Bloomberg reporter Maki to cover emerging markets
Bloomberg News reporter Sydney Maki is now covering Latin American emerging markets. Her beat is based in New York City. Maki has been with Bloomberg for the past year, first as an intern and then as a rotational reporter. She reported on the stock market, New York real estate, with an emphasis on Manhattan’s residential market, as […]
A’Vant named director of diversity programs for BridgeTower Media
BridgeTower Media, which operates business news publications such as NJBiz.com, has hired Kamilah A’Vant as its director of diversity programs. In this role, she will continue to build the organization’s diversity and inclusion events, content and overall strategy, as well as its Color Magazine brand. A’Vant will be a key part of BrigeTower’s diversity and […]
WSJ hires Ansari to cover U.S. news
The Wall Street Journal has hired Talal Ansari to cover U.S. news. Ansari has been at BuzzFeed since January 2015 as a national general assignment reporter with a daily beat focus on the Muslim American experience and proliferation of hate crimes in the U.S. He previously worked as a fact checker at The Nation. He […]
Dallas Biz Journal hires Gilkeson as lead designer
Dallas Business Journal editor Jeffrey Schnick sent out the following announcement: We’re thrilled to announce another addition to our newsroom with the hiring of Kylee Gilkeson as Lead Designer. A native of Northern Indiana and 2013 graduate of Ball State, Kylee has been the Lead Designer at the Tampa Bay Business Journal since June 2015. […]
Dallas Biz Journal hires Ayers as a digital reporter
Dallas Business Journal editor Jeffrey Schnick sent out the following announcement: We’re thrilled to announce that Rebecca Ayers will be joining our newsroom as our Digital Reporter. A graduate of the University of North Carolina’s journalism school, Rebecca is currently serving as an intern for GrepBeat, an online publication focusing on tech coverage, particularly startups, […]
Reuters reporter Torbati joins ProPublica
Reuters reporter Yeganeh Torbati has joined ProPublica, where she will be covering the federal government. She covered immigration for Reuters and joined its Washington bureau in 2015. From 2011 to 2013 she covered Iran’s politics, economy, foreign policy, and nuclear program for Reuters, through spot reports, features, analysis pieces, and award-winning investigations. Her coverage included Iran’s conflict […]
Globe and Mail energy reporter McCarthy taking buyout
Shawn McCarthy, the energy reporter at the Globe and Mail in Toronto, has accepted the paper’s buyout offer and will be leaving the paper at the end of the summer. He writes on various aspects of the international energy industry, from oil and gas production and refining, to the development of new technologies, to the […]
FT welcomes former SkyNews reporter
Bethan Staton, a reporter and producer for SkyNews, has joined the FT as a full-time reporter covering news surrounding public policy. At SkyNews, Staton reported on social affairs, including detention, Windrush and the gig economy. She has covered social movements, and the politics of Jordan, Israel and Palestine. She has worked with outlets including the […]
Bankrate reporter Smith hired by Forbes
Forbes has hired Bankrate reporter Kelly Anne Smith as a reporter covering personal finance. She starts at Forbes next week. At Bankrate, she has covered retirement, millennials and money management. Smith has been featured as an expert in CNBC, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, CBS News Radio and more. She has worked at Bankrate for the past year and […]
Bloomberg’s Rausch joins North Dakota paper to cover Native American issues
Bloomberg News reporter Natasha Rausch has joined The Forum in Fargo, North Dakota, to cover Native American issues. At Bloomberg, Rausch covered fintech and e-commerce stocks after working on the industrials, health care, corporate finance and insurance beats. Rausch writes, “For the past two years, I’ve lived in New York City, working as a business reporter for Bloomberg […]
