SF Examiner staffer Schneider goes freelance

Benjamin Schneider, a staff writer at the San Francisco Examiner has left. Benjamin Schneider tweets: “Covering my hometown for the Ex and SF Weekly over the past two years has been an awesome experience. There’s no better way to get to know a city than working as a local reporter. For now, I’m going freelance […]

Fonseca departs LAist.com for LA Times

Ryan Fonseca has joined the Los Angeles Times as a writer for its “Essential California” newsletter. Fonseca is an instructor in the journalism department at California State University. Recently, Fonseca was an associate editor for LAist.com at Southern California Public Radio. He was a digital news editor at the Los Angeles Daily News and from […]

Samtani promoted to senior VP of content at The Real Deal

Hiten Samtani has been promoted to senior vice president of content at real estate news company The Real Deal. It’s a broad editorial leadership role overseeing all content offerings, from the newsroom to its flagship magazine, subscriber-focused journalism, live events, video and training for reporters and editors. “One of the parts of my new job […]

Hronec named associate editor of Pittsburgh Biz Times

Jordyn Hronec has been promoted to associate editor at the Pittsburgh Business Times. She had been a digital producer. Hronec writes, “In my new role, I am looking forward to making even more connections with the region’s business community and helping you to honor your amazing employees and coworkers. I particularly want to highlight two […]

Senior reporter Klapper among The Points Guy layoffs

Senior aviation reporter Ethan Klapper is among the layoffs at The Points Guy on Friday. He had been with the travel industry news organization for a year covering the airline industry. Klapper previously was at Yahoo News as a senior audience development editor and as a social media editor at HuffPost. He also worked at the National […]

NY Post education reporter Bamberger departs

Cayla Bamberger, an education reporter at The New York Post, tweets: “My time reporting on education for The New York Post has come to a close — but expect to see my byline very soon still covering NYC schoolkids. I’m proud of the work I did at The Post, especially on the city’s youngest learners […]

Axios health tech reporter Pringle departs for investment bank

Sarah Pringle, a health technology reporter at New York-based Axios for the past year, has left to join Edgemont Partners. She will head private equity coverage at the health care-focused investment bank. Before joining Axios, Pringle was an editor at PE Hub. She also worked as a reporter for Buyouts Insider and as a mergers […]

The Economist senior podcast editor Gittleson departing

Kim Gittleson, the senior editor for podcasts at The Economist, is leaving to join Prologue Projects. Gittleson is the co-editor of “The Intelligence,” The Economist’s daily current affairs podcast. She previously worked as a podcast host at the Wall Street Journal. Previously, Gittleson was with BBC News where she first served as a New York business […]

Morning Brew executive editor Nusca among the departures

Morning Brew executive editor Andrew Nusca is among those leaving the media company due to layoffs. He has been with Morning Brew since February 2021. He had been digital editor at Fortune, overseeing digital products, including its website and newsletters. He also edits stories in the print magazine and served as co-chair for our annual Brainstorm Tech […]

Stripling joins WaPo as education investigative reporter

The Washington Post has hired Jack Stripling as an investigative reporter to cover higher education. Stripling begins Dec. 5. Stripling will join from the Chronicle of Higher Education, where he worked for more than 11 years, recently as a senior writer. He also reported for Inside Higher Ed, The Gainesville Sun and Opelika-Auburn News in […]