How Leung became the Boston Globe biz columnist

Shirley Leung, the Boston Globe business columnist who is becoming the paper’s interim editorial page editor, writes about how she got the business columnist position. Leung writes, “I never aspired to be a columnist, but in 2012, newly minted Globe editor Brian McGrory made hiring another business columnist one of his top priorities. Having been […]

WSJ energy reporter Ailworth becoming Midwest correspondent

Erin Ailworth, an energy reporter for The Wall Street Journal, is becoming a Midwest correspondent for the paper. She will also cover natural disasters and will be based in Chicago. Ailworth has been with The Journal since August 2014 in Houston covering renewable energy, and she previously covered independent U.S. oil and gas producers focused on drilling […]

How Blumenstein thrived at the WSJ and in her career

Leah Fessler of Quartz interviewed New York Times deputy managing editor Rebecca Blumenstein about her career, particularly her 22 years at The Wall Street Journal. Fessler writes, “Despite the cultural and economic forces that favor men, Blumenstein said the Journal was particularly good at promoting and mentoring women. Two of her promotions occurred when she was on maternity leave, she […]

Denver Biz Journal publisher is promoted within ACBJ

Pete Casillas, publisher of the Denver Business Journal, will be expanding his geographic oversight within parent company American City Business Journals to include multiple other markets along with Denver. Rebecca Troyer of the Business Journal writes, “The new position, vice president of local markets, becomes effective Sept. 15. Casillas and the company are beginning the search […]

Reuters reporter Wise is leaving

Alana Wise, an airlines reporter at Reuters, is leaving the news organization. Wise is joining WAMU 88.5 in Washington as a reporter on the guns and America team. She has been at Reuters since June 2015 and originally covered the 2016 presidential election. Wise also worked on the retail and restaurants beat for Reuters. She […]

Triad Biz Journal hires Joyce to cover health care and tech

John Joyce has been hired by the Triad Business Journal in Greensboro, North Carolina, to cover health care, innovation and technology. He previously worked at the Goldsboro News-Argus in North Carolina, where he was first the copy editor and then the editor in chief. Joyce also worked as a reporter for the York Dispatch in Pennsylvania […]

Politico names global editor to explore new coverage areas, new publications

Politico editor in chief John Harris and CEO Patrick Steel sent out the following announcement on Friday: Team, Patrick and I have an exciting leadership announcement this morning—a move that reflects big ambitions for the publication in the weeks and months ahead. We are creating a new position in our editorial leadership designed to capitalize on the enormous […]

WSJ reporter Chen to take on work and work culture beat

Te-Ping Chen, a correspondent for The Wall Street Journal in Beijing, is moving to the United States to become the paper’s work and work culture reporter. In Beijing, she writes about politics and society. Chen has been with The Journal since 2012, first in Hong Kong for two years and then in Beijing for the […]

Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal hires Wittenberg to cover real estate

Alex Wittenberg has been hired by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal to cover residential real estate, homebuilding, manufacturing, advertising and PR firms, and diversity in business. A story on its website states, “He’s a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science. While at the U, he was online […]

Kiplinger hires Pedersen as reporter/researcher

Branden Pedersen has been hired by Kiplinger Personal Finance as a writer and a fact checker. He starts on Sept. 10. Pedersen spent the summer working as a reporter at BusinessDen.com, which covers business news in Colorado, as a Dow Jones News fund intern. He graduated from DePaul University in Chicago with a degree in journalism […]