Boston Biz Journal hires Solis as digital editor
The Boston Business Journal has hired Steph Solis as its digital editor. She is currently a statehouse and immigration reporter for MassLive.com based in Boston. “I’m so excited to work with such an impressive group of reporters and editors, but that means moving away from daily State House coverage,” she wrote on Twitter. Solis previously was an […]
Lipscomb joins The Washington Post as deputy editor, Morning Mix
Jessica Lipscomb is now deputy editor of Morning Mix at The Washington Post. She joins from Miami New Times, where she was a staff writer and news editor. She was also a night cops reporter at Naples Daily News and a day cops reporter at The Beaumont Enterprise. She has also served as an education […]
Insider promotes Peng to president
Barbara Peng has been named president of Insider Inc., reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “Peng most recently served as president of Insider Intelligence, the company’s research arm. She will continue to oversee Insider Intelligence, which Blodget says is a $60 million+ business, as well as Insider, the business and tech publication. Peng has been with Insider […]
Marco named editor-in-chief of the Observer
The following excerpt announcement was sent out from Observer Media: Observer Media CEO Michael Rose announced today that Meg Marco has been named the Editor-in-Chief of the Observer. Marco will lead all editorial operations for the storied Observer brand as it relaunches later this year with a renewed focus on original reporting and coverage of […]
Washington Post hires Merrill as technology data journalist
Washington Post data reporting director Meghan Hoyer, technology editor Christina Passariello and deputy business editor Zachary Goldfarb sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: We are excited to announce that Jeremy Merrill will join The Post’s Data team as a data journalist embedded on the Technology team. Jeremy comes to The Post after a year […]
Bloomberg’s Doherty to cover Bank of America
Bloomberg News reporter Katherine Doherty has switched beats and has joined the finance team to cover Bank of America, Citadel Securities and the exchanges. Previously, Doherty was a credit reporter, reporting on bankruptcy/debt. She previously also interned at Bloomberg covering global and U.S. health care. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Doherty was a distressed-debt/bankruptcy reporter at […]
Gliadkovskaya joining FierceHealth as a staff writer
Anastassia Gliadkovskaya will be joining FierceHealth as a staff reporter, covering health care with a focus on business and policy. Her new role begins next month. Recently, Gliadkovskaya was an editorial intern covering wealth at Forbes. She was also a post-graduate reporting fellow at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. She has also freelanced for […]
Houston Biz Journal hires Mehrtens to cover restaurants, retail
Savannah Mehrtens, a staff writer at The Houston Chronicle, is leaving to join the Houston Business Journal, covering restaurants and retail for the Houston area. Mehrtens was previously an editorial intern at Monterey County Weekly and was also a photographer and writer at Texas A&M Student Media – The Aggieland Yearbook. She was also a […]
MarketWatch hires Wiles as trending money reporter
Katherine Wiles has joined MarketWatch as a trending money reporter. Most recently, she was an assistant producer for digital at “Marketplace,” having joined in 2019 as a digital intern. She then held the post of digital production assistant. Wiles was also global city editor and then a radio host at USC Annenberg Media. She also […]
Idaho Biz Review hires Stevens as managing editor
Alx Stevens has been hired as the managing editor of Idaho Business Review. A story on its website states, “She enters the position after freelance writing news articles and special publication pieces for Idaho Business Review during the past two years. Some of her coverage includes startup ventures, education and research matters, small and large […]
