WSJ hires Story as editor of newsroom strategy
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Matt Murray sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: Dear All: I am delighted to announce that Louise Story, a highly accomplished reporter and digitally experienced leader, will join The Journal next week in a new, senior role as Editor, Newsroom Strategy. Louise will be a core member of the senior […]
Barkin starts writing column for Business North Carolina
Dan Barkin has started writing a column every other month for Business North Carolina. Barkin retired in May as managing editor of The News & Observer in Raleigh. He joined the N&O as business editor in 1996 after working as an assistant business editor at the Baltimore Sun. He has a master’s in journalism from […]
Forbes hires Ahmed to explore M&A, partnerships
Forbes has hired Taha Ahmed as strategic investment associate, a new management role within the company that focuses on mergers and acquisitions, strategic and venture investments, and partnerships. The hiring follows Forbes’ acquisition earlier this year of The Memo – a British online publication that enabled Forbes to rapidly expand its footprint in Europe – […]
Casey named leader of Bloomberg energy coverage in Americas
Simon Casey has been named the leader of Bloomberg’s energy coverage in the Americas. He has been the agricultural team leader. James Attwood, who had been leading metals and mining coverage, is taking over the agriculture team. Casey had been leading agriculture coverage since June 2015. Before that, he spent five years overseeing commodities coverage, including mining, metals, […]
Automotive News hires Bigelow to cover autonomous cars
Automotive News, a Crain publication, has hired Peter Bigelow to cover autonomous vehicles and mobility. Bigelow has been the transportation, technology and mobility editor at Car and Driver magazine since June 2016. Before that, he spent four-and-a-half years at AOL, reporting for its two automotive news outlets, the consumer-oriented AOL Autos and industry-focused Autoblog. He covered […]
Martin named capital markets editor at Financial Times
Katie Martin has been named the capital markets editor at the Financial Times. She started her new position on Monday. Martin has been the head of fastFT, its breaking news service. She also writes for other parts of the FT, mainly about markets. She was previously at the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones for […]
Ex-Bloomberg Law head Mozarsky joins Vannin Capital
Scott Mozarsky, who led Bloomberg Law for two years before leaving this summer, has joined Vannin Capital as a managing director. Mozarsky will be located in Vannin’s New York City office with overall responsibility for the North American business. He was president of Bloomberg Law, leading Bloomberg’s business across the legal market. Mozarsky was also […]
Foy is the FT’s new Moscow bureau chief
Henry Foy has been named the Moscow bureau chief for the Financial Times. He replaces Kathrin Hille, who is now the paper’s Greater China correspondent. Foy previously reported on Russia’s biggest companies in the energy, metals and mining industries and the intersection of politics and big business in one of the world’s energy superpowers. He also reported on […]
Louisiana paper expands biz coverage, hires staff
The Acadiana Advocate in Lafayette, Louisiana, is expanding its business coverage online and in print with a daily email newsletter and a targeted section in the newspaper every Sunday. A story on its website states, “Adam Daigle, the new editor for the Acadiana Business Advocate, has nearly 23 years in the newspaper business, most recently […]
WSJ names Hufford its manufacturing reporter
Austen Hufford has been named the manufacturing reporter at The Wall Street Journal. Hufford, who has been working on the breaking news desk in New York, will move to the Chicago bureau. He has been at The Journal since June 2015, covering market-moving U.S. news based on news releases and SEC filings. He has also worked on longer-term, […]
