New biz editor wants to focus on local coverage

Larry Avila, the new business editor of the Times of Northwest Indiana, wants its coverage to focus on local businesses, writes Giles Bruce of the paper. Bruce writes, “Avila is the Times’ new business editor, having started June 19. He replaces Keith Benman, who took a job as a TV news reporter in upstate New […]

Kellaway says goodbye to Financial Times

Lucy Kellaway of The Financial Times said goodbye to her readers after 32 years with the paper. Kellaway writes, “Instead I feel I have a relationship with an idea of the FT. That idea stands for judgment and knowledge and decency. Though it is soppy to say so, it is an idea I cling to, one […]

Crain’s Chicago reporter Ecker moves to commercial real estate beat

Danny Ecker, who tackles the sports business beat at Crain’s Chicago Business, is moving to the commercial real estate beat for the paper. Ecker has also covered Chicago’s massive convention and tourism industry, including the operations of McCormick Place, Choose Chicago and Navy Pier. As a result, Ecker is shutting the On Sports blog. He writes: […]

Business Insider’s Carson to join Forbes to cover tech

Biz Carson, a tech reporter at Business Insider covering startups and venture capital, has been hired by Forbes magazine. It’s been an amazing journey at Business Insider and I’m forever grateful and proud that I got to work with the entire team at SAI. — Biz Carson (@bizcarson) July 21, 2017 She starts at Forbes […]

Stodghill hired to teach journalism at Missouri

Business journalist Ron Stodghill, who has worked for BusinessWeek and been the business columnist for the Charlotte Observer, has been hired as a professor at the University of Missouri, his alma mater. For the past two years, Stodghill has been writing a column for Charlotte magazine and teaching at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte. He […]

AP biz editor Gibbs to oversee news partnerships

Associated Press executive editor Sally Buzbee sent out the following announcement: Colleagues, Today I’m making three important announcements about three of the best journalists at AP. Each will take on a role as a senior leader in news, dedicated to helping all of you do your best work and keep this great news organization strong […]

Thurm named business editor at Wired

Scott Thurm, the former senior deputy technology editor at The Wall Street Journal, has been hired as the business editor at Wired magazine. He starts July 31. Thurm has been at The Journal since May 1998 in its San Francisco bureau before leaving at the end of last year. He became senior deputy tech editor […]

Adweek names Paterik its managing editor, promotes others

Stephanie Paterik has been promoted to managing editor at Adweek, and the publication announced a number of other promotions as part of a reorganization. She had been digital executive editor, leading the editing and art teams for Adweek.com and Adweek’s social channels. She has also been its senior web editor, and a business reporter at […]

“Marketplace” names Streisand its DC bureau chief

Betsy Streisand has been appointed as Washington bureau chief for “Marketplace.” This new position marks a return to the city for Streisand, as she lived there for a decade before moving to Los Angeles. She has been senior editor for the wealth and poverty desk. Streisand started at “Marketplace” at the start of the financial […]

Gizmodo hires two new tech reporters

Gizmodo editor in chief Kelly Bourdet sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: Hi all, Have some exciting news this Monday. We’ve got two amazing new reporters starting this month! Welcome to gizmodo, folks. Sam Rutherford, Senior Reporter, Consumer Tech Sam is a Northeastern University graduate who comes to Gizmodo after serving as senior product […]