FT names Masters its chief business commentator

The Financial Times announced Monday that Brooke Masters is appointed chief business commentator, effective January 2021. Masters will analyze and critique the changing corporate world.. Since 2018 Masters has served as opinion and analysis editor, overseeing the FT’s own columnists and commissioning opinion pieces from a range of outside contributors. Her responsibilities also include the popular Work & […]

Bloomberg names Nair its Gulf bureau chief in Dubai

Adveith Nair has been named Gulf bureau chief in Dubai for Bloomberg News. He will run Bloomberg’s news operations in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman. Nair has been in London for the past eight years. For the past three years, he has been a senior editor on the EMEA desk, leading the […]

Washington Biz Journal reporter Capriel to cover business of education

Vandana Sinha, the editor of the Washington Business Journal, writes about shifting reporter Jonathan Capriel to covering the business of education as reporter Sara Gilgore moves to cover startups and innovation. Sinha writes, “This is all part of our effort in helping this business community navigate one of the hardest eras of our lifetimes. Our institutions of […]

Business Insider hires Dorman as senior politics reporter

Business Insider has hired John Dorman as a senior politics reporter. “This is a dream role for me and I feel so fortunate to have this opportunity,” he wrote on Twitter. Dorman has been a writer for The New York Times for the past nine years, writing for various sections, mostly at the Travel Desk. He also […]

Reuters reporter Ismail moves to Baghdad bureau

Amina Ismail, a Reuters reporter in Egypt, has moved to its Baghdad bureau as a senior correspondent. Ismail has been based in Cairo since April 2016. She previously worked as a reporter for The New York Times and as a news assistant for The Wall Street Journal in Egypt. She also was a correspondent for […]

E&E News natural resources editor Reilly is departing

Amanda Reilly, the natural resources editor at E&E News is leaving the company. She has been natural resources editor since October 2019. E&E News is a news organization focusing on energy and the environment. It has more than 75 journalists. Reilly joined the company in 2010 and previously covered courts, air policy, biofuels and environmental […]

The Real Deal New York hires Plitt as an editor

Amy Plitt, a writer and editor who has covered a range of topics from New York City news and real estate to pop culture to luxury travel, will be joining The Real Deal as an editor covering real estate. Plitt has been working freelance for more than 11 years and has contributed feature-length stories, profiles, […]

NY Times’ Dunn moves to Seoul to continue work as social editor

Eleanor Dunn will be moving to Seoul to continue her work as social editor for the New York Times. Dunn joined the Times from BBC News, where she worked for more than 2 years. There, she first served as social producer journalist for global news. Later on, she held the posts of social media lead […]

Takenaga joins NY Times London bureau as senior audience editor

Lara Takenaga will be joining the New York Times London bureau as senior audience editor. In this role, she will oversee the social editor and work closely with the news desk, express desk and the rest of the bureau helping identify social, search and community opportunities while shaping coverage on sensitive stories and breaking news. […]

Wrather named managing editor at Nashville Biz Journal

Meg Wrather, design editor at Nashville Business Journal for more than seven years, has been appointed the new managing editor. Previously, Wrather was a designer at Gannett where she collaborated with team members in the studio and news teams across the Southeast to produce five daily newspapers. Additionally, she has also worked at The Daily […]