Cincinnati Enquirer hires new real estate reporter
Randy Tucker has rejoined the Cincinnati Enquirer business news desk as its commercial real estate reporter. Tucker previously worked at the paper from 1998 to 2009 as a reporter and as assistant business editor. He had been with the Dayton Daily News since early 2010 as a business and health care reporter. In a note […]
WSJ reorg creates executive editor, managing editor positions
The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday announced details of a broad editorial reorganization as part of its “WSJ2020” review, creating a new leadership structure with the aim of transforming the 128-year-old newspaper into a mobile-first news operation, reports Lukas Alpert of the Journal. Alpert writes, “The Journal’s current deputy editor in chief, Matt Murray, will become executive […]
WSJ undergoes newsroom reorganization
Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker sent out the following announcement to the staff on Wednesday: Since the birth of digital news a couple of decades ago, we at The Wall Street Journal have been committed exponents of change. We’ve repeatedly adjusted our publishing platforms and working patterns to fit the new realities. We have built a […]
Kiplinger ups its social media strategy by hiring manager
Kiplinger has hired Ben Demers as its new social media manager. In this position, Demers will take the lead on Kiplinger’s social media initiatives — directing strategy, creating content and expanding engagement across platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Additionally, Demers will be crafting new tactics to increase Kiplinger’s overall social reach, increase brand awareness and web traffic. […]
Former biz editor becomes editor of South Carolina paper
Former business editor Don Worthington has become the editor of the Pageland Progressive Journal in South Carolina. Vanessa Tyson of the Progressive Journal writes, “The Pageland Progressive Journal’s new editor, Don Worthington, has covered a king, a queen, U.S. presidents and an Indian chief during his 30 years of news reporting and editing. “Worthington came aboard as editor […]
BuzzFeed’s Anand hired by The Information to cover Amazon
Priya Anand, who covers tech transportation for BuzzFeed, has been hired by The Information to cover Amazon.com. Anand had been covering Uber, Lyft and Tesla for BuzzFeed. thank you to all the amazing humans at BuzzFeed News for an awesome year covering Uber. it’s been an insane ride with a talented team. — Priya Anand […]
Dow Jones CEO sets target of 40 percent women in executive ranks
William Lewis, the chief executive officer of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following to the staff on Monday evening: Dear Colleague, Promoting diversity and championing inclusion is a major priority for Dow Jones as we embark upon an exciting journey through FY18 and beyond. But fine […]
Mossberg speaks with Charlie Rose about his career as a tech journalist
Walt Mossberg, who retired earlier this month after founding tech news site Recode with business partner Kara Swisher, and who covered tech for more than 20 years at The Wall Street Journal, spoke with Charlie Rose about his career. Mossberg received the 2017 Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award las month. This annual award recognizes an individual whose career exemplifies […]
Jurney leaving Forbes for Capitol Forum
Corinne Jurney, the senior investing producer at Forbes, is leaving for a job with The Capitol Forum in Washington. She’ll be a consumer protection correspondent, starting Aug. 1. Jurney will be the second traditional journalist to join the company’s corporate investigations team, working closely with Jeff Bliss, who’s the first. “Forbes is doing really exciting things in its […]
Business Insider making hires to expand Markets Insider
Matt Turner, deputy executive editor at Business Insider, sent out the following announcement to the staff: All, I have some exciting news: Joe Ciolli is joining the markets team from Bloomberg as a senior reporter. You may have seen him on TV warring BI alum Joe Weisenthal with a chart, or have seen some of […]
