Yahoo Finance hires four for video production and studio team
Yahoo Finance announced Tuesday four new hires for its video production and studios team. Starting in August, Yahoo Finance will begin increasing its live programming and by the end of 2018 it will have live programming from the opening bell to the closing bell. This will include its three daily live shows — “Market Movers,” […]
WSJ names Fritz its West Coast bureau chief
Ben Fritz has been named West Coast bureau chief for U.S. news at The Wall Street Journal. In an announcement, U.S. coverage chief Emily Nelson wrote: Ben brings the ability to chart dominating coverage and spot high-impact stories to the U.S. news leadership team. He takes on the leadership of a talented group of reporters who cover […]
Quartz hires De Silva as its cryptocurrency reporter
Quartz has hired Matthew De Silva as its cryptocurrency reporter. He previously was a writer at ETHNews, where he has been for the past 16 months writing about blockchain development and the cryptocurrency markets. De Silva previously worked at RotoBaller as an NBA news desk writer. He’s a graduate of Georgetown University in international economics […]
The Verge names Lopatto its deputy editor
The Verge editor in chief Nilay Patel sent out the following staff changes on Monday: Hey all — As I shared in the staff meeting today, I’m pleased to announce that we’re promoting Liz Lopatto to Deputy Editor, overseeing both our science and transportation teams. We’re also promoting William Joel to design director, welcoming Dami […]
A retired WSJ editor offers workplace advice
Joann Lublin, who retired earlier this year after 47 years at The Wall Street Journal, offered some workplace advice to her younger self: Lublin writes, “Ask for the pay you deserve, but do your homework first. In 1986, Kathryn Christensen, the London bureau chief, offered me a 10% raise to become her second in command. […]
Bankrate’s Tepper joins Wirecutter
Bankrate.com reporter Taylor Tepper has joined tech news site Wirecutter as a senior reporter. Tepper joined Bankrate last May to cover financial planning and topics such as retirement savings, Social Security and health care costs. He previously worked for four years for Money.com and Money magazine, where he covered an array of financial topics, including credit cards, banking, investing […]
Tacoma biz watchdog reporter moving to North Carolina
Kate Martin, the business watchdog reporter for the Tacoma News Tribune for the past two years, is leaving the paper and moving to North Carolina. Her last day at the News Tribune was Friday. Martin has been with the paper since August 2013, covering the Tacoma City Council, Metro Parks Tacoma and Tacoma Public Utilities. Before […]
Financial Post columnist Critchley takes buyout
Barry Critchley, the longtime columnist at the Financial Post in Canada, has taken the paper’s buyout offer and will be leaving the paper. Critchley has been writing his column for more than 25 years. He writes, “Between those book ends is my time as a journalist for this newspaper, in all of its manifestations: originally […]
Reporter Gaudiano leaving MarketWatch.com to become advisor
Anora M. Gaudiano, a markets and investing reporter at MarketWatch.com, is leaving the website to become a financial advisor. She has been at MarketWatch since December 2013. Before that, Gaudiano worked at the Financial Times as a U.S. equities reporter and as an online news editor. As the equities reporter, she wrote the daily stock […]
USA Today hires Maltais to lead retail, food and personal tech coverage
Michelle Maltais has joined the USA Today Money staff as its consumer editor. Maltais is based in the Los Angeles bureau and is leading a newly formed team focused on retail, food, and personal technology. She previously spent 20 years at the Los Angeles Times. She was most recently deputy director of audience engagement, a team that was […]
