Columbus Business First publisher named chamber CEO
The Columbus (Ohio) Business First publisher has been hired to head the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, reports Dominic Cappa, editor of the American City Business Journals paper. Cappa writes, “Don DePerro, publisher of Business First for 20 years, will take over chamber management March 1 as its president and CEO. “DePerro, 57, will succeed Michael Dalby, who leaves […]
WSJ tech editor Krim is leaving paper
Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker sent out the following announcement: After six years at The Wall Street Journal, including more than two years leading our global technology coverage, Jonathan Krim will be leaving later this month to pursue new opportunities. As technology editor and San Francisco bureau chief, Jonathan has overseen the expansion of our tech coverage around the […]
Bloomberg hires Mosendz from Newsweek
Polly Mosendz, a breaking news and crime reporter for Newsweek, has been hired by Bloomberg News. She starts Feb. 8. At Bloomberg, she will cover the anthropology of business for the Game Plan desk. Her work will appear both on the website and in Bloomberg Businessweek She was previously a staff writer for The Wire […]
Yahoo Finance hires Sam Ro as ME
Yahoo Finance has hired Sam Ro from Business Insider to be its managing editor. In this new role, he will work with editor in chief Andy Serwer to oversee and direct the site’s editorial content. Most recently Ro was a deputy editor at Business Insider, where he led the site’s coverage of global markets. He […]
Houston Chronicle biz editor promoted to senior editor
Houston Chronicle editor Nancy Barnes sent out the following announcement Friday afternoon: We’re delighted to announce that Laura Goldberg has been promoted to Senior Editor for niche, new products and training, a position that will report to the executive editor. In this job, Laura will work across the newsroom, and with other departments in the […]
Birmingham Business Journal editor leaves paper
Cindy Fisher Crawford, , the editor of the Birmingham Business Journal, has left the American City Business Journals paper. On Facebook, Crawford wrote, “We kicked butt and took names, winning more awards in my tenure than any time in its 30-year history. I’m excited about what life has in store for me next!” She declined comment […]
Austin paper names new tech reporter
Lilly Rockwell, who has been covering City Hall for the Austin American-Statesman, has moved to the tech beat at the paper. She had been covering City Hall and an electric utility owned by the Texas city since May 2014. Before that, Rockwell was an associate editor at Florida Trend magazine, where she wrote feature and […]
Houston Chronicle energy reporter leaves for hospital PR job
Rhiannon Meyers, an energy reporter at the Houston Chronicle, has left the newspaper for a communications job at the Memorial Hermann health care system. Her last day was Thursday. Meyers joined the Chronicle in July 2014, and she covered petrochemicals, refining, liquefied natural gas, gasoline and diesel pricing. Before that, she was an investigative reporter […]
Reuters names Rohde its national security investigations editor
Michael Williams, global enterprise editor at Reuters, sent out the following announcement on Friday: I’m pleased to announce that David Rohde is taking on a new role at Reuters as National Security Investigations Editor, based in New York and reporting to me. David will work very closely with bureaus and the enterprise teams in the […]
Reuters names Greene its Washington enterprise editor
Michael Williams, global enterprise editor at Reuters, sent out the following announcement on Friday: I’m pleased to announce that Ronnie Greene has joined Reuters as Washington Enterprise Editor, based in the D.C. bureau, reporting to me. Ronnie will develop and edit enterprise work (projects, one-off special reports, shorter investigative pieces) on a wide range of […]
