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 […]
Debtwire hires Kelce as a reporter
Debtwire has hired Ayse Kelce as a reporter covering distressed debt and restructuring. She has been working at GlobalCapital since August 2022 covering asset-backed securities. Kelce previously was an intern for The Wall Street Journal and for Mansion Global, Dow Jones’ luxury real estate news operation. She is a graduate of Baruch College, where she was business […]
CNET moves Al-Heeti to tech reporter role
Technology news site CNET has moved Abrar Al-Heeti to a technology reporter role. Al-Heeti has been a video host and producer for CNET, with an interest in internet trends, entertainment, pop culture and digital accessibility. Before joining the video team, she was a writer for CNET’s culture team. She has spent her career at CNET […]
Rest of World hires Bhattacharya as South Asia reporter
Rest of World has hired Ananya Bhattacharya as its South Asia reporter. She has been at Quartz as a global breaking news writer. Bhattacharya also worked for Quartz India as a tech writer. She covered stories ranging from Amazon’s warehouse robots to swarm electrification in Bangladesh. She worked in New York, covering both U.S. and India tech stories, and then […]
Westfair Biz Journal lays off editor in chief
Westfair Communications, the Mount Kisco, New York-based publisher of the Westfair Business Journal, laid off three of its staffers last week. Those losing their jobs were editor Phil Hall, marketing coordinator Carolyn Meaney and research coordinator Sebastian Flores. Hall’s writing for Westfair Communications has earned multiple awards from the Connecticut Press Club and the Connecticut […]
Bort departs Business Insider for new opportunity
Julie Bort, an editor at large for Business Insider’s technology team, has left for a new opportunity. She had been at the news organization for 12 years and had previously been chief technology correspondent and a senior editor for its venture capital and startups coverage. Bort previously worked at Network World for 13 years. She […]
Politico hires Dahl as mobility reporter in Europe
Politico Europe has hired Jordyn Dahl to be its mobility reporter, covering cars and electronic vehicles. She was at LinkedIn as a senior news editor at LinkedIn before leaving in October 2023. She had been at LinkedIn since 2019, starting out as its small business reporter. She also built two beats — sustainability/climate and entrepreneurship — from the ground up. […]
