“Marketplace” hires executive editor, executive director for “On Demand”
Deborah Clark, senior vice president and general manager for “Marketplace,” sent out the following announcement to the staff: All, I’m so pleased to announce two big hires for Marketplace. Evelyn Larrubia will be our first Executive Editor of News. She comes to us from SCPR, where she’s worked most recently as their Managing Editor. During […]
Ingram hired by Columbia Journalism Review
Mathew Ingram, a former senior writer at Fortune, has been hired by the Columbia Journalism Review as its chief digital writer. Ingram starts Nov. 1. His main focus is to look at the evolution of media and journalism in the age of giant social platforms such as Facebook, Google, Twitter and Snapchat. He was laid […]
Who will be the next WSJ editor?
Joe Pompeo of Vanity Fair Hive writes about speculation surrounding who would replace Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker. Pompeo writes,”Others say Baker has been keen on moving into a new role outside of the Journal, after serving as editor-in-chief for the past five years and as deputy editor for a few years before that. […]
The FT’s “beauty contest” to find the next editor
The Financial Times is holding a “beauty contest” to find its next editor after Lionel Barber, reports Mark Di Stefano of BuzzFeed. Di Stefano writes, “BuzzFeed News has learned that Barber has taken a select group of editors on week-long trips to Tokyo to meet with executives at the financial publisher Nikkei. “It’s understood that […]
Carlson named global editor in chief of Business Insider
Business Insider founder Henry Blodget sent out the following on Monday morning: Team, I have an exciting promotion to announce. But first, some background. This year, our tenth, has been one of the best years in our history. I’ll have more details in our all-hands, but we have made great progress in our mission — serving our […]
Stone, AME for business at Houston Chronicle, returning to Minnesota
Todd Stone, a longtime business journalist who joined the Houston Chronicle two years ago as its assistant managing editor for business and sports, has left the paper. His last day was Friday. Stone is returning to Minnesota, where he had previously worked as the assistant managing editor/business at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis Stone had been […]
WSJ’s Fowler hired as Washington Post tech columnist
Washington Post national economy and business editor David Cho, deputy business editor Zachary Goldfarb and business digital editor Michelle Williams sent out the following announcement: We are thrilled to announce that Geoffrey Fowler will be The Washington Post’s new technology columnist. Geoff has spent the last 16 years with The Wall Street Journal and the […]
Fort Worth paper hires sports business reporter
Peter Dawson has been hired as a sports business reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Dawson said he will be covering everything from ticket sales, to craft beers, to arena financing and how teams make money. His primary boss will be a sports editor, but he will also work with the business news desk. “I’ve […]
WSJ appoints a slew of coverage chiefs
Wall Street Journal chief news editor Jason Anders sent out the following announcement on Friday: All, Following on the recent announcements from Gerry and Matt, I’m delighted to share the rest of our senior newsroom leadership team. We have aimed to create a structure that clarifies the roles and responsibilities of our journalists while ensuring […]
Milwaukee Business Journal hires new travel and manufacturing reporter
Patrick Leary started Thursday as the Milwaukee Business Journal’s new manufacturing and travel reporter. Mark Kass of the Business Journal writes, “To help introduce him to our readers, I asked Patrick a few questions about his background, interest in business and his hobbies away from the office. “Q: Tell us about your journalism background? ‘I’ve spent the last […]
