Variety hires Lopez to cover film business
Variety has hired Ricardo Lopez from the Minneapolis Star Tribune to cover the film business. A story on its website states, “Lopez will soon be moving to Los Angeles to start his new job as a film reporter on May 22. “‘This is a journalist who is a tenacious, highly skilled digger, reporter and writer and I […]
WSJ’s DC bureau adds four reporters
Paul Beckett, the Washington bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Wednesday afternoon: All: Please join me in welcoming four new staffers to our bureau. It is fantastic to have them aboard. Their bios are below. Erica Orden is joining the Political team as a reporter, reporting to Jeanne […]
Kaplan tapped to oversee WSJ Business & Finance section
Bob Rose, the print editor of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: I’m pleased to announce that Eduardo Kaplan will oversee The Wall Street Journal’s Business & Finance section. Eduardo will work closely with fellow Section B editor Jim Winston to produce a concise and compelling package of markets and […]
Michigan paper’s biz editor becoming assistant editor
Ryan Bentley, previously the Petoskey News-Review’s business editor, is beginning a new role as assistant editor of the Michigan paper this week. Jillian Fellows of the News-Review writes, “Bentley, 41, takes over the position from former assistant editor Craig Currier. Bentley has worked for the newspaper for more than 16 years, starting out as a reporter […]
FT names deputy U.S. news editor
Stephen Foley has been named deputy U.S. news editor at the Financial Times, effective May 1. Within that role he will have a particular focus on commissioning financial services and markets coverage. He has served as the U.S. investment correspondent for the site since 2013, covering the asset management industry, investment trends and private wealth. […]
Bloomberg names new Asia regional manager, Businessweek deputy editors
Bloomberg editor in chief John Micklethwait announced several major job changes in the company’s news organization on Tuesday, including a new Asia regional manager and two new deputy editors for Bloomberg Businessweek, which will relaunch in June. Otis Bilodeau, who has been deputy editor of Bloomberg Businessweek, is moving to Hong Kong to become Asia […]
Business Insider’s O’Reilly to join WSJ to cover media and marketing
Business Insider senior editor Lara O’Reilly has been hired by The Wall Street Journal to cover media and marketing. She starts next week. O’Reilly will also write the CMO Today newsletter. O’Reilly has been Business Insider’s advertising editor and senior editor overseeing global advertising coverage out of its London office since September 2014. Before that, […]
Manson moves to FT’s DC bureau
Katrina Manson is joining the Washington, D.C., bureau of the Financial Times as U.S. foreign policy and defense correspondent. She will start May 1. Manson is an award-winning journalist, previously the FT’s East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi. She has reported widely on politics, war and foreign affairs, including from Somalia, Afghanistan, Djibouti and DR […]
WSJ reporter Karp leaves for Billboard
Hannah Karp, a music industry reporter for The Wall Street Journal in its Los Angeles bureau, left the newspaper on Friday. Karp is becoming the news director for Billboard, a music industry publication. Karp had been with the Journal since 2004, covering a wide range of subjects including travel, sports, consumer product companies and most […]
Lewitinn named deputy editor of Observer overseeing biz and tech
Business journalist Lawrence Lewitinn has been named deputy editor of the Observer, the online site of the former print New York Observer. Lewitinn will oversee its business and technology vertical on the site. He joins the Observer from Yahoo Finance, where he regularly produced and wrote some of the site’s market news stories. Prior to […]
