CoStar hires Walsh as managing editor
Steve Walsh has been hired as a managing editor of CoStar’s real estate news operation. He started on Monday. Walsh will be sharing managing editing responsibilities with Tim Trainor, who led the CoStar news operation before executive editor Dan Beyers arrived in April to expand the operation. Walsh has been securities editor at CQ Roll Call for […]
Reuters names new company/industry reporters
Tiffany Wu, Americas managing editor for news at Reuters, sent out the following announcement: We’d like to catch you up on some recent beat changes in the U.S. companies reporting teams. Tracy Rucinski in Chicago will begin to cover airlines from July 1 and help to coordinate aviation coverage in the Americas, working as part of […]
Politi named world trade editor for Financial Times
James Politi has been named the world trade editor for the Financial Times and will be moving to its Washington bureau in August. Politi is currently the Rome bureau chief. He replaces Shawn Donnan, who left the FT for a job at Bloomberg News as a senior reporter. Politi received an undergraduate degree in international politics at […]
WSJ hires Chin as breaking news reporter
Kimberly Chin has been hired by The Wall Street Journal as a breaking news reporter on the real-time news desk. She started on Monday. Chin previously was an intern at Business Insider, writing markets and economics stories for Markets Insider, a sister publication of Business Insider. She also interned for Reuters writing about the U.S. stock market […]
Saul named page one editor at WSJ
Michael Saul has been named a page one editor at The Wall Street Journal. He started his new position on Monday. “Looking forward to helping select and shepherd the biggest stories of the day onto WSJ’s A1, one of journalism’s most prestigious spaces,” wrote Saul on Twitter. Saul has been a news editor in the […]
Bloomberg hires two to cover economic issues
Bloomberg News has hired two new editorial staffers on its economics team. Shawn Donnan joins in August as a senior reporter covering world trade and globalization, based in Washington. He will work alongside other Bloomberg journalists on coverage of NAFTA and trade with China, among other subjects. He will report to Simon Kennedy, executive editor […]
Sabbath promoted to ME at Virginia Business
Virginia Business senior editor Jessica Sabbath has been promoted to managing editor. She succeeds Paula Squires, who recently retired. Sabbath has been with the magazine since 2006 and previously also special projects editor for the magazine. She has won many awards from Alliance of Area Business Publications and the Virginia Press Association during her tenure […]
NY bureau chief Petrecca leaving USA Today
Laura Petrecca, the current New York bureau chief and special projects editor for USA Today, is leaving the paper after 12 years. In an note to friends, Petrecca said she was starting a media consultancy and freelance writing business. Her last day is July 6. Petrecca was previously the Money section editor at USA Today. […]
CNNMoney hires Squatriglia as senior tech editor
CNNMoney has hired longtime journalist Chuck Squatriglia as its senior tech editor. He will work with CNN Tech editor Sam Murphy Kelly and will be based in Oakland. Squatriglia spent the last decade at Wired magazine as a senior editor, news editor and articles editor before leaving in August 2017. In his last job at Wired, he oversaw the daily […]
CoStar hires former Puget Sound Biz Journal editor Smith
Real estate news and data company CoStar has hired former Puget Sound Business Journal editor Rob Smith to help expand its news operation. His first day is June 25, and he will be based in Seattle. Smith will be launching a national retail desk and leading CoStar’s retail coverage, while also helping the team establish a news […]
