Detroit Free Press hires Stitt as a business reporter
The Detroit Free Press has hired Chanel Stitt as a business reporter. She will be covering minority businesses, entrepreneurs and nonprofits. Stitt has been reporting trending and breaking news for the Free Press as an intern this summer. She previously was interning for MLive. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, where she was managing […]
Reporter LeDuc retiring from Fort Wayne Business Weekly
Doug LeDuc, who has covered business, manufacturing and technology for the Fort Wayne Business Weekly, is retiring from the paper. Lisa Esquivel Long of the Business Weekly writes, “LeDuc started at Business Weekly in 2006, just a year after the business journal started. Before that he covered business news at The News-Sentinel 1989-2006. He was […]
WGN-TV names Cortopassi co-anchor of its evening newscasts
Nexstar Broadcasting’s WGN-TV has hired Ray Cortopassi to co-anchor its evening newscasts beginning September 28. Cortopassi joins WGN from Indianapolis, where he has anchored the morning and afternoon news for Nexstar-owned Fox affiliate WXIN-TV for more than a decade. In his new role, Cortopassi succeeds Joe Donlon, who moved over to WGN America to co-anchor […]
Azevedo appointed managing editor of FinLedger
Mary Ann Azevedo has been named managing editor at FinLedger. In her new role, Azevedo will be working with HW Media CEO Clayton Collins, directing news and content strategy of FinLedger and creating a team of fintech journalists to support the company’s audience of financial services professionals. Azevedo came to HW Media in June 2020 […]
Washington Post’s Garcia-Ruiz named SF Chronicle editor-in-chief
The San Francisco Chronicle has tapped Washington Post’s Emilio Garcia-Ruiz as its new editor-in-chief. Garcia-Ruiz has been with the Post for 19 years, joining in 2001 as deputy sports editor. Through the course of his career at the Post, Garcia-Ruiz rose in ranks, holding the posts of sports editor, local editor, editor for strategic projects, […]
Morning Consult hires Galvin as health care reporter
Gaby Galvin has joined Morning Consult as a health care reporter. She will also be writing the Morning Consult morning health briefing as well. Previously, Galvin was with U.S. News and World Report for four years joining as a news intern aggregating breaking news stories and reporting features on health, STEM and education. Later on, […]
Reorg hires Saeedy to cover corporate bankruptcy
Reorg has hired Alexander Saeedy to cover corporate bankruptcy. He will start Aug. 31. Saeedy is based in New York as a senior reporter for Leveraged Commentary & Data. Prior to joining LCD, he was a journalist at Euromoney’s New York offices, reporting breaking news and delivering scoops on the institutions and personalities that animate […]
Sisco departing MLex for Capitol Forum
Reporter Joshua Sisco is leaving MLex for a reporter job at Capitol Forum. He will start in September. Sisco writes about antitrust litigation and government enforcement actions in the U.S. as a senior correspondent for MLex, where he has been since October 2015. He previously covered competition matters for The Policy and Regulatory Report as […]
Vanity Fair hires Pressler to cover money and culture
Vanity Fair magazine has hired New York Magazine contributing editor Jessica Pressler as a special correspondent covering the intersection of money and culture. Her 2015 story “The Hustlers at Scores” was nominated for a National Magazine Award and served as the inspiration for the movie “Hustlers.” Her 2018 story in grift queen Anna Sorokin is being […]
Thornton named executive editor at Independent Newsmedia
Terrance Thornton will be taking on the role of executive editor at community newspaper company Independent Newsmedia, focusing on brand awareness, digital subscription growth, including story development and presentation, and assisting with expansion efforts. In this role, Thornton aims to implement a digital workflow model that can be sustainable for the local news organization. He […]
