Maryland paper hires Riley to be business reporter
Erika Riley has been hired by the Frederick News Post in Maryland to be a business reporter. She started this week. Riley has been interning this summer for the newspaper in Lancaster, Pennsylvania as a features reporter. She wrote stories for all sections of features including books, living, and food. She also worked on a […]
Carlozo departs Bank Administration Institute
Lou Carlozo will be departing from Bank Administration Institute this Friday. He will be leaving his post of managing editor to start on his own adventures, according to his post on LinkedIn. Previously, he has also worked as an investment contributor at U.S. News & World Report. Carlozo is also the founder and CEO of […]
Reuters staffer Edwards set to leave
Sam Edwards will be leaving Reuters in Barcelona after serving as a stringer for more than three years. He will be moving on to Mexico City and freelancing, according to his Tweet. Previously, Edwards has worked as a freelance writer and as a reporter for the Pulitzer Center on crisis reporting. He has also served […]
Two new hires at The Logic, and a promotion
Martin Patriquin has been hired as The Logic’s first Quebec correspondent. Previously, Patriquin served as Quebec bureau chief for Maclean’s. additionally, his work has also appeared in notable outlets like The New York Times, The Guardian, Vice and BuzzFeed. Also, he is a multiple National Magazine Award nominee while winning silver earlier in 2019. “I’m […]
MJBizDaily editor in chief/president to become CEO
Chris Walsh, the founding editor and president of the Marijuana Business Daily, will become its CEO on Jan. 1, replacing co-founder Cassandra Farrington. Jeff Smith of MJBizDaily reports, “Walsh, a veteran business journalist with an MBA from Regis University in Denver, joined MJBizDaily ahead of the company’s launch to build the content strategy and brand. “Since early this […]
Bloomberg hires Business Insider’s Court for health team
Bloomberg News health and science team leader Drew Armstrong sent out the following announcement to the staff on Wednesday: Colleagues: I’m excited to announce that Emma Court will be joining Bloomberg News’s health team in New York. Emma comes to us from Business Insider, where as their senior health reporter she’s broken scoops and reported […]
Bell departing Portland Business Journal
Jon Bell, the commercial real estate reporter at the Portland Business Journal, is leaving the Oregon publication. His last day is Nov. 1. He has been at the American City Business Journals paper since March 2015. Bell is going to work for a communications firm in Portland called Gard Communications. Bell wrote approximately 500 stories […]
Bloomberg hires FundFire’s Akinnibi
Fola Akinnibi, a pensions reporter at FundFire, has been hired by Bloomberg News. FundFire is a Financial Times publication. Akinnibi has worked there since May 2017. He previously worked at Law360 from October 2014 to May 2017. Akinnibi is a University of Maryland graduate.
LA Times hires Bloomberg’s Sakoui to cover entertainment industry
The Los Angeles Times has hired Bloomberg News reporter Anousha Sakoui to cover the entertainment industry. She will start Nov. 1. She will take the lead on coverage of labor in Hollywood as well as financing in the industry. She joined Bloomberg News in 2014 to cover Hollywood and wrote about the business of film […]
Indianapolis Biz Journal hires new reporter, moves reporter to new beat
The Indianapolis Business Journal is moving reporter Sammi Quinn to a new beat covering Indianapolis city government and has hired Kurt Christian to cover Quinn’s beat, called North of 96th. Quinn grew up in Northwest Indiana and graduated from Franklin College in 2013, opting then to make central Indiana her home. She was a reporter […]
