Bloomberg reporter Sachgau joins Vivid Money as content manager

Oliver Sachgau has joined start-up Vivid Money as a content manager, where he will be in charge of the content strategy, which means managing blog posts and such and performing other tasks. Recently, Sachgau was with Bloomberg for more than 4 years. There, he covered Munich and Germany-based industrial companies, including BMW, Siemens, and other […]

NY Times appoints Arraf as Baghdad bureau chief

Jane Arraf will be joining The New York Times as its new Baghdad bureau chief next month. Her deep understanding of the region, consummate reporting skills and spoken Arabic make her a perfect fit for this role. The new hiring comes as Alissa Rubin left her second tour as Baghdad bureau chief to pursue a […]

Reyes joins WTTG Washington as co-anchor

Jeannette Reyes has joined Fox-owned WTTG Washington as co-anchor of Fox 5 Morning News and Good Day DC. In her new role, she will anchor the Fox 5 Morning News each weekday from 6 to 9 a.m. alongside Steve Chenevey with meteorologist Tucker Barnes and traffic anchor Erin Como. From 9 through 11 a.m., Reyes […]

Kaplan becomes wealth reporter at Business Insider

Juliana Kaplan is now covering the wealth beat for Business Insider, focusing on wealth, inequality, and the many different ways money impacts the world around us. She previously was an associate editor for contributors on the strategy team. She coordinated freelancers, contributed pieces, and books coverage. Previously, she was the editorial fellow for contributors. Before working […]

Vancouver radio station biz editor to retire

News 1130 business editor Richard Dettman is retiring after a 45-year career in broadcast. His last day at the Vancouver, British Columbia station will be Nov. 27. A story on its website states, “Richard joined NEWS 1130 in 2004 and has helped make this radio station Vancouver’s go-to radio source for the latest business news. “However, […]

Business Insider hires Livingston to cover health insurance

Business Insider has hired reporter Shelby Livingston to cover health insurance and care delivery. She started on Monday. Livingston has been at Modern Healthcare covering health insurance.  Before joining Modern Healthcare in 2016, she covered employee benefits at Business Insurance magazine. She also worked as a freelance writer covering fashion, culture and food stories for Michigan Avenue […]

FT taps Ralph as breaking news editor

After spending five years on the insurance beat, Oliver Ralph will be taking over as Financial Times breaking news editor. He will be working with teams based in London, New York and Hong Kong. Ralph has been with FT for more than 11 years now, joining as a U.K. companies editor. In June 2012, he […]

Washington Post appoints Alvarez as contributing opinion columnist

The Washington Post has tapped Lizette Alvarez as a contributing opinion columnist, based in Miami, where she will cover issues related to Florida, immigration, politics and more. “We are dedicated to offering our readers compelling voices and perspectives from around the country,” said Fred Hiatt, editorial page editor for the Post. “Lizette will draw on […]

Health tech reporter Robbins departs STAT for NY Times

Rebecca Robbins will be leaving STAT after more than five years and will be joining The New York Times as a reporter focused on COVID-19 vaccines. Robbins joined STAT in 2015 as a business reporter and recently held the post of San Francisco health tech correspondent. She has also worked as an intern, reporting for […]

Journalist Vinlaun departs Xconomy

Xconomy senior editor Frank Vinlaun has left the biotech news organization, where he had been for the last six years. “The past six years have been a great ride. I’m grateful I had the opportunity to write about emerging therapies and technologies aiming to transform the treatment of disease,” he wrote on Twitter. Vinluan is a business […]