Star Tribune names Kim its AME for business
Courtnay Kim, a 20-year veteran of the Star Tribune newsroom, has been named assistant managing editor of business news. Jackie Crosby of the Star Tribune writes, “With 17 reporters and editors, the department is one of the largest business-news operations at a newspaper in the country. Kim is the first woman of color to be appointed […]
FT names US financial editor, US news editor
The Financial Times announced Tuesday new roles for two of its most senior New York-based journalists as part of ongoing plans to upgrade its coverage of Wall Street and expand its reach in the United States. Gary Silverman, who has served as U.S. news editor for the past three years, will become U.S. financial editor, […]
WSJ hires Finnerty as deputy editor of live journalism
The Wall Street Journal has hired Katherine Finnerty as deputy editor of its live journalism events. “Can’t wait to build on the team’s work and get cooking on our upcoming slate of incredible programming,” she wrote on Twitter. Finnerty has been a senior producer at The Washington Post, where she has worked since April 2018. She also […]
Galloni set to be next Reuters editor in chief
Reuters News is set to name one of its top editors, Alessandra Galloni, as its next editor-in-chief, the first woman to lead the globe-spanning news agency in its 170-year history, according to a Reuters story. The Reuters story states, “A native of Rome, Galloni, 47, will replace Stephen J. Adler, who is retiring this month […]
Rund departs Bloomberg Law for LabCorp PR
Jacob Rund, a reporter at Bloomberg Law, has left the news organization for a position doing corporate communications for LabCorp. Rund has been covering corporate enforcement and compliance, insurance law, white-collar crime, anti-money laundering, sanctions, and foreign bribery. He had been at Bloomberg since January 2018. He previously was at Congressional Quarterly covering the Securities and […]
Business Insider’s Cuccinello expands beat to private banking, family offices
Business Insider senior reporter Hayley Cuccinello has expanded her beat to include private banking and family offices. She joined Business Insider in February and has been covering billionaires and the culture of wealth, both of which she will continue to cover. Cuccinello was previously at Forbes. She had been at Forbes since September 2015, starting out as a […]
Post-Dispatch hires Kukuljan to cover real estate
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has hired Steph Kukuljan to cover real estate and development. She will start later this month. Kukuljan previously covered commercial real estate, construction and architecture for the St. Louis Business Journal. She had been at the paper since February 2016. She previously worked at the Orange County Register in California as a copy […]
Venture Capital Reporter hires David as a reporter
Venture Capital Reporter has hired Emilia David as a reporter. She started on Monday. David previously was weekend editor at Cointelegraph and a reporter for Waters Technology. She also worked as a reporter for American Metals Market. She also worked as a senior reporter for BusinessWorld in the Philippines. David holds a master’s degree from the CUNY […]
Forbes hires Dowd to cover private equity and deals
Forbes announced Monday the hiring of Kevin Dowd to cover private equity and mergers and acquisitions. Dowd previously wrote about the private markets for PitchBook, where he created the Weekend Pitch newsletter. Kevin’s newsletter at Forbes will be called Deal Flow and will be focused on mergers and acquisitions. His first newsletter will debut on […]
Edgerton to cover tech and lobbying for Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News reporter Anna Edgerton is moving to a new beat covering tech and lobbying. She previously was a deputy editor on the Congress team. She was also a Congress reporter at Bloomberg. Edgerton has been at Bloomberg since January 2013. She previously worked at the Miami Herald, where she covered general assignment, working mostly […]
