Bloomberg reporter Nix to cover Facebook, social media companies

Bloomberg News reporter Naomi Nix has been named to cover Facebook, Snap and other social media companies. She has been covering corporate influence in politics and tech policy in the Washington bureau. Previously, she served as the Newark city hall and education reporter for The Star-Ledger, the largest newspaper in New Jersey. In that role, Naomi led […]

Rega departing Politico Europe for Brunwsick

John Rega, the financial services editor for Politico Europe, is leaving the news organization next month. His last day is March 5. He is joining Brunswick Group, in Brussels, to work with clients in various industries. Rega has been with Politico Europe for the past two years. He previously spent nearly 10 years at MLex, […]

Bloomberg social media reporter Frier moving to senior role

Bloomberg News reporter Sarah Frier, who covers social media companies, is moving to a senior reporting role covering tech power. “I’ll aim for high-impact stories, Businessweek long form, explanatory pieces, etc.,” she wrote on Twitter. “It’s going to be a big change and a challenge, but I’m very excited to take it on!” Frier won the […]

Adweek hires Stenberg to cover the media industry

Adweek has hired Mark Stenberg to cover the media industry. He previously was at Business Insider covering entrepreneurs. His beat was the creator economy — companies such as Patreon, Substack, OnlyFans, Cameo, and Twitch and the people who use them. Stenberg has been writing for Business Insider since June 2020, when he joined the company as an entrepreneurial fellow. […]

The Sun hires Coleman as news reporter

Liam Coleman is now a news reporter at The Sun. Previously, he was a press officer for the Eden Project working in the Communities team. He is also working as a freelance online reporter for The Telegraph both in print and online, along with freelancing covering news online for The Independent and the Daily Mirror. […]

Pykett joins Daily Express as social media editor

Emily Pykett is now a social media editor at The Daily Express. Previously, she was a digital content and social media editor at Reach Plc. She has also worked as a digital communications officer at Bristol City Council and was a social media manager at Find A Creative Pro and the Royal Borough of Kensington […]

Politico taps Banco as health care reporter

Erin Banco has joined Politico as a health care reporter focusing on the pandemic response and the CDC. Previously, Banco was a national security reporter at The Daily Beast. There, she also reported on the pandemic and the government’s response to the pandemic bur was also national security reporter, covering the intelligence community and foreign […]

NY Times expands Opinion audio team with new hires

The following excerpt announcement was sent out by The New York Times managing editor, Opinion audio, Paula Szuchman: Nayeema Raza joins as senior editor for “Sway.” Nayeema has been a consulting senior producer on the show since its launch, and will now take the lead on driving editorial for news-making audio journalism and conversations that […]

CNN’s Santos joins NY Times as a staff editor

The New York Times has tapped Brian De Los Santos as a staff editor on the home team. There, he will handle the daily programming of the homepage’s desktop audience among other tasks. Previously, Santos was with CNN, where he was producer, global programming. In this role, he executed day-to-day programming decisions for CNN’s homepages […]

Inc. magazine hires Wenger as a deputy editor

Inc. magazine has hired Ty Wenger as a deputy editor. His first day was Monday. “For me, it’s always about the chance to tell great stories,” said Wenger in a message to Talking Biz News. “And that I’ve been tremendously impressed by the staff there, including the Editor in Chief Scott Omelianuk.” Wenger has spent the last […]