ProPublica hires Callahan to cover business
ProPublica announced Tuesday that Patricia Callahan will join its staff as a senior reporter covering business. She will start on Aug. 31. “This is a critical time to be reporting about business and the dismantling of regulations that impact every aspect of American life,” said Callahan. “I’m thrilled to join such an innovative group of […]
Antonelli named editor in chief of Bloomberg BNA
Bloomberg News senior executive editor Cesca Antonelli has been named editor in chief of Bloomberg BNA. In addition to government-focused news and information products, Bloomberg BNA provides news and information about the legal, tax and compliance markets. It has approximately 250 journalists. There had not been an editor in chief in recent years. Antonelli was previously responsible for data visualization, […]
Las Vegas Review-Journal names biz editor, hires biz reporter
Nicole Raz has been promoted to business editor at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, replacing long-time business editor Dan Behringer, who retired in April. Raz joined the Review-Journal in 2016 and worked as a staff writer covering technology, economic development and numerous other topics. In summer 2017, Raz was promoted to assistant business editor, though she […]
WSJ hires Galloway as global head of video and audio
Wall Street Journal editor Matt Murray sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Dear All: I’m delighted to share the news that Anthony Galloway, an Emmy-winning digital media executive and broadcast news producer, is joining our newsroom as Global Head of Video and Audio. Anthony will be building on the fantastic journalism the team produces […]
Africa bureau chief Cropley joining Reuters Breakingviews
Edward Cropley, Africa bureau chief for Reuters, is joining Reuters Breakingviews in August. Cropley has been the Africa bureau chief based in Johannesburg since January 2016. Before that, he was bureau chief in southern Africa in charge of Reuters editorial operations for South Africa and the other nine countries in the southern Africa region. Cropley […]
FT data journalist Kao moving to London
Data visualization journalist Joanna S. Kao is moving to the London office of the Financial Times at the end of the month. Kao, who was hired in 2016 from Al Jazeera America, is taking on a new role to help steer the technology/development side of FT’s visuals team. Before Al Jazeera America shut down, Kao […]
NY Times hires Spolar as international biz editor
New York Times deputy business editor Adrienne Carter sent out the following announcement on Monday: We are excited to announce that Christine Spolar is joining The New York Times as our International Business Editor. Christine brings a mix of international and business expertise. She is currently the executive editor of Kaiser Health News in Washington, […]
Reporter Lawder leaves Milwaukee Biz Journal
Reporter Melanie Lawder has left the Milwaukee Business Journal. “It’s been a wild (and amazing) two & half years here, but I’m looking forward to what the next chapter holds,” she wrote on Twitter. Lawder said she plans to do some traveling and then explore freelancing. Lawder, who covered retail, restaurants and banking, had been […]
Reuters makes changes to its China team
In a memo to staff, Reuters greater China bureau chief Tony Munroe announced promotions and appointments to the Greater China team: I am pleased to announce the following promotions and additions to the Greater China team. Carolyn Qu promoted to Editor, Reuters Chinese News Carolyn assumes leadership of our Chinese language news service, a core […]
Moser hired as deputy obsession editor at Quartz
Whet Moser, a senior editor at Chicago Magazine, has been hired by Quartz to be its deputy obsession editor. He starts on Monday. Moser joined Chicago Magazine in 2011 and previously blogged daily for the magazine’s Web site. He also developed Web-only content and packages that complement the publication’s print features. He previously worked for the […]
