Bloomberg is expanding its DC news operations with 15 hires

Peggy Collins, Bloomberg News Washington bureau chief, sent the below to the newsroom on Monday morning: Hi DC Bureau, Hope you had a good weekend. I wanted to share some exciting news as we start the week, knowing how hard you’ve been working. In coming days, we’ll bolster our coverage of Washington with an additional […]
SF Biz Times editor in chief Gardner says goodbye

Jim Gardner, the editor in chief of the San Francisco Business Times, writes about retiring. Gardner writes, “It helps to know I leave the Business Times newsroom in the hands of an extraordinarily talented group of soon-to-be-ex-colleagues. My years here afforded me the opportunity to work with some of the finest journalists this region has […]
Del Castillo departing Fortune to create consulting firm

Fortune senior reporter Michael del Castillo is leaving the publication to start his own consulting and research firm. He has been at the publication for the past year covering banks with a focus on how new tech is changing Wall Street. He has been at Forbes for the past five years covering cryptocurrencies. Del Castillo joined Forbes from CoinDesk, where he covered cryptocurrency […]
Guillot moving to Politico’s energy and climate team

Politico reporter Louise Guillot is moving to its energy and climate team to cover European Union climate policy. She has been a reporter on Politico’s sustainability team. Born in France, Guillot studied literature and political science at the University of Poitiers before moving to Paris for her master’s degree at Sciences Po, where she decided to dive […]
WSJ’s Olshan’s ode to the newsrooms

Jeremy Olshan, who is departing The Wall Street Journal where he has been personal finance bureau chief, writes about the newsrooms he’s worked in and reminisces about how he got to be editor in chief of MarketWatch.com. Olshan writes, “Almar Latour changed my life. He also saved me from death. “I had been offered an amazing […]
9fin hires Mehboob as distressed debt reporter

Danish Mehboob has been hired as a senior distressed debt reporter at 9fin, where he covers in-court and out-of-court corporate restructurings and bankruptcies. He is based in London. Before joining 9fin, Mehboob covered international tax policy and regulation at Bloomberg Industry Group and Euromoney. His work has also been featured in CNN Business, UPI, Khaleej […]
Meehan promoted to ME at Buffalo Business First

Sara Paulson Meehan has been promoted to managing editor at Buffalo Business First. She has been the digital editor at the American City Business Journals publication since 2020. Meehan previously spent nearly 15 years at the Buffalo News as a digital news editor, copy editor and information specialist. She also worked at the Greater Niagara […]
The Information senior editor Thurm is retiring

Scott Thurm, senior editor at The Information, is retiring. He has spent the last three years at the technology news organization. ” I am so grateful for everything I learned from him and what he taught our newsroom,” wrote The Information editor in chief Jessica Lessin on LinkedIn. “Hearing his reporters talk about his mentorship […]
Bloomberg hires Shin as reporter in Seoul

Bloomberg News has hired Hyonhee Shin as a reporter in its Seoul bureau. Shin previously worked for Reuters as a politics and general news correspondent in South Korea. She also spent seven years at the Korea Herald covering business, national security and foreign affairs. Shin is a graduate of Michigan State University.
CNBC hires Doherty as a politics reporter

CNBC has hired Erin Doherty as a politics reporter. She was at Axios as a politics reporter covering breaking news and the 2024 election. Doherty interned at ABC News, the National Journal and the Miami Herald. She is a graduate of Georgetown University.