CBS hires Hughes as senior reporter for ZDNet/Tech Republic

Owen Hughes has been hired by CBS to be a tech reporter for ZDNet and Tech Republic covering the professional IT sector. He has been a senior reporter at Digital Health News. Hughes will start his new job next month. He had been at Digital Health News since October 2017. Before that, he was a […]

Bloomberg hires Sykes as Middle East breaking news editor

Bloomberg News has hired Patrick Sykes to be a breaking news editor for Middle East coverage. He will focus on Iran and Turkey and will be based in London. Sykes previously was a previously a senior energy market reporter for ICIS, also based in London. He had been at ICIS since October 2017. He previously […]

Wisconsin biz reporter Burke retires

Michael Burke, a business reporter at the Racine Journal Times in Wisconsin, is retiring. Burke writes, “Most of my journalism career has been spent with The Journal Times in my hometown of Racine, and most of that time has been on the business beat, by choice. My time here has spanned the transition from newspapers […]

Pittsburgh Biz Times hires Doughty as digital producer

The Pittsburgh Business Times has hired Nate Doughty to be a digital producer. He replaces Luke Torrance, who left to become the money reporter at the Tampa Bay Business Journal, a sister publication. Doughty is a May 2018 graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism news and information from the E.W. Scripps School […]

Fox Business and anchor Regan split

Fox Business Network announced Friday that anchor Trish Regan has left the organization. The move comes less than one month after controversial on-air remarks she made regarding the coronavirus pandemic — saying it was an effort to hurt President Donald Trump — and the suspension of her show. “We thank her for her contributions to […]

WSJ hires Bloomberg’s Martinez to run internship program

The Wall Street Journal has hired Andres Martinez from Bloomberg News to be a senior editor running its internship program. He will start April 6. Martinez has been in New York for Bloomberg for the past year as part of its news training team, working with new hires, reporters and editors in the United States […]

Editor Dreyer to retire after 27 years

Steve Dreyer, editor of the San Diego Union Tribune since 1993, has announced that he will retire from his post on Friday, April 3, reports the publication. “I will turn 70 in May and this is my 50th year in print journalism,” the editor of the Poway News Chieftain and Rancho Bernardo/4S Ranch News Journal […]

Raice named WSJ’s midwest bureau chief

Emily Nelson, U.S. coverage chief at The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement: We are thrilled to announce that Shayndi Raice is named Midwest Bureau Chief. Shayndi, who started just a week ago, already has delivered the critical leadership and attitude required for these historic times. With drive and intelligence, she has shepherded […]

Anderson named business editor of Maine newspaper

J. Craig Anderson has been named business editor of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. A story on its website states, “Anderson, who been a Press Herald business reporter for the past seven years, replaces Carol Coultas, who was named business projects editor in January, leading the newsroom’s role in the newspaper’s events. “Anderson will […]

D Magazine lays off 15 staff members

D Magazine has made 15 staff members redundant including editors, designers, salespeople and administrative staff. The other 67 employees will be taking pay cuts based on their income, said D Magazine’s editor Tim Rogers. These employees span across the company’s other magazines, including D CEO, D Home, D Weddings and some also belong to its […]