Shannon Pettypiece joins NBC News Digital

NBC News Digital has hired Shannon Pettypiece as a senior White House reporter. NBC News Digital includes respected brands such as NBCNews.com, tv.msnbc.com, TODAY.com, iVIllage, Breaking News, theGrio.com, NBCLatino.com and NBCPolitics.com. Pettypiece previously worked at Bloomberg for 13 years, focusing specifically on the economy and health care. Her most recent position was as a White […]

S&P Global welcomes Katie Arcieri as e-commerce reporter

S&P Global has hired Katie Arcieri as its new e-commerce reporter, where she will cover breaking news and major E-commerce developments and trends. Arcieri previously worked at The Washington Business Journal, where she covered economic development and commercial real estate in the Washington, D.C. area. Prior to The Washington Business Journal, Arcieri worked for more […]

Bloomberg hires Fioretti from Reuters

Julia Fioretti has recently joined Bloomberg to cover equity capital markets in Asia. She was previously with Reuters, as Asia capital markets correspondent. Fioretti, who spent nearly six years at Reuters, earned her BSc degree with honours at the University of Bath in politics and international relations. She will continue to be based in Hong […]

Kirsh, president of media at ALM, leaving company

Jay Kirsch president of media at ALM Media, which publishers business and legal publications, is leaving the organization. Kirsch had been with the company since October 2016. On Twitter, Kirsch wrote, “Proud of the team that transitioned some amazing brands to digital business models. Time for the next challenge.” ALM’s publications include The American Lawyer, the […]

NY Times deputy biz editor to become its Asia editor

Michael Slackman, the international editor at the New York Times, sent out the following announcement: The Asia editor for The New York Times is one of the biggest jobs here, overseeing some of our most important stories over an enormous swath of the planet. So with Phil Pan moving on to his next assignment (to […]

NBC News NOW hires Morris as anchor and host

Alison Morris is the new anchor and host for NBC News NOW, the online streaming network from NBC News, the network said today. In a staff email this afternoon, Janelle Rodriguez, SVP of editorial for NBC News and MSNBC and the executive-in-charge of NBC News NOW, wrote: Alison comes to NBC from FOX 5 in […]

City A.M. staffs up, adds Menin as reporter

City A.M. (UK) has hired Anna Menin as a reporter to cover private equity, investments, and regulation. Menin, who began her role on Saturday, previously held reporting internships with The Times and the Guardian, both in London. She earned her master’s degree in newspaper journalism from City, University of London and her bachelor’s degree from […]

Tax Notes appoints Jones to audience engagement editor

Tax Notes has appointed Paige Jones as audience engagement editor. Jones had previously worked as a state tax reporter for the outlet. Jones was previously a business and biotechnology reporter at Frederick News-Post in Frederick, Md. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and international relations from American University. Tax Notes provides daily news, analysis, […]

Seattle Times real estate reporter Rosenberg resigns

Seattle Times real estate reporter Mike Rosenberg resigned earlier this month, reports Rich Smith of The Stranger. Smith reports, “Rosenberg’s resignation comes a little over a month after journalist Talia Jane accused him of sending inappropriate messages via Twitter. “When the paper was made aware of the sexual harassment allegation, the Times suspended Rosenberg and launched an internal investigation. The Times […]

Longtime biz reporter Merrion retires from MLex

Longtime Washington business reporter Paul Merrion has retired from MLEx. His last day was Friday. He joined MLex in 2017. Merrion was reporter and co-founder of MLex US Tax Watch, an online Lexis Nexis publication that covers tax administration. He previously was Washington bureau chief at Crain’s Chicago Business from 1978 from day one to 2015, […]