Lipschutz named deputy editor in chief of WSJ, Dow Jones Newswires
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Matt Murray sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Colleagues: I am delighted to announce that Neal Lipschutz is assuming the role of Deputy Editor in Chief for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires. As deputy, Neal will work closely with me and the entire senior team on the […]
Quartz tech reporter Stolzoff leaves for design firm
Quartz tech reporter Simone Stolzoff has left the company and is now working for IDEO, a design company, as a writer and designer. Stolzoff, who is based in San Francisco, was covering tech’s influence on work and jobs. He also covered automation, tech ethics, and Silicon Valley culture. He graduated from Stanford University with a […]
Farivar hired by NBC News as investigative tech reporter
Cyrus Farivar has been hired by NBC News as an investigative tech reporter. Farivar is currently a senior tech policy reporter at Ars Technica, and is also an author and radio producer. His second book, “Habeas Data,” about the legal cases over the last 50 years that have had an outsized impact on surveillance and […]
Washington Post hires business of food reporter
Washington Post business editor David Cho, deputy business editor Zachary Goldfarb and economics and policy editor Suzanne Goldenberg sent out the following announcement: We are thrilled to announce that Laura Reiley is joining The Washington Post as a reporter covering the business of food. Laura is ideally suited for a position that allows her to […]
Crain’s New York names Curtin its new publisher
Tom Curtin, a veteran of New York business journalism, has been named publisher of Crain’s New York Business. A story on its website states, “His appointment, effective today, was announced by Mary Kramer, group publisher at Crain Communications. ‘New York deserves a visible leader,’ Kramer said, ‘someone who can leverage the talent and strengths across […]
Huff Post lays off biz reporter Goldberg
Eleanor Goldberg, a business reporter at The Huffington Post, was among the staffers laid off on Thursday. Goldberg had been with the website since July 2011. Her beat was poverty and inequality. She previously worked at Patch.com and the Religion News Service. Goldberg holds a bachelor’s degree from New York University and a master’s degree […]
WSJ hires AP reporter Horwitz to cover Facebook
The Wall Street Journal has hired Associated Press reporter Jeff Horwitz to cover Facebook. He will be based in San Francisco and will start at the end of next month. Horwitz was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow at Columbia University in 2013-14 and a graduate of the M.A. program at Columbia Journalism School. He has been at the AP […]
Morning Consult’s Sabin moving to new beat
Morning Consult brands reporter Sam Sabin is moving to a new beat. Sabin is now covering tech policy. She will author the Morning Consult Tech morning and afternoon newsletters, along with taking on the tech policy beat and reporting on anything tech- and telecom-related in Washington. Sabin previously covered national media/marketing/tech news and writing the Morning Consult Brands […]
Bloomberg hires McClatchy’s Benjaminson to run tax team in DC
Bloomberg News Washington bureau chief Craig Gordon sent out the following announcement on Thursday: We have some promotions we’re highlighting: Wendy Benjaminson, Managing Editor of the Washington bureau of McClatchy, will join Bloomberg to be Tax Team Leader in the Washington bureau. Wendy formerly served as acting Washington bureau chief and in other roles for […]
Washington Post hires Bloomberg’s Olorunnipa
Washington Post national editor Steven Ginsberg, deputy national editor Lori Montgomery and senior politics editor Peter Wallsten sent out the following announcement: We are very excited to announce that Toluse “Tolu” Olorunnipa is joining The Washington Post — initially on our White House team before transitioning later this year to become a full-time campaign reporter […]
