NY Times hires Business Insider’s Schwartz
Business Insider staffer Mattathias Schwartz will be joining The New York Times as legal correspondent, covering the federal judiciary. Schwartz has been a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine, where he has written more than a dozen feature stories since 2006, including sit-down profiles of John Brennan, Mike Pompeo and Bill Barr. At Business Insider, he […]
Barron’s hires La Monica as senior markets analysis writer
Barron’s has hired Paul La Monica as a senior markets analysis writer. He will start March 4. La Monica spent more than 21 years at CNN Business, covering the markets, the economy and the technology sector. Previously, he was an editor at the Red Herring and an associate editor at SmartMoney.com. He wrote for the American Banker and reported […]
New publisher named at San Fran Business Times
Pete Casillas has been named publisher of the San Francisco Business Times. Editor in chief Jim Gardner writes, “It’s a homecoming of sorts for Casillas, who joined the Business Times in 2013 as advertising director before moving in 2014 to be publisher of the Denver Business Journal, another ACBJ publication. He was promoted to an ACBJ vice president, […]
Al Omran rejoins Financial Times as Saudi correspondent
Ahmed Al Omran has rejoined the Financial Times as its Saudi Arabia correspondent. He previously worked for the FT from 2017 to 2020. Al Omran graduated with a master’s degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He has worked for the National Public Radio in Washington before returning to his home country to become a […]
The Economist taps Hogan as Asia editor
The Economist has named Emma Hogan to be its new Asia editor. She is currently the Americas editor. She oversees the coverage of Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada. Previously she was deputy briefings editor, working on cover briefings, long-form articles and editing the Christmas issue in 2020. Her other roles across the paper include South-East Asia […]
Bloomberg News hires LaCapra as editor on markets desk
Bloomberg News has hired Lauren Tara LaCapra as an editor on its markets desk. She has been at The Information as its lead Wall Street reporter. She has spent nearly two decades as a business journalist, including a decade at Reuters, where she was one of the senior editors managing the global finance and markets team. Before she became […]
Variety promotes Stephan to film reporter
Katcy Stephan has been promoted to film reporter at entertainment industry publication Variety. William Earl of Variety writes, “Stephan joined Variety in 2021 as social media editor. Under her leadership, Variety’s cumulative social footprint across major platforms has nearly doubled, reaching 12 million total followers as of this month across TikTok, X, Instagram, Facebook and other platforms. “With her […]
TechCrunch senior reporter Shu among the layoffs
TechCrunch senior reporter Catherine Shu is among the layoffs at the technology news publication. She has been covering breaking news from Asia and the United States, and she wrote analysis pieces about the tech industry in Asia, putting different markets, sectors, policy and trends into context for international audiences. She also wrote about all Asian markets, focusing […]
Endpoints hires Wetsman as deputy editor for events
Nicole Wetsman has been hired by Endpoints News as its deputy editor for events and special projects. She will start next week. “Nicole will be responsible for working hand-in-hand with our journalists to develop ideas at the cutting edge of what people in biopharma and healthcare are talking about,” said executive editor Drew Armstrong on Twitter/X. […]
Reuters names Smith its Korea bureau chief
Josh Smith has been named Korea bureau chief for Reuters. He will lead a Reuters bureau of 22 journalists covering news from South Korea and North Korea. Smith previously was a senior correspondent in Seoul for the past six years. He also worked for Reuters in Afghanistan. Smith previously worked at Stars and Stripes and The […]
