Fortune staff writer Jenkins departs
Aric Jenkins, a staff writer at Fortune magazine, is leaving the organization. He has also been editing the magazine’s “Race Ahead” newsletter. “I’m so proud and grateful to have been a part of this team,” he wrote on Twitter. “Spending the last 4 years writing for such illustrious magazine was a dream come true.” Jenkins […]
Salek departs Bloomberg Radio
Sebastian Salek, who presents “Bloomberg Westminster” on Bloomberg Radio, is leaving the organization. His last day is Friday. Salek is becoming head of international public relations for AST SpaceMobile. The radio program and its accompanying podcast launched in 2019. As a reporter for Bloomberg Television, Salek has covered some of the biggest moments in the […]
Bloomberg’s Cortez moving to Hong Kong to be editor
Michelle Fay Cortez, a senior reporter on the health team at Bloomberg News, is moving to Hong Kong to be an editor on the health and consumer team. She is currently based in Minneapolis. Cortez has been with Bloomberg since 1992, with stints in Washington, where she covered the FDA, and London. Her recent reporting has […]
TechCrunch hires Burkholder to cover biotech/health startups
TechCrunch has hired Sophie Burkholder to cover startups from health and biotech to enterprise. Burkholder is a recent graduate of the undergraduate engineering school at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is now pursuing an M.S.E. in bioengineering and engineering entrepreneurship. She has used this foundation in science and business to report on startups, economic […]
Gizmodo parent fired journalist because of activism, union claims
Online publisher G/O Media Inc. told employees of its tech news website Gizmodo that it fired a co-worker because of her union activism, the Writers Guild of America East alleged in a complaint filed with a U.S. regulator, reports Josh Eidelson of Bloomberg News. Eidelson reports, “In filings Thursday with the National Labor Relations Board, the union claimed […]
The Hill hires Moore as media reporter
The Hill has hired PR Week senior reporter Thomas Moore to cover the intersection of politics and the media. His last day at PR Week will be Feb. 11. He will start at The Hill on Feb. 16. Hill was previously the gaming industry reporter at the Las Vegas Sun. He also was the police reporter […]
Politico senior tech reporter Scola to depart
Nancy Scola, a senior tech reporter at Politico, plans to leave near the end of the month. She is also a frequent contributor to Politico Magazine, and has served as a staff writer at the Washington Post. She will remain a contributing editor to Politico Magazine. She frequently serves as a moderator on tech policy […]
Sifferlin joins NY Times Opinion as health and science editor
New York Times Opinion has named Alexandra Sifferlin its new health and science editor. Her new role begins on Feb. 16. Recently, Sifferlin was the deputy editor of Elemental, a digital publication by Medium about the science of health and wellness. She launched and edited Medium’s Covid-19 blog. She has also been overseeing daily coverage […]
Cheddar anchor Ali departs
Nora Ali, an anchor at business news channel Cheddar, is leaving. Ali wrote on Twitter that she is launching a new venture and leaving the news business. Ali was previously a senior product manager for end-to-end customer experience at the e-commerce company Jet.com, which she joined prior to its launch and acquisition by Walmart. She helped […]
Senior consumer tech editor Cranz departs Gizmodo
Senior consumer tech editor Alex Cranz has left Gizmodo. She had been with Gizmodo since January 2016. “I am so proud of the work I have accomplished in concert with them, and I am particularly proud of the consumer tech team I managed, which is the largest primarily woman consumer tech team in U.S> media” […]
