CNN hires Iyer as a news associate
Kaanita Iyer has joined CNN as a news associate. Before that, she was an intern at USA Today. Iyer also served as a Washington reporter at Capital News Service and has also previously interned at CNN. She was also a student worker at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism and an enterprise urban affairs reporter […]
NY Magazine appoints Sicha editor-at-large
The New York Magazine has named Choire Sicha editor-at-large, reports Politico. In his new role, Sicha will be writing short-form pieces along with longer essays and critical pieces for the magazine’s news and politics vertical, Intelligencer. He will also be an editor focusing on special projects, especially on new New York editorial products, starting August […]
Sportico hires Pelit to cover finance and private equity
Sports business website Sportico has hired Asli Pelit to cover finance and private equity. She will start the first week of July. Pelit has been a Knight-Bagehot fellow at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism for the past year. She has been a multimedia journalist with the Voice of America in New York. She covers […]
Hollywood Reporter hires Chan as digital media writer
The Hollywood Reporter has hired J. Clara Chan as a digital media writer. She will cover how technology is transforming Hollywood, including at the major streaming companies, and through the creator economy. Chan has been a media and politics reporter for The Wrap, reporting on the lack of accountability in Hollywood’s hiring practices, covered Harvey […]
Forbes hires Everson to write “Checks & Imbalances” newsletter
Zach Everson has been hired by Forbes to be the writer of a new premium newsletter titled “Checks & Imbalances.” The newsletter offers a look at politicians, their businesses and money moving around Washington, D.C. It launched on Monday. Everson, who formerly authored a highly regarded Substack newsletter called “1100 Pennsylvania,” has spent the last […]
Adweek hires Gold to be its digital editor
Adweek has hired Chloe Harper Gold to be its digital editor. Gold has been at High Times as a staff writer and as its digital editor, managing a team of staff and freelance writers by assigning news articles and evergreen content, as well as lead weekly content creation meetings. She also worked as a staff […]
Blockworks hires Chittum as finance reporter
Morgan Chittum has been hired by Blockworks as a finance reporter. She will start on Tuesday and cover cryptocurrency and macro and digital asset news. Chittum has been at the New York Daily News for the past 14 months as a breaking news reporter on the metro desk. She previously contributed to American Banker and the […]
Turner named editor of Arkansas Business
Lance Turner, currently the online editor for Arkansas Business Publishing Group, will succeed Gwen Moritz as editor of Arkansas Business. A story on its website states, “Turner, 44, joined the Arkansas Business reporting staff immediately after earning a degree in journalism from Arkansas State University at Jonesboro in May 1999. In December 2000, he became […]
Ro departs Yahoo Finance for Axios
Sam Ro, managing editor, Yahoo Finance is leaving his post after more than 5 years to join Axios where he will be writing the Markets newsletter. Ro has also served as deputy editor at Business Insider where he led coverage of global markets covering stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, derivatives, economics and more. He has also […]
Insider hires Mangalindan as entertainment correspondent
JP Mangalindan will be joining Insider’s Los Angeles bureau, led by Alison Brower, as an entertainment correspondent. Over the last 15 years, Mangalindan’s work has appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek, Fortune magazine, GQ magazine, TechCrunch, Mashable, Yahoo Finance, Entertainment Weekly, and Teen People. He has previously served as a senior reporter at Protocol, chief tech correspondent […]
