Scheyder named Americas mining reporter for Reuters
Amran Abocar, global mining editor and Canada bureau chief at Reuters, sent out the following announcement: Colleagues, Delighted to announce that Ernest Scheyder has been appointed Americas Mining Specialist, based in Houston. Ernie will be responsible for some of the biggest mining companies in North America and become a key player in our efforts to […]
WSJ reporter Barnes joining New York Times
New York Times Washington bureau chief Elisabeth Bumiller sent out the following announcement on Thursday: We’re happy to announce that after 17 years wandering through the wilds of national security journalism, Julian Barnes will rejoin The New York Times, this time as a reporter in the Washington Bureau covering the intelligence agencies. For the last […]
Charleston biz reporter moving to projects team
Thad Moore, a business reporter for The (Charleston) Post and Courier in South Carolina, is moving to the paper’s projects/watchdog team. Moore said he hopes to approach projects and investigative stories with a business/financial mindset. He will also continue to cover the debate in South Carolina over the building of a nuclear power plant. Moore […]
NBC News hires Ingram as tech reporter
David Firestone, managing editor for NBC News Digital, sent out the below note Wednesday morning to staff: We are thrilled to announce that David Ingram is joining NBC News Digital as a tech reporter. Dave joins from Reuters, where he has been a San Francisco-based correspondent reporting on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and the business of […]
CNBC hires Business Insider’s Kovach as tech editor
CNBC.com managing editor Jeffrey McCracken sent out the following announcement on Wednesday morning: I am pleased to announce Steve Kovach is joining CNBC.com as Technology Editor. He will help run our Tech team on the East Coast as well as contribute some stories along the way. Most recently, Steve was a senior correspondent at Business […]
South Florida Biz Journal hires new hospitality reporter
The South Florida Business Journal has hired journalist Billy Jean Louis as its hospitality reporter. Brian Bandell of the Business Journal writes, “In his role at the business news outlet covering Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, Jean Louis will cover one of the most robust sectors in the region. His beat includes hotels, airlines, cruise lines, tourism, trade groups, […]
CNBC.com promotes three editorial staffers
CNBC.com has promoted three editorial staffers. Christine Wang has been promoted to news editor at CNBC.com. In this position, she will work as a part-time hotseat, helping to manage the website, as well as coordinating earnings coverage. She will also handle some general assignment reporting on breaking news. Wang joined CNBC as a news associate […]
Bowling to become news editor at Insider Louisville
Louisville native Caitlin Bowling, who has covered the local restaurant and retail scene since 2014, will become news editor at Insider Louisville starting July 1. As news editor, she will tackle a hybrid role at Insider Louisville, according to Mickey Meece, managing editor, which will require deft editing under pressure, assigning stories and managing contributors […]
Quartz hires Stolzoff to cover tech in San Francisco
Quartz has hired Simone Stolzoff as a tech reporter in San Francisco. He started this week. Stolzoff will cover automation, tech ethics, and Silicon Valley culture. He recently graduated from Stanford University with a master’s degree in journalism. He studied feature writing and multimedia storytelling. Stolzoff is a native of San Francisco. He has written […]
Bisnow hires Smith to cover Houston real estate
Tierra Smith has been hired by Bisnow to cover the Houston commercial real estate market. She replaces Kyle Hagerty, who left in April to join CoStar Group. For the past six months, Smith has been working as a reporter in Tomball and Magnolia, two Houston suburbs, for a community newspaper. Before that, she was an […]
