Zipkin hired by CNBC as editor on Acorns collaboration

Nina Zipkin has been hired by CNBC to be an editor on its Acorns Grow personal finance collaboration. She started on Monday. Zipkin previously spent more than five years at Entrepreneur magazine, where she worked as a staff writer. She wrote news and features covering leadership, business and tech, with a focus on underrepresented entrepreneurs, […]

Law360 hires Glover to cover taxes

Law360 has hired Asha Glover to cover state and local taxes. She started on Monday. Glover has been one of Tax Notes Today Federal’s Capitol Hill reporters. She specifically reported on government spending, campaigns, and general federal tax policy. Before joining Tax Analysts, Glover worked at Morning Consult, where she covered federal energy policy and the oil, […]

Two reporters joining WSJ investigations team

Wall Street Journal investigations editor Michael Siconolfi sent out the following announcement on Monday: We are delighted to announce that Joe Palazzolo and Shalini Ramachandran, two of the Journal’s top reporters, are joining our Investigations team. Joe and Shalini are well-known throughout this newsroom for their high-profile pieces, sourcing skills and ambition. We’re greatly looking […]

The Information hires Dugan to cover Wall Street

Tech news site The Information has hired New York Post reporter Kevin Dugan to cover Wall Street, regulation and Silicon Valley. This will be his last week at the Post. Dugan has been at the Post since April 2014. He has written about corporate c-suites, boards, credit and equity derivatives, bonds, pensions, asset management, white […]

Thomson Reuters begins search for new CEO

Thomson Reuters has begun the search for a chief executive to succeed Jim Smith, who has led the professional information group since 2012, reports the Financial Times. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Anna Nicolau and Alex Barker report, “Four people with knowledge of the succession process said the Canadian company’s board had appointed Spencer Stuart, the search firm, to draw up a […]

Drange departs The Information for new project

The Information reporter Matt Drange is leaving the tech news site for a new position. On Twitter, Drange wrote, “Grateful for the opportunity to be part of a special team, proving digital subscriptions have staying power with some of the most loyal subscribers around.” Drange joined the investigative unit of The Information in March 2018. […]

Reuters hires Griffin to report from Colombia

Reuters has hired Dow Jones reporter Oliver Griffin to report from Colombia. He will start next month. Griffin is a mining and energy reporter for Dow Jones in Barcelona. Before that, he covered stories as a freelancer in Latin America and South America, including Pablo Escobar’s rampaging hippos and free speech in Honduras. His stories […]

Ohio paper names new business reporter

Katie Ellington is the new business and economic development reporter at the Richland Source in Mansfield, Ohio. Ellington writes, “At 16, I began working as a freelance journalist for my hometown newspaper in Bellville. During my two years there, I interviewed a clan of cloggers, a military intelligence officer and a family fighting childhood cancer […]

Bloomberg Law hires Lauinger for employment/labor team

Bloomberg Law has hired Politico editor John Lauinger to be a senior editor on the labor and employment team. He will start his new job later this month. Lauinger has been at Politico since April 2016. He was senior night editor for Politico Pro during the 2016 campaign, editing across policy verticals and anchoring the […]

Reuters hires Politico’s Hesson to cover immigration in DC

Reuters has hired Politico reporter Ted Hesson to cover immigration from its Washington bureau. He will start next week. “I’m looking forward to collaborating with their stellar team of journalists in D.C., the U.S. and around the world,” wrote Hesson on Twitter. Hesson has been with Politico since October 2016, covering employment and immigration. He […]