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 […]
Nam hired as senior business editor at NPR
In a note to newsroom staff, NPR chief business editor Pallavi Gogoi announced the following: I’m delighted to announce that NPR has hired a new senior business editor, a much-needed addition to the small and mighty Business Desk, especially at a time of immense upheaval in the global and American economy and business. Rafael Nam comes […]
WSJ. Magazine names new publisher
Luke Bahrenburg is the new publisher of WSJ. Magazine, reports Sara Guaglione of Publishers Daily. Guaglion reports, “He succeeds Anthony Cenname, who is leaving the company after 10 years as publisher, according to a staff memo from Chief Revenue Officer Josh Stinchcomb. “‘With Anthony at the helm, WSJ. evolved from a print-focused publication to a […]
Marijuana Biz Daily hires Long as data reporter
The Marijuana Business Daily has hired Andrew Long as a data reporter. He starts next Tuesday. Long is a Phoenix-based journalist and entrepreneur. He worked as a news artist for the East Valley Tribune, and the Arizona Republic, where he specialized in information design and cartography. At the Republic, he led the graphics coverage for […]
WSJ names Last its head of live journalism
Elena Cherney, editor of live journalism and special content at The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Dear all, We’re pleased to announce that Kim Last will be the Journal’s new head of Live Journalism, a role she’s taking on after serving as acting editor of the team since April. In […]
Snyder promoted to editor in chief of Nashville Biz Journal
Managing editor Eric Snyder has been promoted to editor in chief of the Nashville Business Journal. He replaces Lori Becker, who became publisher of the paper. Snyder has been managing editor since 2013. He previously was assistant managing editor. He joined the NBJ’s newsroom in 2009, writing about commercial real estate, retail and manufacturing for the paper’s print edition and […]
Business Insider hires Bitter to cover consumer companies
Alexander Bitter is leaving his post as reporter, food retailers and consumer goods at S&P Global Market Intelligence to join Business Insider covering the world’s largest consumer companies, including PepsiCo, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, Unilever and more. Prior to joining S&P Global, Bitter was a markets intern at The Wall Street Journal, covering financial markets for the […]
Washington Post taps Villa as design editor
The Washington Post has promoted Lucio Villa to the role of design editor. In this role, Villa will help the Post’s team advance digital storytelling on long- and short-term projects. He will also be collaborating across the newsroom, mentoring designers while still leading his own projects. Villa joined the Post last year from the San […]
