Skift hires Girma as global tourism reporter
Lebawit “Lily” Girma has been hired by travel industry news site Skift as its global tourism reporter. She will start on Nov. 2. She succeeds Rosie Spinks, who left Skift at the end of September to pursue a book project Girma has been freelancing for Skift this year. Her work has appeared in BBC, CNN, […]
Newcomer leaves Bloomberg to start a newsletter
Bloomberg News tech reporter Eric Newcomer has left the news organization to start an independent newsletter called Newcomer. He writes, “I quit my job at Bloomberg — where I’ve scooped IPO news, acquisitions and financing rounds and written about startups before they were cool and exposed them when they were overhyped — to write for the industry. […]
McGrady joins Washington Post as a general assignment reporter
Clyde McGrady has joined The Washington Post as a general assignment reporter covering race and identity. In his new role, McGrady will be examining changes taking place in the country through detail-rich profiles, scene pieces and narratives that explore the ideas and cultural shifts shaping the world. He will also be looking into race and […]
Bauman to become senior investigative reporter for Bloomberg Industry
Bloomberg Law senior legal reporter Valerie Bauman will become a senior investigative reporter for Bloomberg Industry Group starting next week. She had been covering health care and pharmaceutical issues. She previously covered immigration, jobs and the economy for The Daily Mail, where she has been for the past year. Bauman previously joined Newsday in September. 2014 and […]
Texas Tribune hires Houston Chronicle biz reporter Douglas
The Houston Chronicle business reporter Erin Douglas has been hired by the Texas Tribune to cover environment. She will start Nov. 9. At the Chronicle, Douglas covered Houston region’s biggest companies and corporate executives. Douglas previously worked on ProPublica’s Electionland reporting project, where she helped local newsrooms around the country cover issues of access to the ballot and […]
Newport Daily News hires Dunning as a reporter
Savana Dunning has joined the editorial staff at the Newport Daily News as a reporter, primarily covering business and economic development as Newport County looks to recover from the pandemic. Dunning previously interned at Austin Monitor, Houston Chronicle, KUT Public Media, the Austin Chronicle and Austin Monthly Magazine. She also worked at the Daily Texan […]
Massey joins WLWT-TV as a reporter
Miana Massey has joined WLWT-TV, Channel 5 as a reporter on the “News 5 Today” morning team. Previously, she was a news reporter at WFTX-TV, a Fox affiliate in Fort Myers, Flоrida. She has also worked as an on-air personality-writer, NNPA Chevrolet Discover the Unexpected Fellow at Chevrolet. Massey was also an on-air personality/writer at […]
Bloomberg providing $75/day to staff as they return to office
Bloomberg is providing a $75-per-day stipend to its workers as they start returning to the office. The stipend is to help pay for items such as care services, tolls, parking or public transportation. Anything above $75 per day will be considered personal costs. “We’re excited to offer this additional benefit, which will help those coming […]
NY Times Opinion makes two new hires
Kathleen Kingsbury, editorial page editor, New York Times Opinion, sent out the following announcement: I’m excited to announce some new faces in Opinion. joins the Opinion Audio team as a producer on “The Argument” on Monday, Oct. 26. She comes to us from Crooked Media, where she was a producer and founding member of the […]
Reuters reporter Keidan moves to Canada to cover funds, M&A
Reuters reporter Maya Keidan, who has been based in London for the past decade, has returned to Canada to cover funds and mergers and acquisitions. Keidan has been covering hedge funds in London since December 2015. She previously worked for HFM Week and HFM Compliance as a senior reporter and news editor. She was also a […]
