Bellotti joins Mirror Online as news features writer

Alex Bellotti has joined Mirror Online, Reach plc as a news features writer. Previously, he was at News Corp where he recently held the post of deputy digital features editor, The Sun. Before that, he was digital production editor, Sun Online. He has also worked as a production assistant at The Telegraph. He was also […]

Washington Free Beacon makes two new hires

The Washington Free Beacon has hired Chuck Ross and Joe Simonson as senior investigative reporters. Ross was previously a reporter at The Daily Caller News Foundation for more than 7 years, he has also worked as a financial analyst at Citigroup Smith Barney. Simonson was previously a reporter at The Washington Examiner. He has also […]

Bloomberg names Coniam its Dublin bureau chief

Bloomberg News has named Morwenna Coniam as its new Dublin bureau chief. She succeeds Dara Doyle, who is moving into a new role. Coniam has been at Bloomberg since June 2009, starting as a European markets reporter in London. She also spent time in the Hong Kong bureau as an Asian markets reporter and as a deputy team […]

BBC welcomes back Chu as economics editor

Ben Chu is re-joining BBC Newsnight as an economics editor starting in June. Chu takes up the post at a crucial time as governments in the U.K. and around the globe look toward building back post the pandemic. Chu previously worked on the program back in 2019-2020. He has also worked at The Independent as […]

Javed departs WSJ for Time magazine

Ayesha Javed has left The Wall Street Journal and become a senior editor at Time magazine. At The Journal, she was with WSJ Noted, a digital news and culture magazine targeted for readers under 35. Before that, she was an editor at WSJ Brief, which provides readers with concise content on business, markets, finance and current […]

Politico hires Kashinsky to cover Massachusetts

Lisa Kashinsky will be joining Politico as the author of Massachusetts Playbook. Kashinsky joins from the Boston Herald where she held the post of politics/general assignment reporter. She has also worked as a freelancer at From the Top and was a staff reporter at The Eagle-Tribune. She was also a general assignment reporter at GateHouse […]

Beat switch for Politico’s Murray

Stephanie Murray, current Massachusetts Playbook author, will now be heading Politico’s federal campaigns newsletter, “Morning Score.” Murray joined Politico in 2018 as an editorial intern. Prior to that, she was an intern at State House News Service. She was also a writer and then editor-in-chief of The Amherst Wire, the student-produced, digital-first publication of the […]

Politico’s Bertrand departs for CNN

Natasha Bertrand has joined CNN as a national security and White House reporter, reports Politico. Previously, she held the post of White House correspondent at Politico, and before that was a national security correspondent. She has also worked as a contributor at NBC News and was a staff writer, national security/politics at The Atlantic. She […]

ProPublica hires BuzzFeed’s Silverman

ProPublica announced Monday that it has hired reporter Craig Silverman to cover voting, platforms, disinformation and online manipulation. He starts on May 10. Silverman comes to ProPublica from BuzzFeed News, where he held the title of media editor and produced a string of major investigative stories about misinformation, fake news and the unfettered power of […]

Credit Union Journal editor Passman, ME Stewart depart

Credit Union Journal is now part of American Banker and is no longer a separate brand, and editor in chief Aaron Passman and managing editor Jackie Stewart have left in the past few months. Passman is now editor in chief of Paperwork Studios, which publishes The Filament and Fundwise. He became editor in September 2018. […]