Renbarger joining Newcomer to cover startups and VCs

Madeline Renbarger is joining Eric Newcomer’s newsletter operation to cover startups and venture capital. She had been at Business Insider covering early stage artificial intelligence startups and venture capital before leaving last month. She previously covered industry power players to changing investment trends. Before Business Insider, she worked on breaking news videos for the Recount as a production assistant. Renbarger graduated from […]

Crain’s Cleveland’s Jarboe joining WEWS, ABC affiliate

Former Crain’s Cleveland Business reporter Michelle Jarboe is joining WEWS, an ABC affiliate in Cleveland, as part of E.W. Scripps’ Journalism Journey Initiative, which aims to recruit mid-career journalists and managers in the industry and redeploy their reporting skills for video-driven reporting platforms. Jarboe started at Crain’s Cleveland in May 2020 before leaving in December. Jarboe is […]

Former executive editor of The Wrap joins comms firm

Jethro Nededog, former co-executive editor of The Wrap, has been hired by The Lippin Group as vice president on its corporate communications team. ”From the day I met Jethro, he impressed me with his knowledge of the entertainment and media worlds and his exceptional skill set as a writer and strategic thinker,” said Dick Lippin, […]

Rest of World hires Zabludovsky as Latin America editor

Karla Zabludovsky, who has covered Latin America extensively for BuzzFeed News and The New York Times, is joining Rest of World as its Latin America editor. She will start Jan. 8. Zabludovsky started her career in journalism in Haiti, in 2010, covering the aftermath of the deadly earthquake that ravaged the Caribbean nation. Then, after completing her […]

Fortune names Roberts its finance editor

Fortune magazine has named Jeff John Roberts its finance editor, overseeing the intersection between money and power. Roberts has been the magazine’s crypto editor and will still write about cryptocurrencies. He rejoined Fortune in June 2022 after being executive editor at Decrypt Media. He previously covered legal issues in the tech industry for Fortune. Roberts also was […]

Forward hires Greene to cover Israel-Hamas war

The Forward has hired Susan Greene, an award-winning investigative journalist and nonprofit news entrepreneur, to cover the Israel-Hamas war and its ongoing repercussions. Greene will be based in Israel for the Jewish news organization. “I am genuinely overjoyed to share that Susan Greene, an award-winning investigative journalist and nonprofit news entrepreneur, will be joining the […]

WSJ’s Khan joins corporate bureau in New York

Wall Street Journal reporter Natasha Khan has joined the paper’s corporate news bureau in New York covering consumer giants. Khan spent more than a decade as a foreign correspondent focusing primarily on China. Among her coverage: a series of stories investigating the wealth of China’s ruling class; closely covering the characters and wider issues driving the Hong […]

Baton Rouge Biz Report’s Jacobs hired by State Affairs

Greater Baton Rouge Business Report reporter David Jacobs has been hired by State Affairs as its senior statehouse reporter in Louisiana. He will be based in Baton Rouge. Jacobs has been with the Business Report since August 2021. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and a master’s degree from Syracuse University.

ESPN hires Greenberg to cover sports betting industry

ESPN has hired Doug Greenberg to cover the sports betting industry. He has been a reporter at Front Office Sports. Greenberg has written for the Premier Lacrosse League and RotoWire, and done video work for VSiN, Big Ten Network, and Stadium. He earned a BA in communication arts from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and an […]

Tech reporter Powers among the layoffs at The Messenger

Tech reporter Benjamin Powers is among the layoffs at news site The Messenger. He has been covering tech policy. He was previously at The Grid exploring the interconnection of technology and privacy within major stories. He focuses on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and how privacy concerns are reshaping technology regulations, among other topics. He has also covered cryptocurrencies […]