Feintzeig named WSJ’s Work & Life columnist
Rachel Feintzeig has been named The Wall Street Journal’s Work & Life columnist. She is replacing Sue Shellenbarger, who retired in January after 40 years at the paper. “I’ll be doling out equal parts advice and commiseration for all your work-life-pandemic dilemmas,” Feintzeig wrote on Twitter. Feintzeig currently covers management trends and chief executives for the […]
Fruhlinger to depart Thinknum for new job
Joshua Fruhlinger, the publisher at Thinknum Media, is leaving at the end of the week for a new job. Thinknum is a data-focused media outlet. “I’ve been given an exciting opportunity in content strategy, a practice I’ve bounced in and out of since 2004 (before my days even at Engadget),” he said in a message. […]
Modern Healthcare hires Christ to cover acute care and staffing
Modern Healthcare, a Crain publication, has hired Ginger Christ as a reporter to cover post-acute care and staffing. Christ is based in Northeast Ohio, where she grew up. Most recently, she wrote about health care and transportation for The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer. Before that, she covered real estate, manufacturing and business news for local newspapers and national […]
Hutchins promoted to deputy editor, states and Canada, for Politico
Ryan Hutchins, who previously covered real estate, transportation and politics for Politico’s sister publication, has been promoted to the post of deputy editor for states and Canada, Politico. Previously, Hutchins was a statehouse reporter covering the Christie administration, with a focus on environmental policy at The Star-Ledger. He also covered Union County and worked for […]
The Information hires Martineau, Di Stefano as reporters
Technology news site The Information has hired Financial Times’ Mark Di Stefano and Wired’s Paris Martineau. Di Stefano will be covering Amazon and Big Tech’s European battles from London, while Martineau will be reporting on Amazon from New York. Prior to joining Financial Times as a media and tech reporter, Di Stefano was first a […]
Hepler hires by CalMatters to cover the state economy
Lauren Hepler has been hired by CalMatters to cover the California economy. She will start on June 15. She will report on gig workers, unemployment, the state budget and inequality. Hepler previously worked at Protocol, covering Silicon Valley through the prism of the people who work there and the people who are most directly affected by what […]
Meyers departing S&P Global for The Energy Daily
Ellen Meyers, a power finance reporter with S&P Global, will be leaving the company after three years. Meyers joined S&P Global in 2017 as a renewable energy reporter. In her new role, she will be joining The Energy Daily at HIS Markit as a renewable energy reporter on June 15. Previously, Meyers was lead producer […]
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 […]
