NY Times biz desk shuffles some assignments
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent out the following announcement on Friday: Some BizDay colleagues are moving to new places and/or taking on new roles. Here’s a rundown: Adrienne Carter, our international business editor for the past two years, is moving to London, where she will continue in the same role in a […]
Becky Bisbee of the Seattle Times: A biz editor for the ages
Becky Bisbee, the business editor of the Seattle Times, is leaving the paper early next month after 16 years. Bisbee is one of the best, if not the best, business editor at a daily newspaper in the United States. Her section regularly wins Best in Business Awards from the Society of American Business Editors and […]
Quartz adds to editorial staff
Quartz editor in chief Kevin Delaney sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: Hello Quartz – I’m happy to announce several excellent additions to our global team: Harish Menon joined last month as desk editor for Quartz India in Mumbai. He comes to us from the Times of India, the world’s largest English daily, where he worked […]
AP names Keller to its markets team
Associated Press business editor Lisa Gibbs sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Everyone, I’m happy to announce that Greg Keller will be joining our department coming to work on the Markets team in New York City. The move marks Greg’s return to full-time business news. Greg has been with the AP since 2008 in Paris, where […]
Sacramento Biz Journal editor resigns
Jack Robinson, the editor of the Sacramento Business Journal for the past five years, has resigned effective March 31. “Yes, I’m stepping down March 31 to move to Philadelphia, where my wife recently took a new job,” said Robinson in an email to Talking Biz News. “It was a tough decision. Love business news, and […]
FT names new weekend editor, news editor
The Financial Times announced Tuesday the appointment of Alec Russell as FT Weekend editor and Peter Spiegel as news editor, effective in April. Current FT Weekend editor Caroline Daniel is leaving the FT to join Brunswick Group. “Alec’s leadership of the FT newsroom has been a driving force in the development of new types of journalism […]
How a biz reporter got fired for signing a non-compete clause
Casey Sullivan of Bloomberg BNA interviewed Stephanie Russell-Kraft, a 28-year-old journalist who Thomson Reuters fired within weeks after hiring her in September, learning she had signed a non-compete agreement in 2013 with her former employer, the legal news site Law360. Here is an excerpt of what Russell-Kraft said: I applied to a job at Reuters over the summer, […]
WSJ names Dean its global tech editor
Wall Street Journal business editor Jason Anders sent out the following announcement on Monday: I’m excited to announce that Jason Dean is appointed Global Technology Editor for The Wall Street Journal. Jason will head our expert team of reporters and editors in San Francisco and around the world in this vital coverage area for The […]
Chilson returns to Topeka biz desk after 16 years
Morgan Chilson has returned to the Topeka Capital-Journal business news desk as a reporter after being away for 16 years. Chilson writes, “Last week was my first official one back in the newsroom, and in some ways, it felt as if I never left. On the other hand, the news world has changed in the […]
International Biz Times staffers having trouble with pay
Peter Sterne of Politico writes about the difficulties that International Business Times employees have had in the past month in getting paid. Sterne writes, “Asked about the problems, the company provided a statement to POLITICO. “‘We value our employees and partners and are committed to working together in building a world-class media organization,’ IBT co-founder […]
