Ex-BuzzFeed political correspondent Ashton to join Bloomberg
Former senior correspondent at BuzzFeed News Emily Ashton will be joining Bloomberg News covering British politics. Her new role begins in August. Ashton said on Twitter, “So excited to be part of this stellar lobby team.” Previously, Ashton was chair of the Parliamentary lobby at House of Commons. She has also served as a Whitehall […]
Consumer Reports editor Salvatore departs; Kunes named editorial director of print
Diane Salvatore, editor in chief of Consumer Reports magazine for the past six years, has left the publication, a spokeswoman confirmed to Talking Biz News. She has been editor in chief since May 2015. Consumer Reports provided the following statement: We are changing the leadership structure of our print publications to continue Consumer Reports’ transformation […]
NCR announces promotion of two journalists
The National Catholic Reporter has appointed Bill Mitchell as its publisher and Barbara Fraser as its climate editor. In his new role, Mitchell will oversee editorial-related matters and advertising, circulation and marketing and will be reporting to Tom Fox, CEO and president. Jim Purcell, NCR board chair said, “NCR’s Board of Directors congratulates Bill Mitchell […]
Washington Post taps Thompson as ME for diversity and inclusion
The Washington Post has named Krissah Thompson as managing editor for diversity and inclusion. In her new role, Thompson will be responsible for ensuring significant, consistent progress on diversity and inclusiveness in every activity, and will also oversee coverage of race, ethnicity and identity as well as improved recruitment, retention and career advancement for journalists […]
Stockman to join editorial board at New York Times
Farah Stockman will be joining the New York Times opinion department as a writer covering foreign policy and national affairs as a member of the editorial board. For the past four years, Stockman was in the paper’s newsroom writing stories about race and class and middle America. Stockman begins in August. Stockman began her career […]
Thottam named new deputy op-ed editor at NY Times
Jyoti Thottam has been appointed the new deputy op-ed editor at New York Times. In her new role, Thottam will become one of the “Opinion Today” writers and will also oversee the vertical editors for world, culture and business/technology. She will also be responsible for shaping the daily opinion report and the Sunday Review with […]
Ransom joins NY Times metro’s investigative team
Jan Ransom is joining metro’s investigative team focusing on criminal justice and other topics as well. Currently, Ransom is serving as beat reporter at the company on Manhattan courts and district attorney, including the state and city correction systems. Also, during the past few months, Ransom has played a vital role covering how the judicial […]
Tenney departs Portland Daily Journal of Commerce
Sam Tenney, the multimedia editor at the Portland Daily Journal of Commerce, is departing the publication. Tenney is becoming a communications coordinator for the Marion Polk Food Share. He has been covering the Portland commercial real estate industry since 2011, first as the paper’s photographer. Tenney also worked for newspapers in northern California and central […]
TechCrunch’s Tabatabai hired by NY Times
Arman Tabatabai of TechCrunch has been hired by the New York Times in the video department. Tabatabai is operations manager and will work on operational projects across the video team, including awards, onboarding, budget and project tracking. In this role he will work collaboratively with each editorial team and report into Francesca Barber. At TechCrunch, […]
Orfinger named publisher of Washington Biz Journal
Alex Orfinger has been named publisher of the Washington Business Journal, a spot he previously held. Editor Vandana Sinha reports, “Orfinger had led the Washington Business Journal for 18 years before moving into a corporate position with parent company American City Business Journals in the fall of 2014. He will still continue in his role as executive vice […]
