Tech reporter Thielman hired by Talking Points Memo
Sam Thielman, a tech reporter laid off earlier this spring at The Guardian, has been hired by TalkingPointsMemo.com. Editor and publisher Josh Marshall writes: Sam Thielman, most recently of The Guardian, is coming aboard as an investigative reporter to work on the new investigative desk. At the Guardian, Sam did a wide range of investigative […]
Little Rock daily hires two new biz reporters
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock has hired two new business reporters. Nathan Owens has been hired to cover Tyson Foods. He previously was a general assignment reporter at the El Dorado News-Times in Arkansas. Owens is a University of Arkansas graduate who also interned at the Oxford American in Little Rock. Dalton LaFerney has […]
WSJ names Ng finance editor for Asia
Andrew Dowell, editor of Asia Pacific for The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Monday morning: I’m very pleased to announce that Serena Ng will be our new Finance Editor for Asia. Serena, an extremely accomplished financial journalist, will oversee a team responsible for covering banking, M&A and markets from Japan to […]
Dvorak named senior reporter for Asia at WSJ
Andrew Dowell, editor of Asia Pacific for The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Sunday evening: I’m very pleased to announce that Phred Dvorak will be taking on a new role as senior reporter, Asia. Phred will bring her formidable reporting skills to bear on the region’s biggest stories and most important […]
WSJ names Crawshaw world editor for Asia
Andrew Dowell, editor of Asia Pacific for The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Sunday evening: I’m pleased to announce that David Crawshaw is our new world editor for Asia. He will be responsible for political, economic and general news from the region, working with our bureau chiefs to set priorities and shape […]
Roose joining New York Times as biz columnist
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following announcement on Friday: Please welcome Kevin Roose, who will join Biz Day as a columnist. I should probably say rejoin. Some of you will remember Kevin from his earlier stint at Biz Day as a finance reporter. In the last five years he’s had plenty […]
Arnott leaving ACBJ’s national news desk
David Arnott, an editor on the national news desk for American City Business Journals, is leaving the company. His last day is next Wednesday. Arnott said on Twitter that he is returning home to the San Francisco area. Arnott has been a combination of editor, reporter and producer, overseeing the national home page and national […]
Sullivan, ex-WSJ arts and entertainment editor, hired by A&E
Missy Sullivan, who was arts and entertainment editor at The Wall Street Journal before leaving at the end of last year, has a new job. Sullivan starts next week as a special projects editor, digital editorial, for A+E Networks, creating interactive web- and mobile-based features on a wide variety of topics for the History and […]
Fortune combines print and digital staffs, announces promotions
Fortune editor Clifton Leaf sent out the following announcement on Thursday: That masthead — you’ll notice as you read through the latest issue — has changed. We now have ONE roster of hugely talented people (rather than “print” and “digital” teams), which I’m happy to say reflects the true nature of how we work. We […]
Migliore named editor in chief of Autoblog
Greg Migliore, a senior editor at Autoblog for the past three years, has been named its editor in chief. Migliore writes, “A little bit about me: I’ve been at Autoblog for three years as a Senior Editor, so I feel well-prepared to take the reins of something that means so much to so many. Before […]
