Downey-Mavromatis joins Scientific American as audience engagement editor
Scientific American has appointed Arminda Downey-Mavromatis as an audience engagement editor. Downey-Mavromatis was a senior editorial project manager and assistant editor at Chemical and Engineering News, where she also interned. She was a deputy editor at the Columbia Daily Spectator. Downey-Mavromatis graduated from Barnard College. Be sure to congratulate Downey-Mavromatis on Twitter.
Wisconsin Watch hires Saini as audience director
Nonprofit news outlet the Wisconsin Watch has appointed Kiran Saini as its first audience director. The American Journalism Project funded this role to help outlets build back local news in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin. Regarding Saini’s appointment, Wisconsin Watch reports: Saini will work across our website, social media, newsletters and other news products to connect […]
FT hires visual journalist Rodgers
The Financial Times has hired BBC News visual journalist Lucy Rodgers. She will start next month. Rodgers has been with the BBC since 20016 and has been a senior visual journalist since 2008, based in London. She also worked at the Western Daily Press and the Press Association. Rodgers holds a bachelor’s degree from the […]
Marques named ME for Asia energy and commodities at Bloomberg
Clara Ferreira Marques has been named managing editor for energy and commodities coverage in Asia for Bloomberg News. Marques has been a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and editorial board member covering foreign affairs and climate based in Hong Kong. She has been at Bloomberg since November 2017. Previously, she worked for Reuters in Hong Kong, Singapore, India, […]
Prairie Business hires McDermott as editor
Carrie McDermott, managing editor at the Wahpeton Daily News, has been hired to be editor of the Prairie Business magazine. Sydney Mook of the Grand Forks Herald writes, “‘I am excited to join the team at Prairie Business,’ McDermott said. ‘Prairie Business is a well-respected publication. I look forward to sharing the stories of the region’s […]
San Diego Biz Journal hires Kastner to cover health care
The San Diego Business Journal has hired Jennifer Kastner as a reporter. A story on its website, “Jennifer is a veteran broadcast journalist who most recently was an on-air news reporter for ABC 10News in San Diego. “A native San Diegan and graduate of the University of Colorado’s School of Journalism, during her career, Jennifer has also […]
Bloomberg taps Tse to cover activists
Matthew Monks, team leader for U.S. deals coverage at Bloomberg News, sent out the following on Friday: We are super psyched to announce that Crystal Tse will be taking over as the Bloomberg Deals activism reporter in the US. It’s a big job and Crystal is more than up for it, having broken news on everything […]
Bloomberg hires Yahoo Finance’s Semenova as a markets reporter
Bloomberg News has hired Yahoo Finance reporter Alexandra Semenova as a markets reporter. She has been at Yahoo Finance since November 2021. She will start at Bloomberg in March. Semenova previously worked at MandateWire, a Financial Times publication, covering the asset management industry. Semenova previously held internships with Bloomberg News, NY1 News, Fox Business Network, and Crain’s New York. She also […]
Vice senior staff writer Way departs for Hell Gate
Katie Way, a senior staff writer at Vice, has left to join Hell Gate as a writer and editor. Hell Gate is “a reader-funded news outlet owned and run by journalists covering New York City,” as per its Twitter. Way joined Vice in 2019 as a staff writer. Previously, she was a copy editor and […]
GB News journalist Blakemore departs
Alex Blakemore, a senior producer at GB News, has left. He joined in May 2021 as a producer. His tweet reads: “It’s been a brilliant journey I’ve put my everything into. I’ve met some extremely talented people who I’m proud to call friends for life! Here’s to the next chapter…” Previously, Blakemore was a producer […]
