Bisnow hires Jones as NYC real estate reporter
Real estate news service Bisnow has hired Sasha Jones as a reporter covering New York commercial real estate. She previously worked at The Messenger as its national real estate reporter. Jones had previously been a reporter at the New York Business Journal, an American City Business Journals publication, covering economic development. Prior to joining the New York Business Journal, Jones […]
How the WSJ layoff strategy in DC backfired
Ben Smith of Semafor writes about how the Wall Street Journal’s strategy regarding layoffs backfired with staffers. Smith reports, “The Wall Street Journal laid off a list of well-regarded Washington reporters in early February, then rushed to assure three of them — Pulitzer winner Brody Mullins, Ted Mann of Bridgegate fame, and the political money sleuth Julie […]
Gault, host of CYBER podcast, among those laid off at Vice
Matthew Gault, host and producer of the “CYBER” podcast for Vice’s Motherboard, was among those laid off. “Working with the wonderful people at Motherboard was the honor of my life,” he wrote on Twitter. “Hosting CYBER was a joy.” Gault joined Vice in September 2015 as a contributing editor. He also worked at Reuters as […]
Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal hires Bonelli as a reporter
Cam Bonelli has started at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal covering technology, manufacturing, aviation and innovation. She writes, “I’ve been in journalism for about seven years, covering various topics in south Mississippi, including racial inequity, crime, and courts. This past year, I worked briefly as a multimedia journalist for a television station in Moselle, Mississippi. […]
Hodson named Americas editor at The Economist
Hal Hodson has been named Americas editor at The Economist, overseeing coverage of Canada and Latin America. He currently is a special projects writer, based in London. He joined the publication in 2016 as science and technology correspondent, writing about face recognition, tigers and the brain. In 2018 he was named Britain’s best science writer. In […]
Insinna departs Reuters for Breaking Defense
Valerie Insinna will be rejoining Breaking Defense as senior reporter covering both Congress and the global business of defense. She will start March 4. Insinna comes back to Breaking Defense, where she previously covered military aviation and the Pentagon, after a year spent covering the commercial aviation sector for Reuters. She previously worked as the […]
Bloomberg hires Barbaglia as M&A reporter in London
Bloomberg News has hired Pamela Barbaglia to cover mergers and acquisitions in France and the Benelux region. She is based in London. Barbaglia previously was with Reuters Breakingviews as a columnist for the past year. Previously, Barbaglia worked as a senior correspondent covering European mergers and acquisitions, chief correspondent for EMEA deals and M&A editor for EMEA since […]
Peterson returning to WSJ DC bureau
Kristina Peterson, who had covered food and agriculture policy from The Wall Street Journal’s Washington bureau, is returning to the bureau as an enterprise reporter. She was among the layoffs earlier this month. She previously covered Congress and the Federal Reserve. Peterson has been at the Journal since 2009. Peterson previously worked at the Palo Alto Daily […]
The Economist names new president
Luke Bradley-Jones, Disney+ general manager of EMEA, has been named president and managing director of The Economist. Bradley-Jones will continue to accelerate The Economist’s digital evolution. He will be based in London and will also have a significant presence in The Economist’s New York office. He will assume the role of president this summer. Prior to […]
Business Insider promotes de Graaf to deputy executive editor
Mia de Graaf has been promoted to a deputy executive editor at Business Insider. In this role, she continues to oversee health and health care coverage across the newsroom. She is now also in charge of features for the Life department, directing long-form stories on lifestyle and culture topics, including food, relationships, wellness, celebrities, internet […]
