Sebastian joins Washington Post biz desk as assignment editor
Washington Post economy and business editor Greg Schneider and deputy business editor David Cho sent out the following staff announcement on Friday: We are thrilled to announce that Simone Sebastian will be joining the Financial staff as an assignment editor working on policy coverage and helping to lead Wonkblog. Simone has been assistant editor in […]
Russolillo returning to Wall Street Journal
Steven Russolillo, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal who left a year ago for a position at Goldman Sachs, is returning to the paper. Russolillo will be an “Ahead of the Tape” writer for the Journal’s “Heard on the Street” column. When he left, he was the lead writer for the Moneybeat blog. For the past […]
Bloomberg News names two executive editors in Asia
Bloomberg editor in chief John Micklethwait sent out the following announcement to the editorial staff: This week I am in Singapore and Delhi and I am delighted that my visit has coincided with two changes that reflect Asia’s growing importance to us. The first is the very welcome arrival of the Asian edition of Bloomberg.com. […]
Benson named editor of Louisville Business First
Cincinnati Business Courier managing editor Lisa Benson has been named editor of Louisville Business First, a sister publication, effective Nov. 30. Business Courier editor Rob Daumeyer writes, “Benson has been managing editor of the Business Courier since 2010, and joined the paper as an associate editor in 1999. At the Business Courier, she was responsible […]
International Business Times names new enterprise editor, new business editor
International Business Times global editor in chief Peter Goodman and managing editors Nancy Cooper and Mark Bonner sent out the following announcement on Thursday: Thanks to all of you, the IBTimes is no less than a juggernaut when it comes to breaking news — fast, furious, relentless. Now, it’s time to bring that same intensity to upping […]
AP personal finance editor joins New York Fed
Trevor Delaney, the personal finance editor for the Associated Press, left the wire service last month and is now working for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as a senior editor. Delaney joined the AP in 2008 to create a personal finance news service for the AP and since 2012 has been running Money […]
AP names team leader for breaking news
Associated Press business editor Lisa Gibbs sent out the following announcement: I am happy to announce that Amir Bibawy will be our new team leader for Breaking News and Digital Strategy. He will run the spot desk from NYC and help us drive ahead on optimizing our coverage for an audience that increasingly gets most news on […]
AP assistant biz editor Patterson leaving for USA Today
Associated Press business editor Lisa Gibbs sent out the following announcement to the staff: Assistant business editor Philana Patterson has accepted a position at USA Today, as deputy Money editor in New York City. Philana accomplished a long list of important initiatives during her eight years-plus with Business News. The most notable was the launch of earnings […]
MiBiz names Boomgaard its editor
Managing Editor Joe Boomgaard has been promoted to the position of editor of MiBiz, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based business fortnightly. A story on its website states, “He assumes the editor title from Editor & Publisher Brian Edwards, who will remain as publisher. Boomgaard will be responsible for all editorial operations of MiBiz, including the company’s […]
Albuquerque Biz First hires reporter to cover startups
Blake Driver has been hired by Albuquerque Business First to cover entrepreneurs and startups. Driver writes, “I took a moment to savor the unbeatable second-story view of Downtown from my new desk. I couldn’t control the feeling that, after 15 years as a freelance journalist, I’d finally arrived, and also that I might still be daydreaming. […]
