Reading Eagle names new business editor
Evan Jones has been named business editor of the Reading Eagle in Pennsylvania, and Lisa Scheid will take over as editor of Business Weekly. A story on its website states, “Jones was hired as a business reporter in May 2014 and was soon promoted to assistant business editor. He will be responsible for daily production […]
Stephens named editor of Dayton Business Journal
Caleb Stephens, the managing editor of the Dayton Business Journal, has been promoted to editor. He replaces Don Baker, who became publisher of the American City Business Journals publication. Baker writes, “‘We have a great news team here at the Dayton Business Journal that provides vital business intelligence to the Dayton business community,’ Stephens said. ‘I’m excited […]
Buffalo Business First publisher Connors to retire
Jack Connors, who helped launch Business First of Buffalo and has served as its publisher since 1986, plans to retire Jan. 31. Matt Glynn of The Buffalo News reports, “Connors has spent 45 years in the news business. He worked at the Courier-Express from 1972 until it closed in 1982, and then at the Niagara Gazette […]
Bloomberg cuts employees in media distribution unit
Bloomberg Media has laid off close to a dozen employees in its media distribution unit, which cuts distribution deals for video, photo, text, data and other content from the business news giant, reports Sahil Patel of Digiday. Patel writes, “According to three sources with direct knowledge of the unit’s business, Bloomberg Media has laid off […]
Steigrad hired by NY Post to cover media
Alexandra Steigrad, the media editor at Women’s Wear Daily, has been hired by the New York Post to cover the media industry. Scoop: I’m leaving WWD to cover (non print ) media for the @nypost … but you can still send me your Conde scoops :) — Alexandra Steigrad (@AlexSteigrad) October 25, 2017 She will […]
Goodkind hired by Newsweek to cover intersection of business and politics
Nicole Goodkind has been hired Newsweek as a breaking news reporter with a focus on the intersection of business and politics. She started earlier this week. For the past seven months, Goodkind has been the press secretary for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation in New York. She previously worked as a reporter from September 2012 […]
Bloomberg DC bureau shuffles editors, team leaders
Washington bureau chief Craig Gordon sent out the following announcement to the staff: We are announcing a few personnel moves today to help the Washington bureau continue its excellent work covering the Trump administration in only the way Bloomberg can, with a sharp focus on policy and power, investigations and influence. Kevin Whitelaw will become […]
Institutional Investor hires research editor
Amy Whyte has been hired by Institutional Investor as its research editor. Whyte previously worked for CIO Magazine as an assistant editor and as a staff writer for the past two years. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and economics from Northwestern University. In addition, Leanna Orr has moved into a senior writer position. […]
San Diego Biz Journal losing biotech/startup reporter Meiling
Brittany Meiling, the startups and biotech reporter for the San Diego Business Journal, has resigned to accept a senior writer position at Endpoints News. Endpoints News is an an independent online news organization that covers global biopharma. Meiling will be working from San Diego, but covering global news. On LinkedIn, Meiling wrote: The best employers both […]
Carter is now deputy biz editor at New York Times
Adrienne Carter is now the deputy business editor of the New York Times. Carter had been the paper’s international business editor and had been stationed in London since early 2016. Here is what business editor Ellen Pollock said in a note to the staff: The good news here is that we all know Adrienne well, […]
