Pollard joining AP’s biz news desk to cover philanthropy

Associated Press reporter James Pollard is joining the wire service’s business desk to cover philanthropy. Pollard will cover how new generations and technology are changing giving. He currently covers state government and inequality for the AP in Columbia, South Carolina. Before joining the Report for America corps, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science […]

Front Office Sports hires Young as news editor

Front Office Sports, which covers the business of sports, has hired Dennis Young as its news editor. Young was previously sports editor for SFGate and also worked at the New York Daily News as a sports editor. He was also an editor at Gizmodo Media and an editor and producer at FloSports. He holds a bachelor’s degree […]

WSJ names three to top editing positions

Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following Thursday morning: Dear All I am delighted to announce the following appointments:- Andrew Dowell is moving to Dubai to be the Middle East editor. He will run our bureau, overseeing correspondents in the region and taking on one of the most intense and complex stories of […]

ACBJ promotes Little to senior digital copy editor

American City Business Journals has promoted Jane Little to senior digital copy editor of branded content. She previously was the special sections editor at the Triad Business Journal, but moved to parent company American City Business Journals’ corporate office in Charlotte in 2022. She joined the Triad paper originally as a data reporter, combining responsibility for its […]

Former business and finance editor of The Messenger sues owner

Former business and finance editor Ciro Scotti has sued The Messenger founder Jimmy Finkelston, claiming he welched on his vow to pay them hundreds of thousands of dollars of severance if they were terminated without cause. Justin Baragona of The Daily Best writes, “Scotti, meanwhile, was paid $325,000 a year and promised two months’ severance pay […]

AP’s Bonnell becomes national security and foreign policy editor

AP Washington bureau chief Anna Johnson and deputy Washington bureau chief Michael Tackett sent out the following on Tuesday announcing that Courtney Bonnell will join AP’s team in Washington as the new national security and foreign policy editor: We know many of you have worked with Courtney over the years and know that in addition […]

Matsakis departs Semafor to start newsletter and freelance

Semafor journalist Louise Matsakis has left the news organization to freelance and start a newsletter called “You May Also Like.” The newsletter covers tech, e-commerce and China. She was a technology reporter and a deputy news editor with a focus on Asia news coverage for Semafor. Before Semafor, Matsakis had been on the NBC News tech investigations team, covering Amazon and […]

Washington Posts taps Fitts for tech enterprise, investigations editor

Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery sent out the following announcement on Monday: Alexis Sobel Fitts, who has guided some of our most ambitious enterprise, will be promoted to Technology Editor for Enterprise and Investigations, overseeing coverage of global efforts to regulate technology, as well as a variety of enterprise beats, including the growing influence of […]

Quartz hires Chaturvedi as a staff writer

Quartz editor in chief Dan Hirschhorn and managing editor Susan Howson sent out the following on Monday: Team Quartz, We’re happy to announce yet another exciting addition to our newsroom. Vinamrata Chaturvedi joins Quartz as a Staff Writer. Vinny has more than a decade of experience in journalism and has worked for outlets including Forbes, Investopedia, and CoinDesk. She has […]

Barron’s taps Jasinski to cover Fed

Barron’s editor in chief David Cho sent out the following to the staff: We are pleased to announce that Nicholas Jasinski will be Barron’s new senior writer covering the Federal Reserve and economy. Nick has been at Barron’s since 2018. His coverage has included commentary and analysis of a wide range of topics in financial markets, from […]