SF Chronicle hires WSJ’s Martinez

Yolanda Martinez, an associate graphics reporter at The Wall Street Journal, has been hired by the San Francisco Chronicle. She will be a newsroom developer with a focus on making tools and interactives for Hearst newspapers. Her last day at the Journal is Friday. Martinez has been at The Journal since January 2019 on the […]

Economist hires FT’s Wong as China correspondent

Sue-Lin Wong, a reporter at the Financial Times, has been hired by the Economist as its China correspondent. She has been working out of the FT bureau in Shenzhen for the past year. Wong had previously been with Reuters since September 2014. She previously freelanced for The New York Times, Reuters, Foreign Policy, and The Atlantic, among other publications in China and […]

Variety editor takes leave after social media outburst

Claudia Eller, editor-in-chief of Variety, will take a two-month administrative leave after making an angry social media outburst, reports Mike Fleming Jr. of Deadline Hollywood. Fleming reports, “This came after Eller wrote an article lamenting that Variety did not have enough diversity in its staff, and vowed to work to change things. She was challenged on social […]

Money hires Sharf as real estate editor

Forbes real estate reporter Samantha Sharf is leaving the publication to become the real estate editor at Money. She will start her new job next week. “I want to thank my amazing Forbes colleagues for their smarts, good humor and, most of all, their friendship. It’s been a wild ride. I’ve learned so much,” she wrote on […]

NY Times international desk expands London newsroom with two new hires

New York Times deputy weekend editor Kaly Soto will be joining International to help lead a new late shift in London. Soto joined the Times in 2003 as a staff editor. Later on, she became the publication’s editor, cooking, then moved on to becoming the assistant editor, culture, before being promoted to her recent post […]

Veteran reporter D’Oro departs Associated Press after 20 years

Rachel D’Oro, a long-time reporter with The Associated Press, will be leaving the publication after nearly 20 years. D’Oro joined The Associated Press in July 2001. There, she covered numerous topics, including crime and justice, politics and U.S. regional news. D’Oro has been published in numerous other outlets, including The Washington Post, MSN, Channel 7, […]

Protocol’s Bulwa returns to SF Chronicle as managing editor

Demian Bulwa, head of investigations and projects at Protocol, will be re-joining San Francisco Chronicle as its new managing editor, reports Politico. Previously, Bulwa left his post of metro editor at the publication to join Protocol. Before that, Bulwa was with San Francisco Examiner working as a staff writer. He also held the same post […]

Policy reporter Bravender joins Business Insider

Robin Bravender will be joining Business Insider as the company’s new policy reporter, reports Politico. Recently, she was Washington bureau chief at States Newsroom. Before that, Bravender was with E&E News where she held the posts of editor and reporter. In addition, she has also worked at Thomson Reuters as a freelance producer on the […]

Quartz’s Kiderman joins Marshall Project as director of product

Elan Kiderman is joining The Marshall Project as its first director of product. Kiderman will be responsible for upholding and expanding The Marshall Project’s award-winning design and creating new products and newsletters. He will also work on expan ding the organization’s audience and reach, from everyday news stories to marquee features to membership. Kiderman will […]

Yardley departing Forbes for Evening Standard

Charles Yardley, the senior vice president and managing director of Forbes in Europe, is leaving to become the chief executive officer of the Evening Standard. Mark Shapland of the Evening Standard writes, “In a 14-year career with Forbes he oversaw the launch of ForbesLife.com, a digital extension of the company’s luxury lifestyle brand. Mr Yardley has […]