Bloomberg BNA’s Tuck leaving for McClatchy job

Ryan Tuck, the deputy news director of state and international tax coverage at Bloomberg BNA, is leaving the news organization next month for a job at McClatchy. His last day at Bloomberg BNA is Oct. 5. Tuck is becoming a product manager for news strategy at McClatchy later in October. He will be working with journalists […]

Dow Jones Media hires head of strategic initiatives

Brad Westbrook has been hired as head of strategic initiatives for Dow Jones Media Group. In this newly created position, Westbrook will oversee business development and new commercial alliances for Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global and Financial News. Prior to joining Dow Jones Media Group, Westbrook was vice president of sales and strategy at Seeking Alpha […]

Bloomberg TV markets reporter Hyman has left

Julie Hyman, a reporter for Bloomberg Television for the past 17 years, has left the organization. Her last day was today. Her new job has not yet been disclosed. “Indeed, it was time. It’s been an amazing journey at Bloomberg, I love and respect my colleagues. They saw me through big news personal and professional,” […]

MLex hires CQ Roll Call’s Ota to cover taxes

MLex’s US Tax Watch has added longtime Washington journalist Alan K. Ota as a reporter covering taxes and the Internal Revenue Service. Ota joins MLex US Tax Watch from CQ Roll Call, where he gained extensive experience over two decades covering Congress and federal agencies, including the IRS. He has been at CQ Roll Call […]

WSJ names deputy banking editor, makes other changes to finance team

Wall Street Journal financial editor Charles Forelle sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Hi all, I’m thrilled to announce new faces and new jobs on the Finance team. Christina Rexrode is named deputy banking editor. As deputy, Christina will help steer the team’s coverage, edit its stories and continue to write on banking. Christina […]

Passman named editor of Credit Union Journal

Aaron Passman has been named editor of Credit Union Journal, succeeding Lisa Freeman, who spent more than 20 years with CU Journal, including serving since 2014 as editor in chief. A story on its website states, “‘It’s an understatement to say that I’ve got some big shoes to fill,’ said Passman, who spent nearly five […]

Kirkpatrick to oversee special investigations, enterprise at Consumer Reports

Christopher Kirkpatrick, deputy director of content development at Consumer Reports, has been promoted to oversee special investigations and enterprise at the magazine. He replaces Sandy Keenan, who left to become an executive vice president at Rubenstein public relations. In addition, Joel Keehn has been named deputy of special investigations. He previously had been senior editor […]

LRN Corp hires former WSJ reporter DiPietro

Wall Street Journal reporter Ben DiPietro, who left the paper last month, has been hired by ethics and compliance firm LRN Corp. DiPietro will contribute to the company’s ongoing thought leadership and pioneering work with corporations. He served as a lead writer and editor at The Journal’s Risk and Compliance Journal, Crisis of the Week, […]

WSJ’s Sindreu becomes “Heard on the Street” writer

Wall Street Journal reporter Jon Sindreu has become a writer for the paper’s “Heard on the Street” column. He will still write primarily about markets and economics. For the past two years, Sindreu has been a reporter covering global financial markets, with a special focus on central banks and money markets.. He previously served at […]

Dallas Morning News biz reporter Cowan hired by NY Times

Jill Cowan, who has covered the Texas economy for the Dallas Morning News since February 2016, has been hired by The New York Times to to cover California. Morning News business editor Paul O’Donnell sent out the following announcement on Monday: All, We’re saddened to report that Jill Cowan will be leaving us in November […]