Longtime NY Times biz news staffer Race joins PR firm
Tim Race, a longtime staffer on the New York Times business news desk who left the paper at the end of last year, has joined FleishmanHillard’s New York City office. Race will serve as a senior level strategist, helping design and shape the editorial approach for clients. “We’re excited to add Tim to our growing roster of former […]
Texas Lawyer editor takes on two other ALM publications
Heather Nevitt has been promoted to executive editor of ALM’s Corporate Counsel and Inside Counsel publications in addition to her role as editor in chief of Texas Lawyer. In the new role, Nevitt will be reporting, editing, bringing video and podcasts to the publication’s sites, and developing new event ideas to engage readers and sponsors. […]
Bialik, former WSJ’s “Numbers Guy” columnist, joins Yelp
Carl Bialik, who wrote the Wall Street Journal’s “Numbers Guy” column before leaving for fivethirtyeight.com, has been hired by Yelp as its data science editor. Travis Brooks of Yelp writes, “Yelp data has been powering the local layer of the internet for years (just ask Siri!), and the insights we are able to mine from […]
Quartz hires Asia bureau chief from WSJ
Quartz editor in chief Kevin Delaney sent out the following announcement on Monday: Hello Quartz— I’m happy to let you know that Tripti Lahiri will be joining Quartz as Asia bureau chief in Hong Kong as soon as her work visa transfers over, which is expected in the coming weeks. Tripti has for the past […]
Pulitzer winner Helliker joins Brunswick Group
Kevin Helliker, a Pulitzer Prize winner who worked at the Wall Street Journal for 26 years, has joined Brunswick Group as an editor. Brunswick Group is a well-known communications firm that does corporate relations. Helliker was among those who left the paper in recent months due to its buyout offer. He had been with The […]
Former Crain’s Detroit editor hired by real estate firm
Former Crain’s Detroit Business editor Jennette Smith Kotila has been hired as vice president of marketing and communications for real estate company Core Partners LLC. Kirk Pinho of Crain’s Detroit writes, “Smith Kotila, 42, begins the newly created position Wednesday. She will focus on Core Partners’ marketing, communications and client service, according to a news release. […]
Reuters names Ingram its Facebook reporter
Jonathan Weber, global technology editor at Reuters, sent out the following announcement on Friday: Colleagues, We are delighted to announce that Dave Ingram will be joining the company news team in San Francisco to cover social media and especially the behemoth of that business, Facebook. It’s hard to overstate the impact that social media is […]
S&P Global hires Williams as retail reporter
Claire Williams, who had been covering the agriculture industry for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, has been hired by S&P Global Markets to cover retail. Her last day at the Little Rock paper was Jan. 27. She starts at S&P Global on Feb. 13. The retail beat is new for S&P Global and is part of its editorial […]
WSJ is closing Budapest bureau
The Wall Street Journal is closing its Budapest bureau, according to a report in the Budapest Business Journal. The report states, “As part of the overhaul of its operations, Dow Jones is establishing offices covering the whole continent and closing independently operating units, as well as leaving some news areas, the Hungarian daily added. “The […]
Hodgson named biz editor of Canadian Press
Jeffrey Hodgson, most recently the Canada news editor for Reuters, has been named the business editor for the Canadian Press, a national news agency headquartered in Toronto. Hodgson had been with Reuters for the past 20 years. He was deputy bureau chief in Toronto from March 2013 to June 2015, helping to oversee the Reuters […]
