Albuquerque Biz First names Nichols its editor
Albuquerque Business First on Thursday announced that Meagan Nichols has been named editor-in-chief. Her first day is scheduled to be May 24. Chris Keller of Business First writes, “Nichols was previously managing editor of sister paper the Memphis Business Journal, a position she held since November 2019. Prior to that role at the MBJ, she was an associate editor, lead reporter […]
Going from tech reporter to VC
Brian Rinker of the San Francisco Business Times writes about Christina Farr, who left CNBC where she was covering health technology to join a venture capital firm. Here’s an excerpt of their conversation: It seems like a heavy decision to leave journalism. How challenging of a process was it for you to decide? It was a hard decision. […]
WSJ hires Yu as a reporter in Hong Kong
The Wall Street Journal has hired Elaine Yu as a reporter in Hong Kong. She will be focusing on the intersection of politics and finance, and will also be writing about the city. Yu previously worked for Agence France-Presse and as a freelance reporter for The New York Times. She has also written for CNN International, the […]
Christian, ME of Comstock’s magazine, has resigned
Sena Christian, managing editor of Comstock’s magazine in California, has resigned from the business publication. She has been managing editor since March 2017 and was departments editor for a year before that. “I’m deeply grateful for the past five years and for getting to work with what must be the best freelancer crew in the […]
Oches hired as editor of Nation’s Restaurant News
Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality have named Sam Oches to the role of editorial director and editor in chief. A story on its website states, “Oches will oversee the brands’ editorial missions and digital and community growth moving forward, serving an audience of innovators and decision makers across the restaurant industry. “‘In my 12 […]
Boston Globe hires Verma to cover tech
The Boston Globe has hired Pranshu Verma to be a technology reporter. He will start in June. Verma has been a reporter and David Rosenbaum fellow in the Washington, D.C. bureau of The New York Times for the past year. He helps cover the State Department, Transportation Department and economic sanctions. He previously was a […]
O’Dell joins The Southern Illinoisan as a staff reporter covering higher education
Les O’Dell has joined The Southern Illinoisan as a full-time staff reporter covering higher education, along with timely features on business, faith and other topics. O’Dell has freelanced for the paper for more than a decade and is the author of the paper’s wildly popular weekly Business Spotlight. He has also regularly contributed to its […]
Bruenig departs NY Times for The Atlantic
Elizabeth Bruenig is leaving The New York Times Opinion, where she held the post of opinion writer, for The Atlantic. There, she will be a staff writer doing longform on the Ideas team. Bruenig’s departure marks the third Times opinion journalist to go to The Atlantic in the last five months, reports Politico. Bruenig has […]
Capital Monitor appoints Papadopoullos as economics editor
Christopher Papadopoullos has joined Capital Monitor as an economics editor. Papadopoullos will be responsible for building the Capital Monitor data strategy dedicated to capturing the flow of sustainable capital throughout the financial system. Papadopoullos joins from OMFIF where he was an economist. He has also worked as a research editor at unquote and as a freelancer. He was […]
Capital Monitor hires Marsh to cover asset management
Joe Marsh has joined Capital Monitor as managing editor and lead on asset management coverage. He joins from Haymarket Media Group where he served as an online editor, AsianInvestor, and as an international editor, AsianInvestor. He was also online editor, AsianInvestor, managing editor, AsianInvestor, and magazine editor, AsianInvestor. Additionally, he has also worked freelance and […]
