Herald-Leader biz reporter Hansen among the layoffs
Lexington Herald-Leader business reporter Piper Hansen is among the McClatchy layoffs on Thursday. Her last day is Sept. 25. She joined the paper in 2025 to cover business and economic development. “I was given the opportunity to build the beat back from the ashes and did so with a great deal of help from amazing colleagues, intrepid community […]
AP’s Sweet adds IRS, tax policy to coverage
Associated Press business reporter Ken Sweet has added the Internal Revenue Service and tax policy to his beat. He will continue to cover banking. Sweet writes about the nation’s biggest banks, their regulators and how financial services impact Americans. “The IRS is a substantial part of the federal government and one of the few agencies that Americans must […]
Allocca departing The Daily Upside for Fidelity
The Daily Upside executive editor Sean Allocca is departing to join Fidelity Investments as director of active investor viewpoints. He will start next week. The Daily Upside covers business, finance and economics. He was the editor-in-chief of ETF.com where he was responsible for development and execution of the editorial and commercial strategy. He also served as deputy […]
Bloomberg hires Chmielewski for LA bureau
Bloomberg News managing editor Sarah McGregor and managing editor for media and entertainment Lucas Shaw sent out the following on Thursday: We’re pleased to welcome Dawn Chmielewski as a new editor in Los Angeles starting on Sept. 21. Dawn will work primarily with the entertainment, media and telecom team run by Lucas Shaw, but also as […]
Tech journalist Heath becoming VC partner
Technology journalist Alex Heath venture capital firm Sound Ventures as a partner, reports Eric Newcomer. Newcomer reports, “He’s signing on to the Los Angeles-based firm as it’s targeting a $300 million fifth fund with an expected first close this month. “‘I am hanging up my capital J journalist hat,’ Heath told me in a conversation Wednesday. ‘That’s […]
BINJE hires Sherman as managing editor
New Jersey business news publication BINJE as hired former Bloomberg News senior editor Stacie Sherman as managing editor. A story on its website states, “Sherman will serve as both a reporter and editor at BINJE, joining Bergeron and Linda Lindner on a small but mighty editorial staff that has become the go-to source for New Jersey business […]
FT hires Saliba as podcast producer
The Financial Times has hired Michael Saliba as a podcast producer. He has been a producer for Channel 4 in London for more than three years. Saliba previously worked at ITV News and Channel 5 as a producer. He holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from the University of Sheffield.
Crain’s hires Lawler from Free Press for Forum coverage
Crain’s has hired a journalist with extensive public policy experience to oversee its Forum coverage in Michigan and Ohio. A Crain’s Detroit story states, “Emily Lawler has been named the Forum and Policy Editor for Crain’s Detroit Business, Crain’s Grand Rapids Business and Crain’s Cleveland Business. “Lawler joins Crain’s from the Detroit Free Press where […]
Dow Jones hires head of brand and experiences
Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following: Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Vincent Bahk is joining Dow Jones as Head of Brand and Experiences. His first day is today. In this new role, Vincent will lead our enterprise brand strategy and oversee Dow Jones-branded events […]
Inman hires Blatter as editor in chief
Real estate news site Inman has named veteran journalist Lucy Cohen Blatter as its new editor-in-chief. Christy Murdock of Inman reports, “Cohen Blatter will bring her 15 years of experience covering residential real estate, business and luxury markets to the oversight of Inman’s newsroom, subscription editorial products and Inman Connect programming. “Cohen Blatter comes to Inman from Dow Jones, where […]
