Madov departs from Rest of World
Natasha Madov, a consulting editor for Rest of World, is leaving her post at the publication. Rest of World is a global nonprofit publication, covering global technology stories. Alex Gonazalez Ormerod is now overseeing Latin America coverage. Prior to Rest of World, Madov served as an associate editor for Brightwire, a global editor for Folha […]
Maine lobster/cannabis industry tapped for Boston Globe “Spotlight”
Penelope Overton, who covers the lobster industry and the cannabis industry for the Portland Press-Herald, has been named to the Boston Globe’s investigative “Spotlight” team as part of a partnership between the two newspapers. A Globe story states, “Overton, a Yale University graduate, has been a journalist for more than two decades, the last four […]
Wired editor Thompson named CEO of The Atlantic
Nicholas Thompson, the editor in chief of Wired magazine, has been hired as chief executive officer of The Atlantic. He will start his new position in February and be based in New York. “I’ve read and been inspired by The Atlantic my whole life – especially through the brilliant run they’ve had recently,” he wrote […]
South Florida Biz Journal ME Adams to depart, return to Texas
South Florida Business Journal managing editor Michael Adams is leaving the paper and returning to Austin, Texas. His last day is Dec. 11. Adams joined the publication, where he oversees newsroom operations, in January 2019. He supervises and edits reporters, and oversees the distribution of business news across publishing platforms such as online, mobile, email, print and […]
Quartz hires three for the newsroom
Financial news site Quartz announced three new editorial hires on Thursday. Jordan Lebeau is joining the curation team as a deputy email editor. Jordan was most recently in marketing for AGI, which offers software for space and defense applications. Previously, he’s edited, written, and generated social media campaigns for Gizmodo, the New York Times, Complex, […]
Reporter Marek departs Crain’s Chicago
Lynne Marek, a senior reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business, has left the publication. Marek had been with Crain’s Chicago since March 2010. “And let me say this, covering Chicago’s finance, media and higher education beats for the past decade has been an absolutely fantastic experience,” she wrote on LinkedIn. Before Crain’s Chicago, Marek was the […]
Law350 hires Rao to be a reporter
Legal industry site Law360 has hired Sameer Rao as a reporter. He previously was an arts and entertainment reporter on The Baltimore Sun’s features desk. He spent almost four years reporting for Colorlines and freelanced with The Guardian, Vice, The Washington Post Express, WXPN’s “The Key” and other publications on various topics. Rao also served on the […]
Platsky, transportation and economics reporter for NY state paper, retires
Jeff Platsky, who covers transportation and the economy for the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin in New York, is retiring. He writes, “Practicing journalism doesn’t mean being a cheerleader. Journalism, as practiced by pros, means holding the powerful to account. A reporter is, by nature, a skeptic. The adage in the trade: ‘If your mother tells […]
The Missourian hires Cruz to cover business
Elena K. Cruz is a new reporter covering business at The Missourian. A story on its website states, “A 2020 graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, Cruz majored in journalism and minored in economics and visual arts. She said she enjoys working in the space where art and math intersect, so she has made reporting […]
Farr departs CNBC to become a health tech investor
Health technology reporter Christina Farr has left CNBC to join OMERS Ventures, which is the venture investment arm of one of Canada’s largest pension funds. She is also starting a newsletter. “Leaving reporting is so bittersweet for me,” she wrote on Twitter. “Over the past decade, I’ve been so fortunate to work on a mix of features, […]
