The Markup hires Carollo as investigative reporter

Tampa Bay Times business reporter Malena Carollo has been hired by tech news site The Markup as an investigative reporter. She will start later this month. Carollo has been covering transportation, energy and insurance for the Times. Her reporting at the Times has included an auto lender taking advantage of Floridians, highlighted burgeoning neighborhood surveillance and prompted […]

Washington Post names Montgomery its business editor

Washington Post executive editor Sally Buzbee and managing editors Cameron Barr, Tracy Grant, Krissah Thompson and Kat Downs-Mulder: We are delighted to announce that Lori Montgomery will become The Washington Post’s next Business editor. Lori is an indomitable journalist and newsroom leader, adept at marshaling coverage of breaking news and organizing complex, ambitious projects. As […]

Passy is joining MarketWatch to cover trending money stories

MarketWatch.com has hired Charles Passy to cover trending money stories. “It’s a great website that stays on top of financial news, but is eager to look at anything and everything in the world with a curious eye,” he wrote on Twitter. “In other words, the perfect place for my next chapter.” Passy has been with Dow Jones […]

CNN’s Madowo promoted to international correspondent

CNN has promoted Larry Madowo to the post of international correspondent just two months after joining the network as Nairobi-based correspondent. Previously, Madowo was at BBC where he served as North America correspondent. before that, he was BBC’s Africa business editor. He was also a tech editor and news anchor at Nation Media Group. He […]

Management Today editor Gale set to depart

Adam Gale, editor at Management Today, will be leaving his role to go freelance. His last day is July 23. In a freelance capacity, gale will be covering pitches on business, leadership, strategy, work and innovation. Gale was named editor of Management Today in 2017 when the brand was digital only. He brought the title […]

WSJ names Johnson its speed & trending coverage chief

Wall Street Journal editor in chief Matt Murray and chief news editor Jason Anders sent out the following on Thursday: Dear All, We’re delighted to share the news that Kimberly Johnson is named Speed & Trending Coverage Chief of The Wall Street Journal, taking on a key leadership role at the center of the newsroom. As we […]

Politico taps Kine as D.C.-based China correspondent

Phelim Kine has joined Politico as a D.C.-based China correspondent. In his new role, Kine will be producing Politico’s weekly China Watcher column/newsletter while covering other China-related enterprise stories. Previously, he was senior director Asia at Mighty Earth/Waxman Strategies at Team Waxman/StandMighty. He has also taught at Hunter College and was with Human Rights Watch […]

James joins Washington Post as operations editor, Sports

The Washington Post has hired Jai-Leen James as an operations editor for Sports. She starts July 26. James joins from USA Today, where she was a lead producer and digital strategist for more than 30 Atlantic region news sites. Before that, she was a digital producer at Gannett’s Asbury Park Press. She has also reported […]

NPR hires Gura as biz correspondent

NPR chief business editor Pallavi Gogoi announced the following on Thursday: I am more than delighted to announce that David Gura is joining NPR full time, as a business correspondent covering Wall Street, markets and finance. He starts as a public media intern: David is no stranger to NPR, having launched his career with a public radio internship […]

Parkhurst named VP of content for 6AM City

Emily Parkhurst, the former publisher and editor in chief of the Puget Sound Business Journal, has been hired as vice president of content for 6AM City, a fast-growing media company. Parkhurst oversees editorial and branded content. 6AM City provides hyper-local stories and content to hundreds of thousands of readers every day in cities across the […]