FT hires Lakshmi as Jakarta correspondent
The Financial Times has hired Anantha Lakshmi as its Jakarta correspondent. She previously was Reuters bureau chief of Malaysia and Brunei after moving to Kuala Lumpur as deputy bureau chief in 2016. Lakshmi distinguished herself in reporting on everything from the assassination of Kim Jong Nam to investigations of migrant deaths in detention and the […]
Sifted hires Matsuda to report on fintech in Europe
Sifted has hired Tom Matsuda to cover financial technology in Europe. He has been at Digital Frontier, a new publication focused on business, finance and culture. Recently, he freelanced for Al Jazeera, FT’s Sifted, The Block and The Japan Times. Matsuda also worked as a deals reporter and deals newsletter writer at The Block. He interned at Sifted. Matsuda […]
Hodson named Americas editor at The Economist
Hal Hodson has been named Americas editor at The Economist, overseeing coverage of Canada and Latin America. He currently is a special projects writer, based in London. He joined the publication in 2016 as science and technology correspondent, writing about face recognition, tigers and the brain. In 2018 he was named Britain’s best science writer. In […]
Bloomberg hires Barbaglia as M&A reporter in London
Bloomberg News has hired Pamela Barbaglia to cover mergers and acquisitions in France and the Benelux region. She is based in London. Barbaglia previously was with Reuters Breakingviews as a columnist for the past year. Previously, Barbaglia worked as a senior correspondent covering European mergers and acquisitions, chief correspondent for EMEA deals and M&A editor for EMEA since […]
Senior reporter Lai among the Engadget layoffs
Senior reporter Richard Lai was among the Engadget layoffs this week. Lai joined Engadget in October 2009 and was the longest-serving writer on the site. Lai joined Engadget in London and was promoted to associate editor before moving back to Hong Kong in early 2011, where he became editor-in-chief of Engadget Chinese. He witnessed the recent boom […]
Digital Frontier hires Epstein as future of business editor
Digital Frontier, a new tech-focused publication launching later this month, has hired Sophia Epstein as its future of business editor. Before joining Digital Frontier, Epstein was a freelance journalist for four years. She also worked at Contagious as a staff writer. Epstein was also an intern at Wired’s UK operation. She holds a bachelor’s and […]
Quartz and Gizmodo to launch French, German editions
Business news site Quartz and tech news site Gizmodo, both owned by G/O Media, plan to launch French and German editions by the end of March. In 2023, G/O Media rolled out French, German and Spanish versions of Kotaku, a gaming news site, as well as Spanish versions of sports news site Deadspin and auto news site […]
Morris named Singapore deputy bureau chief for Business Insider
Business Insider senior correspondent Meghan Morris has been named Singapore deputy bureau chief for the news organization. She will move next month. Morris has primarily been writing investigative stories about the tech industry. She has also served as a senior reporter on the tech features desk and the finance desk. She has also covered tech […]
How exercise and family letters keep WSJ’s Gershkovich strong
Maya Rodriguez of Scripps News sat down with Danielle Gershkovich, sister of detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, as her brother’s detention by Russia approaches the one-year mark. Rodriguez writes, “‘But he jokes and calls me his little sister because he’s taller than me,’ she said with a laugh. ‘We’re so proud of Evan. He’s […]
Bloomberg hires Rea as associate editor
Bloomberg News has hired Alibhe Rea as an associate editor in London covering politics and finance. She has been the host of Politico’s “Westminster Insider” podcast. Prior to working for Politico, Rea was political correspondent for the New Statesman in London, covering Westminster politics. At the New Statesman, she was co-host of the New Statesman podcast, which […]
