Bloomberg hires FT’s Hancock to cover China economy
Bloomberg News has hired Tom Hancock as a senior reporter covering the China economy. He is currently based in Hong Kong but will be moving to Beijing. “Together with a great team in Beijing, I’ll be covering the impact of big economic trends on the livelihoods of China’s 1.4bn people, and China’s changing trade and investment relations […]
McCarthy joins Credit Union Journal as a reporter
Ken McCarthy has joined the Credit Union Journal to cover credit unions. McCarthy had been a reporter at American Banker from February 2019 to April 2020. He previously was a reporter for S&P Global Markets for nearly eight years. He also worked at the Association for Financial Professionals and Steel Business Briefing North America. McCarthy is […]
The Tennessean’s Ms. Cheap columnist to retire after 45 years
Mary Hance, who writes the Ms. Cheap column for The Tennessean in Nashville, is retiring from the paper on Jan. 4, 2021. She was also previously the assistant business editor. A Tennessean story states, “Her Ms. Cheap column got its start at the Nashville Banner in March 1994, when she realized readers enjoyed her stories about […]
Consumer business reporter Wallenfang leaving Wisconsin paper
Maureen Wallenfang, who has written the consumer business column The Buzz for the Appleton Post-Crescent in Wisconsin for the past 19 years, is leaving the paper. She has accepted a buyout offer. Wallenfang writes, “Readers have been crucial to the success of The Buzz, my consumer business column that ran every Sunday and got more than […]
Bloomberg reporter Pager to join Politico
Tyler Pager will join Politico as a White House correspondent covering the Biden administration. Previously, Pager worked as a national political correspondent for Bloomberg. Prior to that, he was a James Reston reporting fellow at The New York Times; a reporting intern at The Boston Globe; and a reporting intern at Politico. Pager holds a […]
UK reporter Payne departing Business Insider
Adam Payne, a Business Insider reporter covering Brexit, is leaving the news organization for Politics Home. He will start his new job on Jan. 11. “I cannot thank BI enough for helping make my first job in journalism such a happy and invaluable experience,” he wrote on Twitter. Payne has been with Business Insider since […]
Protocol hires Business Insider’s Williams to cover enterprise tech
Tech news site Protocol has hired Business Insider reporter Joe Williams to cover enterprise software. Williams has been a senior reporter on Business Insider’s enterprise tech desk covering emerging tech. He previously was on the strategy desk covering a range of topics, including artificial intelligence and cloud computing for Business Insider. He also focused on how companies respond […]
NPR’s Garcia to leave “Planet Money” in March 2021
National Public Radio’s Cardiff Garcia announced Wednesday that he will be leaving in March 2021. Garcia has been a co-host on “The Indicator from Planet Money,” a show about work, business and the economy. “What a blessed experience it’s been to create and develop a show inside such a talented newsroom, and in tandem with the superlative […]
Kenen becomes editor at large for health care at Politico
Joanne Kenen, executive editor of health care coverage at Politico, has been named editor at large for health care. In the new role, Kenen will be able to write more and come up with health care projects. She has been executive editor of health care since February 2016. Before that, Kenen was health care editor […]
Hashim moves to growth manager at Protocol
Shakeel Hashim has been named growth manager at tech news site Protocol. “I’ve loved reporting this year, but have very much missed staring at spreadsheets and launching products — I’m very excited to start doing that again,” he wrote on Twitter. Hashim previously was a newsletter producer based in London. He was previously an analyst […]
