureau chief and chief correspondent for France. He previously was in Brazil for six years and also worked for Reuters in Mexico. Stargardter was also a freelancer for The Wire and The Observer, among other places. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of […]
Tamo becomes Bloomberg’s Middle East deputy team leader
Bloomberg News has tapped Omar Tamo to be deputy team leader for breaking news in the Middle East. He will be moving to Dubai. He has been a breaking news editor in the Middle East based in Abu Dhabi covering mainly financial news for the past two years. Tamo was previously business writer at Forbes Middle East, […]
Dow Jones CEO Latour: Gershkovich talks “a very intense effort”
Ryan Lizza of Politico spoke with Dow Jones & Co. CEO Almar Latour about its efforts to free imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Here is an excerpt: What is the current status of the U.S. government’s efforts to bring Evan home and how has this played out over the past year? Without speaking for the administration […]
How the WSJ is keeping Gershkovich in the news
Sarah Scire of Nieman Lab writes about how The Wall Street Journal’s strategy is keeping jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich in the news. Scire writes, “Gráinne McCarthy, chief digital editor, international for the Journal, is part of the team working to free Gershkovich. She talked about the strategy behind what the Journal calls its ‘activations’ for Gershkovich from the […]
WSJ’s Tucker: Gershkovich shows importance of free press
CNN’s Oliver Darcy interviewed Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker and jailed Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Darcy writes, “‘What people can do is keep Evan front of mind because that keeps the pressure up on the governments involved, that this is a situation that is completely outrageous and needs to be resolved,’ Tucker told me. “‘But the other […]
Read-a-thon recognizes one year in jail for WSJ’s Gershkovich
Ted Johnson of Deadline Hollywood writes about the read-a-thon held to recognize the one-year anniversary of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich being held in Russia. Johnson, writes, “To mark the anniversary, the Journal held a 24-hour Read-A-Thon, with reporters and colleagues doing a public reading of his reporting. Among those who participated were CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell, NBC […]
Why Evan Gershkovich’s case is so important
Danielle Gershkovich, sister of jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, writes about her brother for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Gershkovich writes, “Evan was just doing his job as a reporter. It was his dream job, and he was accredited by the Russian foreign ministry to do it. I think of him now, sitting in Lefortovo prison […]
The Verge tech reporter Porter is departing
Jon Porter, a tech reporter for The Verge in London, is leaving after five years. Part of The Verge’s UK-based team, his primary focuses are European consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and video games. Porter started his career covering audio and TV equipment for TechRadar and has also written for Gizmodo UK, […]
WSJ’s Gershkovich has detention extended until June 30
Wall Street Journal publisher Almar Latour and editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Tuesday: Dear all, Our colleague Evan Gershkovich appeared in the Moscow City Court today for another pre-trial hearing, where his detention was once again upheld, this time until at least June 30 – ensuring Evan remains in a Russian prison well past […]
Reuters reporter do Rosario departs for new opportunity
Reuters reporter Jorgelina do Rosario is leaving the news service for a new opportunity. She has been an emerging markets correspondent in London for the last two years. She joined from Bloomberg News in Buenos Aires, where she was an editor and reporter. Before that, she was an economics editor at Infobae, a news website in Argentina that […]
