Harrington returns to Tampa Bay Times biz desk
Chris Tisch, the business editor of the Tampa Bay Times, sent out the following announcement to the staff: I’m pleased to report that Jeff Harrington has returned to anchor the business department as our local, state, national and global economies move into increasingly uncertain times. Jeff authoritatively guided readers through the Great Recession and the […]
MedCity News hires Parmar as VP and editorial director
Arundhati Parmar has been hired as vice president and editorial director at MedCity News, an online news source covering the business of health care. Parmar writes, “I consider myself lucky to be a part of the fourth estate, and even more so to be covering one of the most exciting industries of all: healthcare. “And now given the […]
Wired hires contributing style director
Lauren Goodman has joined Wired in the new role of contributing style director. “At Wired, we are always looking at how innovation and design are changing our lives,” said editor in chief Scott Dadich. “From the rise of wearables and the future of retail, to the migration of street style to social platforms, the convergence of […]
Reporter Gellman leaving WSJ for Fulbright
Lindsay Gellman, who has worked in the Wall Street Journal’s management bureau in New York as a reporter covering business schools and business education for the past 15 months, is leaving the paper on Friday. Beginning this fall, Gellman will be based in Berlin, Germany, on a yearlong Fulbright fellowship, where she will be reporting on technology […]
Milwaukee Business Journal names new publisher
Kira Lafond has been named market president and publisher of the Milwaukee Business Journal. A story on the newspaper’s website states, “Lafond, the publication’s director of advertising, succeeds Mark Sabljak, who recently retired. Before joining the Milwaukee Business Journal as advertising director in 2014, Lafond spent the bulk of her career in radio sales and […]
Quartz hires ideas editor, markets reporter in London, others
Quartz editor in chief Kevin Delaney sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Hello Quartz – I’m happy to announce that several editorial staff are joining Quartz in the coming few weeks. Georgia Frances King is joining our NYC staff starting July 6 as an Ideas editor, reporting to Paul Smalera. She’ll bring her talents […]
Houston Chronicle hires Najarro as business reporter
Houston Chronicle deputy managing editor Todd Stone and business editor Al Lewis sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Hey crew – We are pleased to announce that Ileana Najarro, formerly an intern at the Wall Street Journal and other national publications, will be joining the Houston Chronicle as a business general assignment reporter. Ileana […]
Chief revenue officer leaving Bloomberg Media
Paul Caine is leaving Bloomberg Media after two years as global chief revenue and client partnerships officer to pursue “a new challenge,” the company said this morning. Nat Ives of Advertising Age writes, “Caine, a former Time Inc. executive, leads the team at Bloomberg that sells ad inventory on Bloomberg TV and radio, Bloomberg.com and […]
“Marketplace” managing editor Miller is leaving
Mark Miller, the managing editor of public radio show “Marketplace,” overseeing the portfolio of programs and digital platforms, is leaving the show. Miller posted on Facebook that he is moving to New York, but did not say what is new job would be. In an email to Talking Biz News, he said his new job […]
Wisconsin daily hires new business reporter/editor
Larry Avila, the former business editor of the Appleton Post-Crescent in Wisconsin, has been hired as a business reporter/editor at the Wisconsin State Journal in Madison. For the past 21 months, Avila has 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 […]
