Michigan biz reporter Hepp leaving journalism to become a pilot
Brooks Hepp, a reporter at the Battle Creek Enquirer, will be leaving the organization and his career as a journalist to become a pilot. The Michigan reporter will be joining a pilot school in Indianapolis where he will train for two years to become a commercial pilot. Previously, he was a sports editor with The […]
Bell departing Mashable for Engadget
After spending six years at Mashable as a senior tech reporter, Karissa Bell will be leaving the company to join Engadget as a senior editor covering social media platforms. Before joining Mashable, Bell was with The Wirecutter and also worked as a freelance contributor at Wired magazine. She also served as an editorial intern at […]
Crunchbase News reporter Mascarenhas to join TechCrunch
Natasha Mascarenhas, a reporter covering venture capital and startups in Silicon Valley and beyond for Crunchbase, will be leaving the company to join TechCrunch covering the same beat. Her new job begins next month. Previously, she was a business reporting intern for the San Francisco Chronicle and SFGATE. Before that, she was with Boston Globe […]
Thomson Reuters to name new CEO
Thomson Reuters Corp. is close to naming former Nielsen Holdings Plc president Steve Hasker as its next chief executive, succeeding Jim Smith, reports Jessica DiNapoli, Kenneth Li and Joshua Franklin of Reuters. DiNapoli, Li and Franklin write, “The appointment of Hasker, a senior adviser at private equity firm TPG and former McKinsey & Co media […]
Houston Biz Journal hires Samora as general assignment reporter
Sara Samora will be joining the Houston Business Journal as a general assignment reporter. Previously, she was a staff writer at the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. Before that, she was a social media specialist at NextOp Veterans. There, she increased the company’s social media presence by over 22 percent and helped increased registrations over 15 percent. […]
Verlaine moves to WSJ’s financial markets team
Wall Street Journal reporter Julia Verlaine is now covering financial markets in New York. She previously covered financial services and regulation in the European Union for the Journal’s bureau in Brussels. Verlaine also reported on the investment banking sector in London for Bloomberg News. Before starting a career in journalism, she worked at Barclays covering macro hedge […]
WSJ hires Telesca as deputy investing bureau chief
The Wall Street Journal has hired Jenna Telesca as the deputy bureau chief on the investing team in New York. Telesca spent the last decade covering the food industry, most recently as editor in chief of the trade magazine Nation’s Restaurant News, where her team reported on the impact of immigration reform and addiction on […]
NY Times hires Das as finance editor
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: We’re thrilled to announce that Anupreeta Das has joined us as finance editor. Preeta spent 10 years at The Wall Street Journal, most recently as deputy business editor. In that role she helped supervise a wide swath of business and technology coverage, shaping […]
Holzman to cover mining for S&P Global
After serving as an energy and environment reporter at CQ Roll Call for three years, Jacob Holzman will be joining S&P Global Market Intelligence from next week. There, he will be covering the mining industry. Before working as an energy reporter at CQ Roll Call, Holzman was a legislative researcher at the organization. He also […]
Wosen to cover biotech at San Diego Union-Tribune
Jonathan Wosen, a freelance writer at Haymarket Media Group, will be joining the San Diego Union-Tribune in April to cover the biotech industry. He will also be covering the San Diego Zoo. Previously, he was working as a science writing intern at the Annual Reviews where he wrote Q&As, features and contributed to the Review’s […]
