Denver Biz Journal ME Rourke departs

Christine Rourke, the managing editor of the Denver Business Journal, has left the publication. She joined in January 2023. She previously served as deputy editor at the Denver Gazette where she coordinated the story planning, editing and writing that went into the production of the daily newspaper. Prior to her arrival at the Denver Gazette, […]

Globe and Mail’s Howlett retires after nearly 40 years

Karen Howlett, a longtime business reporter who has worked at The Globe and Mail in Toronto for nearly 40 years, retired on Friday. She has been a member of The Globe and Mail’s investigative team since 2013. A series of stories on illicit fentanyl and Purdue Pharma she did with colleagues was awarded a National Newspaper […]

Gliadkovskaya promoted to senior reporter at FierceHealth

Anastassia Gliadkovskaya has been promoted to senior reporter at FierceHealthcare, where she will be primarily working on investigative and long-form stories around health equity. She has been at the publication since July 2021. Gliadkovskaya was an editorial intern covering wealth at Forbes. She was also a post-graduate reporting fellow at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis […]

Politico’s Stratford moves to cover banking and financial regulation

Politico reporter Michael Stratford is moving to the economy team to cover banking and financial regulation. He has been an education reporter for Politico. He previously covered federal higher education policy and student loans at Inside Higher Ed, with previous bylines at The Associated Press, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. Stratford grew […]

Baird-Remba departs Commercial Observer

Commercial Observer real estate reporter Rebecca Baird-Remba has left the news organization after seven years. She grew up in the D.C. area and has lived in New York City since moving there for college. She got her start covering real estate for Brownstoner, and worked at NY YIMBY before heading to Commercial Observer. Baird-Remba is […]

WSJ promotes Jamerson to deputy political editor

Joshua Jamerson has been promoted to deputy political editor in the Washington bureau. He will report to politics editor Ben Pershing. Previously, Jamerson was the East Coast bureau chief for U.S. news. He also served as a national politics reporter based in the Washington Bureau and covered the 2022 midterm elections and the future of […]

WSJ hires Watts as director of visual storytelling

Ryan Watts has been hired by The Wall Street Journal as director of visual storytelling. He will start next month and report to associate editor Taneth Evans. Watts will work with coverage chiefs and our visual journalists across the newsroom to set an ambitious strategy for compelling, visually-led stories. Watts started out in local newspapers […]

Santa Fe biz editor Vitu is retiring

Teya Vitu, the business editor of the New Mexican in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is retiring. He has been at the paper for five years. Vitu previously was a reporter for the Idaho Business Review. He also was a reporter for the Tucson Citizen and the Nevada Appeal. Vitu holds a bachelor’s degree from Cal-Berkeley.

Business Insider entertainment editor Ahmed departs

Tufayel Ahmed, an entertainment editor at Business Insider, has left the news organization. Ahmed was previously a senior editor at Newsweek and news editor at PinkNews. He has also had bylines in CNN, The Independent (UK), Forbes, Yahoo, VICE and more. Tufayel is also a published author — his debut novel, “This Way Out” is […]

Biz reporter Bodine departs Fort Worth Report

Fort Worth Report business reporter Seth Bodine has left the news organization for a new opportunity. Bodine joined the Fort Worth Report in February 2022. He previously covered agriculture and rural issues in Oklahoma for the public radio station, KOSU, as a Report for America corps member. Bodine graduated with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and English creative […]