Guardian hires two for US investigations unit
The Guardian US announced Thursday the hirings of Melissa Segura as senior investigative reporter and George Joseph as investigative reporter Segura and Joseph will join a team focused on investigating corporate and government misconduct, criminal justice, attacks on human rights, and a range of other urgent challenges confronting the US. So far, the unit has […]
American Banker, Bond Buyer parent lays off editorial staffers
Jeff Mancini, the CEO of Arizent, the parent company of American Banker and The Bond Buyer, sent out the following to company employees on Thursday: Dear Arizent Team. As we ready our business for a successful year, we are refocusing some parts of our business around our goals. With a relentless focus on advancing careers […]
Hollywood Reporter hires Cartwright as special correspondent
The Hollywood Reporter has hired The Daily Beast editor at large Lachlan Cartwright to cover the intersection of media, entertainment and politics and launch a new newsletter. Cartwright will start his new job on Jan. 29. He has been at The Daily Beast for six years. Previously, Cartwright was an executive editor at the National Enquirer and Radar Online. Before that, […]
WSJ hires Kornelis to write obituarties
The Wall Street Journal has hired Chris Kornelis as an obituary reporter. Kornelis has been a freelancer for the past decade, writing about TV, film, personal finance, business and technology — among other topics — for The Journal and The New York Times. He has also written for many other publications, including Money and Entrepreneur. Kornelis is […]
Digiday’s parent names new CEO
Digiday Media, the parent company of Digiday, Glossy, Modern Retail and Worklife, has promoted chief operating officer David Amrani to CEO. Nick Friese, who has served as Digiday’s CEO since founding the company in 2008, will remain chairman and focus on Digiday’s partnerships, acquisitions, investments and further extensions of its core brands. “From the rise […]
Longtime SF Biz Times publisher Huss to retire
Mary Huss, who grew the San Francisco Business Times from a fledgling publication to a Bay Area mainstay during a 30-year tenure as publisher, is retiring. Editor in chief Jim Gardner writes, “In addition to the Business Times, Huss has long been active in the Bay Area business community, previously serving as chair of the Bay Area Council […]
Ferré-Sadurní to cover migrant influx for New York Times
New York Times metro editor Nestor Ramos sent out the following on Wednesday: After spending three whirlwind days in Puerto Rico looking for Senator Robert Menendez at what was described as an “ill-timed and ill-fated fund-raiser,” Luis Ferré-Sadurní found himself jetting off to another far-flung Metro assignment: Gov. Kathy Hochul was heading to Israel the very next day. One […]
Boston Biz Journal hires two new reporters
The Boston Business Journal has added two new reporters — Trajan Warren will cover banking, finance and professional services, and Isabel Tehan joins the Business Journal as its BostInno reporter, covering the startup and innovation economy. Executive editor Doug Banks writes, “Tehan most recently worked as a reporter at the Worcester Business Journal and previously was a […]
Investopedia hires Gopalan as senior overnight assignment editor
Investopedia has hired Nisha Gopalan as senior overnight assignment editor. She is based in London. She started her journalism career in Hong Kong, where she worked as a researcher then reporter at a few publications, from a news magazine to the city’s top English-language daily. She then moved to London where she worked for Dow Jones […]
Spinetto becomes Latin America columnist for Bloomberg Opinion
Bloomberg News reporter Juan-Pablo Spinetto is becoming a Latin America columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. He has been managing editor for economics and government coverage in Latin America for the past five years, based in Mexico City. Before that, Spinetto was an executive producer for Bloomberg TV in Mexico City and a commodities reporter for Bloomberg in […]
