How Andy Serwer got into biz journalism in B-school
Andy Serwer, the editor in chief of Yahoo Finance, talked with the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University about how he got attracted to business journalism while studying there for his MBA. A story on its website states, “‘The thing that I liked best was reading the Wall Street Journal, on the steps of […]
Skift hires Chiu as assistant managing editor
Skift, which covers the travel, restaurant and wellness industries, has hired Faye Chiu as its assistant managing editor. Chiu has been at Conde Nast, where she was a senior manager in the lifestyle division since July 2017. She was also associate managing editor for Bon Appetit and Epicurious from January 2015 to June 2017. She […]
Journal Record in Oklahoma City adds two reporters
The Journal Record, a business newspaper in Oklahoma City, has added two reporters to its staff. A story on its website states, “Veteran journalist Steve Metzer has been named capitol reporter. Metzer, former reporter and city editor of The Lawton Constitution, is a 1986 graduate of Oklahoma State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree […]
Changes made in Bloomberg’s DC bureau
Bloomberg News has made some changes to its editorial staffing in its Washington bureau. Anna Edgerton becomes a deputy editor on the Congress team. She was previously a Congress reporter at Bloomberg. Edgerton has been with Bloomberg since January 2013 and previously worked at the Miami Herald. Justin Blum joins the White House desk. He […]
Van Wersch tapped as Asia chief editor for Dow Jones Newswires
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Matt Murray sent out the following announcement: I am pleased to announce that Jacques van Wersch will take on the newly created job of Asia Chief Editor for Dow Jones Newswires. Jacques will lead a broad revamp of our regional real-time news operation. We will count on him to work with […]
Chief people officer of Dow Jones to depart
William Lewis, the chief executive officer of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Dear Colleague, After many years of service, Mark Musgrave is stepping down as Chief People Officer. I want to take a moment to acknowledge the immense contribution […]
Fortune has hired a chief technology officer
Fortune took its latest step as an independent company with the hiring of Jonathan Rivers as chief technology officer. Rivers was most recently chief technology officer at 3Pillar Global, a product development services company, whose clients include National Geographic, PBS and Equinox. “Jonathan brings Fortune the knowledge and experience we need at this pivotal point in our 89-year […]
WSJ to create new newsroom departments, add three dozen new jobs
Wall Street Journal editor Matt Murray and editor of newsroom strategy Louise Story sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Over the past two years, we have remade the newsroom’s senior leadership team and our central editing structure, to focus our leadership and our workflows on growing our digital platforms while continuing to serve our […]
Tilak, Reuters’ M&A and corporate governance reporter in Canada, leaving to freelance
John Tilak, the Canadian M&A and corporate governance reporter for Reuters based in Toronto, is leaving the news organization to focus on freelancing. His last day is March 11. “In terms of next steps, I will focus on some freelance projects,” said Tilak in an email. “This would include writing, editing and providing media consulting […]
San Diego Biz Journal hires Marroquin as a reporter
The San Diego Business Journal has hired Mario Marroquin as a reporter. He will start in April. Marroquin is currently a contributing writer for Jersey Digs, writing about multifamily and residential commercial real estate developments and trends in New Jersey. He previously worked as a reporter for Latin Finance covering emerging market debt and loan […]
