What working from home means at the WSJ
Wall Street Journal managing editor Karen Pensiero sent out the following message to the staff on Friday: Folks, As many of us settle into working from home, now’s a good chance to get on the same page about what, realistically, that entails and how we can best support one another. While you’re working from home, you should: […]
Buffalo Business First editor Wright to retire
Buffalo Business First editor Jeff Wright will retire May 1, after 25 years at Business First and a 42-year career in journalism. Donna Collins of Business First writes, “Wright became editor of Business First in 2000 after five years as managing editor. “‘It’s now time for my next chapter,’ Wright said. ‘It’s been my privilege and […]
Strasburg to cover cyber beat for WSJ
After spending 12 years with The Wall Street Journal covering finance, banks, markets and global money flow, Jenny Strasburg will now switch to a new beat and will be covering cyber for the Journal. Before joining the Journal, Strasburg was with Bloomberg News working as a hedge fund reporter. She also was a fellow at […]
WSJ reporter Friedman switches to housing and economics beat
Wall Street Journal reporter Nicole Friedman will be switching beats and will be taking on the role of U.S. housing and economics reporter. Most recently, she was a Berkshire Hathaway and insurance reporter for the publication. Before coming to The Journal, Friedman was with The Oregonian working as a reporter. Friedman is a graduate of […]
Vice News’ Uberti to cover cyber and tech for WSJ
David Uberti has joined The Wall Street Journal to cover cyber and technology. There, he will be part of the Wall Street Journal Pro enterprise tech team and will be reporting for WSJ Pro Cybersecurity. Recently, Uberti was a media reporter with Vice News covering the intermingling of media, politics and tech. before that, Uberti […]
Chopra named editor of Financial News
Francesco Guerrera, head of international, Barron’s Group and publisher, Financial News, sent out the following announcement: I am delighted to announce that Shruti Tripathi Chopra has been appointed Editor of Financial News. Shruti is a tremendous journalist and a sharp editor who inspires other journalists with her work ethic and news-breaking abilities. She is the […]
Guilford joins WSJ as economics reporter
The Wall Street Journal has hired Gwynn Guilford as an economics reporter. Previously, Guilford was with Quartz. She held the post of senior economics reporter at Quartz. Before joining Quartz, Guilford was a blogger for Andrew Sullivan’s The Dish. She also held the posts of senior consultant and senior research consultant at The Beacon Group […]
Business Insider promotes Weinberger to deputy editor
Matthew Weinberger, a senior editor at Business Insider, has been promoted to the post of deputy editor. Weinberger has been with Business Insider for five years. He started off as a tech reporter for the company and then later on was first promoted to the post of senior reporter and then editor. Before joining Business […]
Grotto joins projects and investigations team at Bloomberg News
ProPublica Illinois reporter Jason Grotto has joined Bloomberg News on its projects and investigations team. His first day was Monday. Previously, he worked as an investigative reporter for the Chicago Tribune and the Miami Herald. His project exposing widespread inaccuracies and disparities in Cook County’s property tax assessment system was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for local reporting and […]
Industry Dive names Hargreaves as new chief operating officer
Meg Hargreaves will be joining Industry Dive, which publishes news about 23 different industries, as the new chief operating officer on March 23. Hargreaves is the founder and principal of Rush River Media. She is also member of the board of directors at Software & Information Industry Association and still holds the chair of the […]
