Beeke appointed publisher of the Portland Business Journal
Candace Beeke has been named publisher and market president of the Portland Business Journal, effective Sept. 8. She has held the post of publisher at Albuquerque Business First since 2015. She will replace Craig Wessel, who has led the Portland publication for 20 years. She was also editor-in-chief of Houston Business Journal and served as […]
Forbes Advisor hires Bailie as consumer finance editor
Korrena Bailie has joined Forbes Advisor as a consumer finance editor. Previously, she was senior editor at Wirecutter and before that, she was at Credit Karma where she first held the post of managing editor and then that of senior manager, editorial. Bailie has also served as a managing editor at Bankrate Insurance and was […]
Plotz departs Business Insider to start podcast company
David Plotz, editor at large at Business Insider, where he writes the Insider Today newsletter with Henry Blodget, is leaving the company to start his own podcast company. He also hosts the Slate Political Gabfest, the popular weekly podcast. From 2014 to 2020, Plotz was CEO of Atlas Obscura, the media and experiences company devoted […]
SF Chronicle hires Gartner for investigations and narrative projects
Lisa Gartner will be joining the San Francisco Chronicle to oversee investigations and narrative projects in September, reports Politico. Gartner will be joining from the Philadelphia Inquirer where she worked as investigative reporter. Previously, Gartner was with Tampa Bay Times for more than five years, joining as education reporter and then serving as enterprise reporter. […]
Shah joins The Fuller Project as editor-in-chief
Khushbu Shah has joined The Fuller Project, the nonprofit newsroom that focuses on reporting on women as editor-in-chief, reports Politico. Most recently, she was managing editor of Georgia Public Broadcast. Shah has also worked at CNN for more than 5 years, joining as a news editor and then holding the post of field producer. She […]
CNBC’s Kearns departs for Brunswick Group
CNBC International vice president Michael Kearns, who led the broadcaster’s digital operations and strategic partnerships from Singapore, has left the network to join Brunswick Group as director to work with clients on diverse solutions across sectors. Kearns was with CNBC for 10 years, joining as head of news and programming Asia-Pacific. Later on, he was […]
Washington Post hires Torbati as econ policy investigations reporter
Washington Post business editor David Cho, deputy business editor Zachary Goldfarb and economics editor Damian Paletta: We are delighted to announce that Yeganeh Torbati is joining The Washington Post as economic policy investigations reporter. She will play a central role on the economics team scrutinizing the tax, budget, trade and regulatory decisions made by Washington’s […]
Kwong hired as producer for Kara Swisher’s new podcast
Matt Kwong has been hired by New York Times Opinion as a producer for technology journalist Kara Swisher’s upcoming podcast. He previously worked at NPR, where he was an editor and producer for “Morning Edition” and the daily news podcast “Up First.” Recently, he produced this piece for NPR on the 50th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s […]
Real Deal reporter Larsen moves to New York
The Real Deal reporter Keith Larsen has moved to New York to cover national stories and New York real estate news. He previously had been placed in South Florida. The Real Deal covers real estate news and has websites for the New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Chicago markets. Larsen was previously at the South Florida Business Journal, covering […]
The Real Deal South Florida hires Millward
Wade Tyler Millward has been hired by the TRD South Florida as a reporter. He was previously a business reporter at EdSurge, an online source for education technology news. He also worked at the Las Vegas Review-Journal covering retail and general assignment for the business desk. Millward was a business reporter for the Gaston Gazette […]
