Wheless joins Digiday as commerce reporter
Erika Wheless has joined Digiday as the publication’s commerce reporter. Previously, Wheless served as a journalist at CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism; a product specialist at AppNexus; an operations specialist at 605; and an operations coordinator at Morgan Stanley. Additionally Wheless worked as a reporting intern for Financial Planning and WNYC Radio. She […]
Seddiq joins Business Insider as politics reporter
Oma Seddiq has joined Business Insider as a junior politics reporter. Previously, Seddiq served as the publication’s politics fellow, as well as a digital producer for Politico. She also worked as the wealth intern for Forbes. Seddiq graduated from Northwestern University with a B.S. in journalism.
Executive editor Protalinski departs VentureBeat
Emil Protalinski, the executive editor of VentureBeat, has left the news organization after more than six years. “I’m looking for work. If you know of a publication interested in a hard-working tech editor and journalist, please don’t hesitate to reach out,” he wrote on Twitter. Protalinski started at VentureBeat as a contributing writer in 2014. […]
Browne joins Wired UK as a science reporter
Grace Browne has joined Wired UK as a staff science reporter. Previously, Browne was a contributing writer for the online news publication Inverse. She has also written for New Scientist, Hakai magazine, BBC Future, Undark, The Scientist and others. Browne graduated from University College of Dublin with a B.S. in neuroscience; and received a Master’s […]
Domanico promoted to managing editor at Business Insider
Michael Domanico has been promoted to managing editor at Business Insider, where he will focus on hiring. He joined the news organization a year ago as an assistant managing editor. Previously, Domanico was working freelance at Numlock News and IGN Entertainment respectively. He was also a legal intern for the U.S. Department of Labor. Domanico […]
Swift returns to Fargo Forum as a business reporter
Tammy Swift is returning to the Fargo (North Dakota) Forum newspaper as a business reporter. She writes, “This Monday, Jan. 4, will be my first one as a new ‘old’ reporter, working on a beat I’ve never covered before. “This will be my fourth time to ‘start’ at The Forum since my very first gig as […]
Seeking Alpha hires Bloomberg’s Fineman
Seeking Alpha has hired longtime Bloomberg News reporter Josh Fineman. He will start Jan. 1 as a senior news editor for mergers and acquisitions, and special situations. Fineman had been with Bloomberg for more than 23 years. He has been working on Bloomberg First Word, focusing on analyst ratings, M&A, casinos, for-profit educations and market intelligence. […]
NY Post hires Paynter to cover luxury real estate
The New York Post has hired reporter Sarah Paynter to cover luxury real estate. She will start Jan. 11. Paynter had been at Yahoo Finance covering real estate. She had been nominated for the Yahoo Finance trailblazer award for her “Mall of the Future” article, which was Yahoo’s first interscroller article and first augmented reality experience, plus it had audio […]
Energy reporter Elliott switching to Tesla beat for WSJ
Wall Street Journal reporter Rebecca Elliott is moving to the Tesla and car technology beat starting Monday. She has been covering energy for the past 18 months. Elliott was hired in 2018 from the Houston Chronicle, where she covered City Hall, having previously written about local politics, namely the 2015 Houston mayor’s race. She joined the Chronicle […]
Columbus CEO names Deyo its associate editor
Columbus CEO has hired Jess Deyo as associate editor. Editor Katy Smith writes, “I’m thrilled to have her as my partner in producing the magazine each month. Jess is a pandemic grad, through and through. She’s already shown us her toughness and ability to thrive in a bit of chaos. “A native of Johnstown, Deyo graduated summa cum […]
