WSJ’s Lee is joining NBC News
Wall Street Journal reporter Carol Lee is joining NBC News as a national political reporter, reports Hadas Gold of Politico. Gold writes, “Lee is currently a White House correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. A former White House Correspondents’ Association president, Lee has been with the Journal since 2011, having previously covered the White House for POLITICO. “Already […]
Fox Business promotes two executives
Fox Business Network has promoted Gary Schreier to senior vice president of programming and Tom Bowman to vice president of programming. Schreier will oversee all programming, talent and editorial content for Fox Business while Bowman will manage day-to-day business coverage, planning and special programming. Both will continue to report to network head Brian Jones. “Gary […]
Indiana paper hires new business editor
Larry Avila, a business reporter/editor at the Wisconsin State Journal in Madison, has been hired as the business editor of the Times of Northwest Indiana in Munster. Avila had previously been a senior communications specialist for Milwaukee’s public schools. Before that, he was editor of New North B2B, a monthly business-to-business magazine serving northeastern Wisconsin. […]
LA Business Journal reporter leaving for CNBC
Helen Zhao, the residential real estate reporter for the Los Angeles Business Journal, has resigned for a position at CNBC. Zhao is going to be a rotating news associate at CNBC through different departments before settling into a permanent position. She starts in September. She has been with the Business Journal since January. Before that, she […]
The Verge names transportation editor, first tech editor
The Verge editor in chief Nilay Patel sent out the following announcement on Monday: Hey everyone — as we discussed in our staff meeting, I’m excited to announce some promotions on The Verge team. Tamara Warren will be taking on the permanent role of Transportation Editor, after ably serving as our interim editor. The way we cover […]
Politico’s Pompeo to join Vanity Fair biz news site Hive
Politico media reporter Joe Pompeo will join Vanity Fair as senior media correspondent for its business site Hive, the publication announced Monday. He will start on July 17. “We could not be more excited to welcome Joe, who, in profound ways, will help us expand our ambitions into media reportage,” said Jon Kelly, editor of […]
When a biz reporter lost her job due a non-compete clause
Stephanie Russell-Kraft writes for Columbia Journalism Review about how she lost her job at Reuters because of a non-compete clause she had signed at her previous employer, Law360. Russell-Kraft writes: I know this because a non-compete I signed on my first day at legal news website Law360 in 2013 later derailed my career. After two years […]
Fortune lays off China correspondent Cendrowski
Scott Cendrowski, the China correspondent for Fortune, writes on LinkedIn about being laid off by the business magazine. Cendrowski writes, “Fortune gave me freedom to write the long-form, originally-reported pieces that turn heads, and online analysis too. I’m grateful for that. “Legacy media is struggling mightily. Some are going to make it, others are not. […]
Augusta Chronicle names deputy business editor
Joe Hotchkiss, who has been writing editorials and columns for The Augusta Chronicle for the past 13 years, is now the paper’s deputy business editor. Business editor Damon Cline writes, “He’ll be helping out with day-to-day business coverage for The Chronicle while I focus my attention on a special Chronicle publication this summer. “I can’t give away too […]
San Antonio Biz Journal hires new real estate/retail reporter
Ryan Salchert has been hired by the San Antonio Business Journal as its real estate and retail reporter. Salchert writes, “I understand I’ve been left with big shoes to fill after this beat’s former reporter, Katie Burke, departed for more temperate pastures in San Francisco. However, Katie has been a great help to me in these […]
