Memphis Biz Journal hires Guzman as a reporter

The Memphis Business Journal has hired Wendy Guzman to cover tourism, hospitality and the airport. She started this week. Guzman was a reporting intern and part of the summer 2023 newsroom intern class at The Wall Street Journal. She a recent graduate of Michigan State University, where she studied journalism, public relations and graphic design. […]

Reuters reporter Berens, Pulitzer and Loeb winner, is retiring

Michael Berens, an investigative reporter for Reuters in its Chicago bureau, is retiring after a 42-year career in journalism. Berens was a winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. He was a Pulitzer finalist in 2017, his third, and has been recognized with many national awards. Berens career began at The Columbus Dispatch […]

Times-Union hires Clark to write “Capitol Confidential”

The Times Union in Albany, New York, announced Friday the hiring of Dan Clark Clark most recently was the host and producer of WMHT’s “New York Now,” and he will be a member of its statehouse and investigations team. Along with contributing reporting to the Times Union, Clark will be the primary creator of a revamped, […]

Washington Post names Cunningham deputy Washington editor

Washington Post national editor Philip Rucker, deputy national editor Amy Fiscus and senior politics editor Dan Eggen sent out the following on Friday: We are delighted to announce that Paige Winfield Cunningham has taken on a new assignment as deputy Washington editor on the National Politics desk, where she will oversee some of our marquee […]

Khan now covering U.S. fuel markets for Reuters

Shariq Khan is now covering the U.S. fuel markets for Reuters in New York. His primary coverage includes Reuters daily oil reports and daily physical/spot refined products market assessment for East Coast, Gulf Coast and Midwest markets. Khan previously was a sector specialist on the North America natural resources team. He also worked for Reuters in […]

Politico moves Smith-Meyer to senior finance correspondent

Politico Europe fintech correspondent Bjarke Smith-Meyer has been named senior finance correspondent, where he will cover the political world of finance and the economy. He has been with Politico since 2016 and spent the last two years covering financial technology and crypto. He started off covering regulatory risk and policy decisions that target financial services […]

FT Group names Pavoni editor in chief of The Banker

The Financial Times Group has appointed Silvia Pavoni as editor in chief of The Banker, based in London. Pavoni will lead editorial coverage for the flagship 98-year-old publication, which provides economic and financial intelligence for banking professionals globally and has built a reputation for objective and incisive reporting. “This is a pivotal moment for The Banker. […]

Semafor hires McEnery to cover business and finance

Semafor has hired Thornton McEnery to cover business and finance. McEnery will start Jan. 22. He most recently was at The Messenger covering hedge funds and money managers. He has been at The Daily Upside, which covers business and investing, as its executive editor. He was a MarketWatch.com markets reporter before leaving there in March 2022. He previously […]

AP hires Pineda for climate and environment team

Associated Press climate and environment news director Peter Prengaman announced that Dorany Pineda will join AP to cover the intersection of Latinos, water, climate and environment in the U.S. Prengaman writes: Dorany, based in Los Angeles, comes to us from the Los Angeles Times, where she spent a year as an environmental reporter covering many […]

Tabeling promoted to editor of Delaware Biz Times

Katie Tabeling has been promoted to editor of Delaware Business Times. Tabeling replaces Jacob Owens has been named the editor in chief of Spotlight Delaware, a new collaborative nonprofit newsroom and news website slated to launch next month. She previously was a reporter and an associate editor of the publication, which she joined in January 2020. Tabeling preciously […]