NY Times names three David Carr fellows
The New York Times announced Tuesday that three journalists have been awarded the David Carr Fellowship, named in honor of The Times’s late media columnist lauded for his visionary and uncompromising work. Originally conceived as a two-year fellowship for one recipient at a time, the newsroom decided to name three exceptional journalists from among 600 […]
Beucke named LA Times deputy biz editor
Dan Beucke has been hired as deputy business editor at the Los Angeles Times. Deirdre Edgar of the Times writes, “Beucke is a veteran, award-winning financial journalist who has run business sections at three different newspapers: the Orange County Register, New York Newsday and the San Jose Mercury News. Most recently, he was the Register’s assistant managing […]
NY Times public editor to write Washington Post media column
Liz Seymour, executive features editor at the Washington Post, send out the following announcement: I am thrilled to tell you that Margaret Sullivan, the public editor of the New York Times, will be joining The Post later this year as our media columnist. Margaret is a superb journalist who has witnessed the dramatic changes in […]
CQ hires Merrion, formerly of Crain’s
Paul Merrion, formerly the Washington bureau chief for Crain Communications and Crain’s Chicago Business, has joined CQ Roll Call as a data privacy reporter. He’ll be focusing on the legislative and regulatory aspects of data privacy and cyber-security at the federal, state and international level. He is laying the groundwork for a new data privacy daily report that […]
Silicon Valley Biz Journal hires new tech writer
Jennifer Elias, a freelance writer who has written for multiple publications, has been hired by the Silicon Valley Business Journal as a technology reporter. In the past three years, her reporting has appeared in places like Silicon Valley Business Journal, The Hollywood Reporter, Forbes and Fast Company. Before tech journalism, she briefly wrote about fashion, […]
Gaming reporter Stutz leaving Las Vegas paper
Howard Stutz, who has covered the gaming industry for the last decade for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, is leaving the newspaper. Stutz announced on Twitter that he is joining the law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP as a strategic development manager in Las Vegas. “Totally overwhelmed with emotion today from all the good wishes,” he wrote. […]
Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal names new publisher
Kathy Robideau, the advertising director at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, has been promoted to publisher of the American City Business Journals newspaper. Jim Hammerand of the paper writes, “She fills the vacancy left by Tammy Mencel, who left in November to be publisher and market president of the Business Journal’s sister publication in Honolulu. “‘Kathy […]
Americas editor Candappa leaves Reuters
Reuters editor in chief Steve Adler sent out the following announcement on Friday: I would like to announce that Washington Bureau Chief Kevin Krolicki has been appointed interim regional editor of the Americas, effective immediately. Krolicki, who has previously served with distinction as U.S. West Coast bureau chief, Detroit bureau chief, and Japan bureau chief, […]
Mehta leaves Bloomberg for Vanity Fair
Stephanie Mehta, hired slightly more than a year ago to oversee Bloomberg’s conference business, has left for Vanity Fair. She is now a deputy editor at Vanity Fair. Mehta had been hired to revamp the editorial direction of Bloomberg’s live events business and serve as an editor-at-large for Bloomberg Businessweek. Formerly the deputy editor of […]
Business Insider promotes editors, hires staff
Business Insider has made a number of promotions and hires in recent weeks, according to executive editor Jay Yarow. Myles Udland is taking over as global markets editor. Udland joined Business Insider in May 2014. “He’s proven himself to be an incredible talent,” said Yarow. “He’s fast, smart, and really understands what we do. We couldn’t […]
