WSJ hires FT’s Mackintosh to cover markets
Wall Street Journal finance editor Dennis Berman sent out the following announcement: I’m delighted to announce the addition of James Mackintosh to our ranks, a big part of our plans to enhance the Journal’s markets coverage. James is a 19-year veteran of the Financial Times, where he currently writes the well-regarded “Short View” daily column. In his […]
Bloomberg’s Drummond hired as editor in chief of Gizmodo
Katie Drummond, a deputy editor at Bloomberg’s web operation, has been hired as editor in chief of tech news site Gizmodo. On Twitter, Drummond wrote, “Being EIC of Gizmodo was an opportunity I could not pass up! It’s gonna be great!” Before joining Bloomberg Businessweek in 2014, Drummond had been the assistant managing editor for […]
Reuters hires global head of product from AP
Reuters announced Monday that that Sue Brooks will be joining as the global head of product for Reuters News Agency. Based in London, Brooks will be responsible for the full portfolio of Reuters News Agency products, including driving the organization’s product strategy and ongoing evolution of Reuters offerings. Brooks joins Reuters from the Associated Press, […]
MarketWatch.com hires Riquier as its housing finance reporter
Steve Goldstein, Washington bureau chief for MarketWatch.com, sent out the following announcement on Monday: Please welcome our new housing finance reporter, Andrea Riquier, based in DC. Most recently at Investor’s Business Daily, she also worked at Debtwire, alongside Ellie, and also interned at Bloomberg. Andrea now has a vastly different commute, seeing as how she […]
Augusta paper names new business editor, sort of
Damon Cline has returned as business editor of the Augusta Chronicle after a stint on the editorial page and in public relations. Cline writes, “Some longtime readers might remember me from the decade I spent as a business reporter and editor from 1998-2008. Some might even recall when I created this column before leaving the news […]
NY Times struggles with replacing David Carr
Michael Calderone of The Huffington Post writes about the New York Times is struggling with replacing media columnist David Carr, whose column appeared in the business section and who died earlier this year. Calderone writes, “The Times approached several journalists in the spring and sources familiar with the process expected a decision to be made during the […]
Personal finance editor, writer have left CNBC
The personal finance editor for CNBC.com and a personal finance writer who joined the business news network earlier this year have both left in the past month. Jennifer Barrett, the personal finance editor, had joined in 2014 while writer Tom Anderson had joined in February. Barrett was previously senior vice president and editor in chief at DailyWorth, […]
FT journalists to vote on strike
Journalists at the Financial Times will decide later this month whether to strike over union fears that the paper’s final salary pension is under threat, reports Simon Zekaria of The Wall Street Journal. Zekaria writes, “The National Union of Journalists, a trade union for journalists in the U.K. and Ireland, said Wednesday that ballot papers […]
Chicago Tribune biz columnist leaves paper
Melissa Harris, the Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and Chicago Tribune business columnist, has been hired by Origin Capital Partners as vice president of marketing. Harris has been hired to oversee the firm’s new online real estate crowdfunding platform. She started last week. She is a two-time finalist for The Livingston Award, honoring outstanding reporting by journalists […]
Reuters ME moving to United States ahead of retirement
Reuters managing editor Paul Ingrassia, who moved to London in 2013, is moving back to the United States. He will be working from his home in Naples, Florida, until his April 30 retirement. Editor Steve Adler sent out the following announcement to the staff: Paul Ingrassia, who has served so brilliantly as managing editor for […]
