Dow Jones CEO Lewis is leaving the company
Will Lewis is stepping down as chief executive of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, reports Anna Nicolau and Mark DiStefano of the Financial Times. Nicolau and DiStefano report, “The British media executive is leaving ‘amicably’ from the company, according to people with knowledge of the decision. […]
FT names Agini its new sports biz reporter
Samuel Agini has been named by the Financial Times as the publication’s new sports business reporter. Previously, he was with Financial News where he held the post of trading and technology correspondent. Before that, he was a reporter with Dow Jones where he covered market structure, derivatives, clearing, regulation, fixed income and equities. Agini has […]
Group editorial director Wenger departs Arizent
Group editorial director Scott Wenger is among those who left Arizent, formerly SourceMedia, last week. “I deeply value my nine years at Arizent for a long list of reasons, but these two stand out,” said Wenger. “As an editor who prizes opportunities to build exceptional teams and join them in the trenches creating agenda-setting content, […]
WSJ names Waller its deputy corporate coverage chief
Jamie Heller, the business editor of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement: Hello, I am delighted to announce that Nikki Waller is joining Corp as Deputy Corporate Coverage Chief. An accomplished editor and admired leader, Nikki has launched and led some of our most important initiatives and journalism during her 12-year tenure […]
LA Times journalist Kim departs for WSJ
Kyle Kim will be joining the Wall Street Journal as a graphics reporter after leaving the Los Angeles Times at the end of this week. In his new role, Kim will be working with Hanna J. Sender, Tonia Cowan and Shazna Nessa along with the WSJ graphics crew. Currently, Kim is a data/graphics journalist at […]
Parent of American Banker, Bond Buyer lays off 11 percent of staff
Arizent, the parent company of business publications such as American Banker and Bond Buyer, laid off 27 staffers at the end of last week, multiple sources confirmed to Talking Biz News. The cuts bring its headcount to 206, so it essentially cut 11.5% of its staff. The cuts were across the board from editorial, to […]
Law360 hires Edelstone as editor
Steven Edelstone will be joining Law360 at the end of this month as an editor. Previously, he was with Paste Magazine which he joined as a contributing writer in 2015. He later on became an album reviews editor for the magazine. As an editor, he ran the reviews section, wrote features, lists and news posts […]
Paikert departs Financial Planning for RIABiz
Charles Paikert, senior editor at Financial Planning where he covered the business of wealth management and family offices with a focus on high-net worth markets, has left the organization to join RIABiz, a journal about people who advise and serve investors. Before joining Financial Planning, Paikert was with the Family Wealth Report working as a […]
HousingWire promoted Wheeler to editor in chief
Sarah Wheeler has been promoted to editor in chief of HousingWire. Diego Sanchez of HousingWire reports, “Wheeler joined HousingWire in 2013 as content editor and was promoted to magazine editor in 2015. As editor of HousingWire Magazine, Wheeler’s team was awarded numerous accolades from several respected business journalism associations, most notably recognized as a 2017 […]
NBC News hires Collier for biz/media/tech team
NBC News has hired Kevin Collier as a reporter on its business/technology/media team. Collier will be reporting around national security, cybersecurity and disinformation as well as contributing to its Vote Watch team. Collier previously worked at CNN and at BuzzFeed News as its cybersecurity reporter. He also spent four years as a senior politics reporter […]
