WSJ reporter Tau moving to Justice Department and FBI beat

Wall Street Journal reporter Byron Tau is moving to a new beat — the Justice Department and the FBI — in the paper’s Washington bureau. Tau has been covering Congress and politics for the paper. Prior to joining the newspaper, Tau was a reporter at Politico from August 2011 to November 2014 where he covered the White […]

Crain’s Chicago hires Goldberg as health care reporter

Stephanie Goldberg has joined Crain’s Chicago Business as its new health care reporter, and her coverage will range from hospitals and physicians practices to health insurers and government regulators. A story on its website states, “Goldberg, 30, most recently was a marketing communications specialist for a division of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, based in Detroit. […]

Columbian hires business editor, business reporter

The Columbian newspaper in Vancouver, Washington, has hired a business editor and a business reporter, writes editor Craig Brown. Brown writes, “Our new business editor starts Monday. He’s Allan Brettman, a veteran journalist whom I’ve know casually for 30 years. I first worked with Allan in the late 1980s at The Daily News in Longview. After […]

SF Chronicle hires Business Insider’s Russell to cover tech

Business Insider senior tech reporter Melia Robinson Russell has been hired by the San Francisco Chronicle to cover people and companies in the tech industry. She starts on Sept. 17. “We are thrilled to have her join the Business team and share her keen story instincts with the San Francisco Chronicle’s readership,” said Chronicle business editor Owen Thomas. […]

Mergermarket/Dealreporter hires Fathieh as reporter in LA office

Reyhaneh Fathieh has joined the Mergermarket and Dealreporter editorial team in Los Angeles, where she will be covering key industries in the region, including digital media and aerospace. Fathieh comes to us with a unique background that spans both journalism and investment banking. During her undergraduate years at the University of Virginia, she interned at […]

Editor Selix leaving Finance & Commerce at end of the year

Casey Selix, the editor of Finance & Commerce, a Minneapolis-based business newspaper, is leaving the paper at the end of the year. Selix has been the editor of the BridgeTower Media paper since 2014. She previously was the managing editor for four years. She joined the paper in 2010 as a special section editor. “I […]

CNBC.com hires Rodriguez to cover Facebook

CNBC.com has hired Reuters reporter Sal Rodriguez to cover Facebook and other tech companies. His last day at Reuters is Sept. 12. He will start at CNBC.com on Sept. 17 and will continue to be based in San Francisco. “I’m thrilled to be joining such a talented and growing team,” said Rodriguez in a post on Twitter. […]

Call hired as D CEO managing editor

Brandon J. Call has been hired as managing editor of D CEO magazine. Editor Christine Perez writes, “Call previously served as data editor for the Dallas Business Journal and research director for Albuquerque Business First. He also worked as a real estate writer for RealPage Inc. in Dallas and as a website manager for ABQtodo.com and project manager for Access Innovations […]

FT names Crow its banking editor

David Crow, the senior U.S. business correspondent at the Financial Times who has been primarily covering the pharma beat, has been named its banking editor and will be moving to London next month. On Twitter, Crow wrote, “Very excited about the new opportunity, but sad to say goodbye to the pharma beat. Thanks to everyone […]

Quartz reporter Stolzoff to cover tech’s influence on work and jobs

Quartz tech reporter Simone Stolzoff is switching beats to cover how tech relates to work and labor. Stolzoff, who is based in San Francisco, was covering automation, tech ethics, and Silicon Valley culture. He joined Quartz in June. He recently graduated from Stanford University with a master’s degree in journalism. He studied feature writing and […]