LinkedIn hires Wired’s Hempel as senior editor at large
LinkedIn has hired Wired senior editor Jessi Hempel as a senior editor at large. On LinkedIn, Hempel writes that she will continue to “explore the set of ideas that has driven my reporting for the past 15 years — the way technology is upending our lives and shifting the way we live and work.” She […]
South Florida Biz Journal hires Portero as money reporter
The South Florida Business Journal has hired Ashley Portero as its money reporter. Emon Reiser of the Business Journal writes, “The Miami native will cover banking, personal wealth and finance; investments (including fraud); economic development; insurance; and the business of sports. “‘After a decade away, I’m excited about covering business news from my hometown,’ Portero said. ‘I look […]
“Marketplace” hires Bradford as a reporter
The “Marketplace” business radio show has hired Ben Bradford as a reporter. His first day was Monday. Bradford has been a state government reporter at Capital Public Radio in Sacramento for the past three years. Before entering journalism, he did stints as a bartender, actor, undersized bouncer, stuntman, viral marketer and press secretary to a member […]
WSJ video journalist Mirza hired by Washington Post
Washington Post editorial video director Micah Gelman, deputy video director Phoebe Connelly and video creative director Osman Malik sent out the following announcement on Monday: The Video department is excited to announce that Atthar Mirza, an animator and video journalist at The Wall Street Journal, will join The Post as a video graphics editor. Prior to […]
CNN Business hires Metz to cover tech
Tech reporter Rachel Metz is joining the new CNN Business as a senior writer covering tech. Metz will be based in San Francisco and will be covering artificial intelligence, virtual reality and augmented reality. She starts Oct. 22. She comes to CNN Business from MIT Technology Review, where she has been a senior editor for mobile covering […]
Houston Biz Journal associate editor Harms leaves for new publication
Natalie Harms, the associate editor of the Houston Business Journal, has left the American City Business Journals paper. Harms is now the editor of InnovationMap.com, which is launching this month and will cover innovation — tech, startups, energy, etc. — in Houston. She had been with the Business Journal since February 2015, where she was in […]
CNBC’s “Squawk Box” is getting a new executive producer
CNBC has named Max Meyers executive producer of “Squawk Box,” effective Oct. 23, reports A.J. Katz of TVNewser.com. Katz writes, “Meyers had been executive producer of Fast Money for the past three years, and will now oversee the network’s signature program. “Longtime Squawk Box senior ep Matthew Quayle is taking on a new role at the network: Senior executive producer of […]
San Diego loses its most prominent business journalist
Don Bauder, longtime business journalist for the San Diego Union-Tribune and the San Diego Reader, is retiring at the age of 82. Ken Stone of the Times of San Diego writes, “His former colleagues at The San Diego Union-Tribune are unanimous in praise of his San Diego career, starting as a $18,000-a-year business editor in 1973. […]
Irizarry hired by MandateWire
Ana Irizarry has joined MandateWire, an institutional investment newswire service owned by the Financial Times, as a reporter. Irizarry joined MandateWire on Wednesday and will cover public and corporate pension funds, and institutional investment in the South America region. Prior to joining MandateWire, Ana was a reporting fellow at Lancaster Online in Pennsylvania, which she […]
CIO Journal reporter Norton leaves WSJ
Steven Norton, who has been a reporter for the CIO Journal at The Wall Street Journal for the past four years, has left the newspaper. Norton’s last day was on Wednesday. On Monday, he joins Metis Strategy, a strategy and management consulting firm based in Washington, as co-head of executive networks, research and media. “The […]
