WSJ’s Zakrzewski joining Washington Post
Cat Zakrzewski will join The Washington Post as the anchor of a new PowerPost newsletter on the intersection of Washington and Silicon Valley. She starts Aug. 20. Zakrzewski comes from The Wall Street Journal, where she spent the last two-and-a-half years as a venture capital reporter based in San Francisco. Her experience and sourcing in […]
Triangle Biz Journal reporter Henderson is leaving
Jennifer Henderson, a reporter at the Triangle Business Journal, is leaving the paper this week. Henderson covers health care/life sciences, law and higher education. She previously was a reporter for American Lawyer. Henderson receive her master’s degree in journalism from New York University. She also holds an MBA from The Citadel and a bachelor’s degree […]
Weiker named biz editor at Columbus Dispatch
Jim Weiker has been named the new business editor at the Columbus Dispatch. Editor Alan Miller writes, “You know Weiker from his work in At Home and across the paper. He has been covering real estate, development and home improvement for the past nine years. He has worked in newspapers for 34 years and came […]
Columbus Dispatch biz editor Carter retires
Ron Carter, the business editor of the Columbus Dispatch, has retired. Dispatch editor Alan Miller writes, “So he applied at The Dispatch, which hired him in 1994 as a business reporter. “He served with distinction in that role for six years and was named Assistant Business Editor in 2000. Three years later, he became the Business Editor. […]
Idaho Business Review editor returning to Vermont
Anne Wallace Allen, the editor of the Idaho Business Review, is leaving the publication after eight years and moving back to Vermont. Allen’s last day is Sept. 5. She is joining VTDigger, a nonprofit news organization in Montpelier, Vermont. She has been hired as a business reporter. Allen spent a decade at the AP bureau […]
WSJ auto reporter Spector has left the paper
Wall Street Journal auto industry reporter Mike Spector has left the newspaper after a dozen years. In a farewell note, Spector wrote: Working here was truly a dream come true. You are the best at what you do: hard-hitting, engaging, insightful and world-changing journalism. It’s been an honor working with you. Spector focused on safety, regulation, litigation […]
Ex-NY Times biz editor Murphy to help run investigations
New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet sent out the following announcement: As we have steadily built investigative muscle across the newsroom, the Investigations department over the last decade has consistently been home to ambitious journalism. Today we are announcing that Dean Murphy, an associate masthead editor, will join Rebecca Corbett in leading the department. […]
Dow Jones hires global chief revenue officer
Dow Jones & Co. chief executive officer William Lewis sent out the following announcement on Thursday: Dear Colleague, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Josh Stinchcomb as Global Chief Revenue Officer, Media Sales for Dow Jones, reporting directly to me. Josh joins us from Condé Nast, publisher of some of the world’s most […]
NY Times hires Conger to cover tech
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock and tech editor Pui-Wing Tam sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: We’re pleased to announce that Kate Conger is joining The New York Times as a general assignment technology reporter. She will be based in San Francisco Kate was most recently at Gizmodo, where she covered tech […]
Li returns to Reuters as U.S. media and telecoms editor
Reuters regional editor for the Americas Tiffany Wu sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: Colleagues, I am very pleased to announce that Ken Li will be joining Reuters next month as U.S. Media & Telecoms Editor. He will drive our coverage of some of the world’s best-known companies as they scramble to respond to […]
