Des Moines Biz Record hires two new reporters

The Business Record in Des Moines, Iowa, has hired two new reporters — Gigi Wood and Lisa Rossi. A story on its website states, “Wood has joined the team as a senior staff writer and will cover economic development, government policy and law, agriculture, energy, and manufacturing. A Des Moines native and graduate of the […]
Politico taps Overly as editorial director of Politico Live

Annie Allen, executive producer of Politico Live, sent out the following on Monday morning: Good morning and Happy Monday to all, I am excited to share the news that Steven Overly, one of our newsroom’s sharpest journalists on the fast-changing policy landscape, is joining the POLITICO Live, North America team as our Editorial Director, effective immediately. He […]
ProPublica reporter Silverman departs

ProPublica investigative reporter Craig Silverman has left the news organization after nearly four years. He has been focused on platforms, disinformation, cyberfraud and other forms of online manipulation. His work earned two SABEW Best in Business Awards. Silverman previously worked at BuzzFeed News, where he held the title of media editor and produced a string […]
Hollywood Reporter hires Maglio as TV editor

The Hollywood Reporter has hired Tony Maglio to be its television editor. He has been at IndieWire as executive editor of news and business. In that role, Maglio oversaw the site’s television and film industry coverage. He will also offer his own insight and analysis. Maglio joined IndieWire from The Wrap, where he served as TV editor. […]
Law360 reporter Scharf departs for new opportunity

Law360 reporter Rachel Scharf has departed for as new opportunity. She has been covering Los Angeles courts. Scharf previously was its New York court reporter working at the Manhattan and Brooklyn courthouses. Scharf joined Law360 as a news assistant in 2019. She then became a news apprentice and was then appointed a general assignment reporter. Before that, she […]
Renick departs Schwab Network for new venture

Oliver Renick, founding anchor at the Schwab Network, has left for a new venture. Renick joined what was then the TD Ameritrade network in 2017 when it launched. He had been at Bloomberg since June 2014, co-anchoring on Bloomberg Television and writing for Bloomberg News about the stock market. Renick also interned for Bloomberg while in college. Before Bloomberg, Renick worked for a year at Bond Buyer, […]
Scaggs departs FT to start The Hedge newsletter

Financial Times staff writer Alexandra Scaggs has left to start The Hedge, a newsletter to cover grocery bills and utilities. She will write twice a month for the FT Alphaville. Before the FT, she had been covering markets, primarily fixed-income investing, at Barron’s. She previously covered corporate fixed-income markets for the Alphaville blog and the FT paper. She […]
City AM hires Hunt as city editor

British business publication City AM has hired Simon Hunt as city editor. He has been editor of UKTN, which covers British technology news. He previously was business and technology correspondent at the Evening Standard. Hunt served as editor-in-chief and associate editor of the Oxford Political Review, which covers current affairs, political theory and international relations. He also […]
Campbell to cover supply chain and freight for Axios

Colin Campbell has been hired by Axios to cover supply chain deals and the freight industry. He has been at Industry Dive as senior editor and senior reporter at Trucking Dive. He also worked as a reporter for Supply Chain Dive. Campbell previously spent eight years at the Baltimore Sun as a breaking news reporter and […]
Axios hires Davis to cover biotech deals

Axios has hired Katherine Davis as its biotechnology deals reporter. Davis has been at Crain’s Chicago Business covering health care and life sciences companies. She previously was a general assignment and tech startup reporter at Crain’s Chicago. She previously reported for Cardiovascular Business and Chicago Inno and completed two internships at Crain’s sister publication Modern Healthcare. Davis […]