Silicon Valley Biz Journal hires Goldfisher as digital ME
The Silicon Valley Business Journal has hired Alastair Goldfisher to be its digital managing editor. He will help lead digital coverage and work closely with reporters to expand reporting on Silicon Valley, including coverage of technology, venture capital, startups and artificial intelligence. Goldfisher has been a freelance journalist and podcast host. He previously served as an editor […]
NY Times hires Steussy as assistant editor in LA
The New York Times has hired Lauren Steussy as an assistant editor in the Los Angeles bureau. She previously was a senior editor at Business Insider, which she joined in March 2022. Steussy previously was at the New York Post as a features reporter and an associate features editor. She also worked at the Staten Island Advance and the Orange County […]
Hassan departs WSJ for NY Times
Mohamed Hassan, a platform editor at The Wall Street Journal, has been hired as a staff editor at The New York Times. He curated the home pages at The Journal, where he also wrote alerts, collaborated with visual editors and contributed to workflow improvements. Before that he was a home page editor at The New […]
CNBC senior health care reporter Coombs is retiring
Bertha Coombs, senior health care reporter at CNBC, is retiring. She has been covering health care services and policy, as well as financial markets and business news stories throughout the business day. Her health care coverage at CNBC has ranged from covering the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the evolution of health care technology […]
Columbus Biz First promotes Bush to digital editor
Columbus Business First reporter John Bush has been promoted to digital editor. He has been covering real estate since August 2022 and previously was at sister publication Dayton Business Journal. Bush has been with the Dayton paper since September 2017 and has been a senior staff reporter since October 2019. He previously worked at the Lima […]
Axios names Berkowitz head of news
Ben Berkowitz has been promoted to head of news at Axios. In this role, he will manage the daily essential newsletter (Axios AM, PM, Finish Line), newsdesk, and audience teams. He has been managing editor of business and markets. Berkowitz oversaw all of Axios’ business and markets coverage and products, including newsletters such as Axios Pro […]
NY Times hires Bloomberg’s Bhasin to cover retail
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following to the staff: We are thrilled to announce that Kim Bhasin is joining Business as a retail correspondent. Kim joins us from Bloomberg, where he spent the last decade reporting for Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek magazine in New York. He covered luxury brands, sportswear companies […]
Bloomberg hires Torrence to cover VCs and startups
Bloomberg News has hired Business Insider reporter Rebecca Torrence to cover venture capital firms and startup companies. She will start in January, Torrence has been covering VCs for Business Insider. She also covered digital health. Torrence previously covered health care technologies and the businesses innovating at Fierce Healthcare, following a range of issues from cybersecurity and artificial […]
Dow Jones hires Havens as chief growth officer
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com, has hired M. Scott Havens as its chief growth officer, reports Mark Stenberg of Adweek. He will start in January. He most recently was at the New York Mets as president of business operations. Before that, he was CEO of Bloomberg Media. Havens joined Bloomberg Media in […]
Bloomberg reporter Meier’s beat expands to sportswear
Bloomberg News reporter Lily Meier has expanded her beat to include sportswear companies such as Nike, Lululemon, Under Armour and Dick’s Sporting Goods. She has been at Bloomberg for nearly two years and previously covered breaking business news at The Messenger. Meier has been covering specialty retailers, chronicling how Gap, Abercrombie and other brands we used to […]
