Reuters hires Douglas to cover ag and energy policy

Reuters has hired Leah Douglas to cover food and energy policy. She is currently a staff writer and associate editor at the Food and Environment Reporting Network. Her reporting has been published in the Guardian, the Nation, the Washington Post, Mother Jones, NPR, the American Prospect, Time, and other outlets. Douglas has been interviewed for numerous podcasts […]

NY Post hires Davis as deputy biz editor

The New York Post has hired Bradley Davis as deputy business editor. He started last week. Davis, a native of Omaha, Nebraska, got his start in journalism as a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald. He went on to work for the Wall Street Journal for six years — two years as a reporter, four years as an […]

Bloomberg hires Kantor as personal finance reporter/editor

Bloomberg News has hired Alice Kantor as personal finance reporter and editor in London. She joins from the Financial Times, where she was a social media editor. Before that, she served as a SEO and social media editor, and then as a YouTube channel manager. She has also worked as a digital video producer, data […]

Reach names O’Donoghue Westminster editor

Dan O’Donoghue has joined Reach plc as Westminster editor. Previously, he was Westminster correspondent at DC Thomson for Press & Journal and The Courier. He was also a political correspondent at Press Association and was a news reporter at National News/SWNS London. He has previously also worked as a local government reporter/news editor at Reach. […]

DC Thomson hires McVey as content producer

Rebekah McVey has joined DC Thomson as a content producer for children’s magazines. Previously, she was an online production journalist at the Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. She was also a reporter at SWNS Media Group and before that a trainee multimedia reporter at The Press and Journal. She was also a trainee […]

Clarke joins Newsweek as head of SEO

Newsweek has appointed Emma Clarke as head of SEO. In her new role, Clarke will focus on improving site-wide strategy, as well as pitching, commissioning and editing articles related to search trends and interests. Previously, she was SEO consultant, working in a freelance capacity at Global. She is also the founder of CopyCat Digital, delivering […]

Toronto Star taps MacIntyre as managing editor for news

Nicole MacIntyre has joined the Toronto Star as managing editor, news. She comes from The Globe and Mail, where she worked as a Toronto editor, and most recently as a deputy national editor. She has also reported and edited for The Hamilton Spectator. MacIntyre previously also reported for the Toronto Star from 2003 to 2004. […]

Illinois Press names Bayne acquisitions editor for trade books

Martha Bayne will be leaving her post as managing editor of South Side Weekly to join Illinois Press as an acquisitions editor for trade books. Bayne has also freelanced for Belt Magazine, the Baffler, Buzzfeed, Eater, the Rumpus, the Chicago Reader, the Chicago Tribune, Crain’s Chicago Business, the Chicago Reporter, PRI/The World, and San Juan’s […]

Bloomberg Markets names Hechinger its features editor

John Hechinger, based in Bloomberg’s Boston bureau, is succeeding Stryker McGuire as Bloomberg Markets magazine’s features editor. A former Wall Street Journal senior writer, Hechinger joined Bloomberg in 2010 as a reporter covering the intersection of finance and education. He was most recently a senior editor focused on enterprise stories for the Terminal, the web site […]

King joins BuzzFeed News as inequality editor

BuzzFeed News has hired Jamilah King as an inequality editor. She joins from Mother Jones, where she was recently host of the Mother Jones podcast, and before that served as race and justice reporter. She was also a senior staff writer at Mic. King has also held editorial roles at Colorlines.com and Wiretap Magazine. She […]