Siddiqui joins Washington Post biz investigations team

Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery and business and technology investigations editor Evelyn Larrubia sent out the following on Wednesday: We’re delighted to announce that Faiz Siddiqui has joined the business investigations team, where he will continue to explore the vast empire of Elon Musk. Over the past four years, Faiz has distinguished himself as […]

Modesto Bee reporter Williams moves to restaurant/business beat

Modesto Bee reporter Dominique Williams is now covering restaurants and business. She replaces Marijke Rowland, who left the paper after 26 years. Williams writes, “For me, it’s not a matter of, ‘I deserve more, so I’m going somewhere I can seek that.’ It’s, ‘My community deserves more, so I’m going to give it to them.’ “I’m incredibly […]

Stratigopoulos leaving CoinDesk for law firm

CoinDesk TV executive producer McKenzie Stratigopoulos is leaving the cryptocurrency news website to become a marketing and communications specialist at the Robins Kaplan law firm. Before joining CoinDesk, she was at Yahoo Finance, where she has worked as a production manager and senior production manager. She was also a producer at Fox Business Network and […]

Bloomberg Opinion hires Sterbenz as an editor

Bloomberg Opinion has hired Christina Sterbenz as an editor working on special projects. Most recently, she was an editor at NBC News. She previously was a senior editor at Vice News. Sterbenz was also a weekend editor and reporter at Business Insider. Benz holds a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University.

Tarpley, senior editor at Business Insider, departs

Laura Grace Tarpley, a senior editor at Business Insider for personal finance coverage, has left the news organization for another opportunity. She oversaw coverage about mortgage rates, refinance rates, lenders, bank accounts, and borrowing and savings tips for Personal Finance Insider. She was a writer and editor for Business Insider’s “The Road to Home” series, […]

Bloomberg hires Rea as associate editor

Bloomberg News has hired Alibhe Rea as an associate editor in London covering politics and finance. She has been the host of Politico’s “Westminster Insider” podcast. Prior to working for Politico, Rea was political correspondent for the New Statesman in London, covering Westminster politics. At the New Statesman, she was co-host of the New Statesman podcast, which […]

Debtwire hires Yang as a reporter

Debtire has hired Kunyi Yang as a reporter covering North America debt. She previously was a U.S. securitization reporter for Euromoney Institutional Investor. Yang also interned at CNN Business and at Life Annuity Specialist, a Financial Times publication. Yang graduated from the business and economics program at New York University. Before this, she worked as […]

Washington Post taps Connelly as senior editor for AI strategy and innovation

Phoebe Connelly is taking on a new role as senior editor for AI strategy and innovation at the Washington Post. Connelly has spent two and a half years leading the Next Generation Initiative – a cross-functional team that helped the company reorient to serve the needs of younger audiences. The Next Gen team saw the […]

Pensions & Investments hires Tomkiw as senior reporter

Pensions & Investments editor in chief Jennifer Ablan sent out the following on Tuesday: Dear all, We are thrilled to announce that Lydia Tomkiw will join Pensions & Investments as a senior reporter covering the hedge fund industry and the growing private credit market. Tomkiw, who will start on March 4 in P&I’s New York offices, was previously senior […]

Quartz hires two new staff writers

Business news site Quartz announced Tuesday the hiring of  William Gavin and Francisco Velasquez as staff writers. This follows the hiring of two new staff writers in January. Most recently, Gavin covered business breaking news for The Messenger with a focus on transportation, the automotive industry, and labor issues. He reported on the UAW strikes, […]