Hirschhorn named Quartz editor in chief

Dan Hirschhorn, an experienced editor and digital newsroom leader, has been named editor in chief of Quartz, effective immediately. Hirschhorn joins Quartz most recently from The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Philadelphia Inquirer, where he oversaw a variety of key editorial and strategic functions at both publications. As editorial director of Barron’s, Hirschhorn helped lead the […]

Washington Post reporter Puko departs

Climate and energy reporter Tim Puko has left the Washington Post via its buyout offer. He had been leading coverage of the Biden administration and write about how influential figures in Washington and around the world make decisions about climate and environmental policy. Puko previously worked at the Wall Street Journal, where he had been reporting […]

Roeder of Sun-Times to become contributor at large

David Roeder, who covers business and labor for the Chicago Sun-Times, is leaving the newspaper. Roeder writes, “With this new year, I’m ending my full-time schedule at the Sun-Times and this weekly Chicago Enterprise column, which I’ve tried to craft as a diary of the city’s changing economy. “I’ll be retiring but offering occasional pieces as […]

The Information hires Brown to be its weekend magazine editor

The Information has hired Abram Brown to be its weekend magazine editor. He has been a deputy editor at The Messenger for the past six months. He previously had been at The Information to work on its weekend magazine, covering wealth, power and technology and how those shape culture and the world. Brown previously had been at […]

Kahn named AI editor at Fortune

Fortune magazine has named Jeremy Kahn its artificial intelligence editor. Kahn will be building out a small team to expand its coverage of this topic. Kahn will also be co-chairing Fortune’s three Brainstorm AI conferences this year, the first of which is in London in April. And he’ll be overseeing an expanded Fortune Eye on AI newsletter, […]

Longtime NC biz journalist Smith is retiring

WRAL digital business and technology manager Rick Smith, one of the creators of the TechWire brand, is retiring. Jodi Leese Glusco of WRAL writes, “WRAL is committed to continuing Smith’s legacy of leadership in tech reporting and the WRALTechWire brand with a high profile on WRAL.com. “Smith began his reporting career covering sports in 1966 and […]

Starks among those departing Washington Post

Tim Starks, who has been the author of the Cybersecurity 202 newsletter, is among those who have taken the buyout offer from The Washington Post. He has been at the Post since July 2022. Before that, Starks covered cybersecurity for CyberScoop as a senior editor and starting writing about the topic for CQ Roll Call […]

Garfinkle departing Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Finance reporter Alexandra Garfinkle is leaving the business news website for a new opportunity. She has been senior technology reporter since March 2022. Garfinkle has previously been at P&C Specialist, part of Money-Media, a Financial Times operation. Garfinkle was previously a reporter at The Deal, part of Euromoney Institutional Investor, where she covered consumer goods, retail […]

The Information hires Friday to cover private equity

The Information has hired Francesca Friday to cover private equity. She will start on Jan. 2. Friday was previously a New York-based reporter and the producer of Due Diligence, the FT’s daily briefing on corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, and private equity. She was previously a senior reporter at FT Specialist publication Mandatewire, where she covered asset management. […]

Democrat-Gazette hires Fletcher to cover growth and development

Lydia Fletcher has been hired by the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette to cover growth and development. She has been a part-time station manager for KXUA, the student radio station at the University of Arkansas. She was also the music director and a radio show host. Fletcher recently graduated from the university with a degree in journalism. While […]