BBC to lay off hundreds of staff members
BBC is expected to announce hundreds of staff redundancies, reports The Guardian. The move may come following the heavy cuts to high-profile news programs and an increasingly centralized system for producing the corporation’s journalism. Fran Unsworth, the head of news, said that she will be calling an all-staff meeting on Wednesday to explain how the […]
Young departs Albany Biz Review for NY Biz Journal
Liz Young will be leaving her post of reporter at the Albany Business Review to join The New York Business Journal in the same reporting capacity. Both are owned by American City Business Journals. Before going on to become a reporter, Young was a news editor at the Albany Business Review. Before that, she served […]
Verge reporter Lecher set to join The Markup as enterprise reporter
Colin Lecher will be joining The Markup as an enterprise reporter, writing about the children and elderly who are taking the brunt of technological change. Recently, Lecher was with The Verge as a senior reporter. He has also worked as a news editor and senior reporter with the organization. Additionally, he has also held the […]
BuzzFeed’s Smith to become NY Times media columnist
New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet and business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Dear Colleagues, We are excited to announce that Ben Smith, a relentless innovator who helped change the shape of modern journalism, will become our media columnist. Ben not only understands the seismic changes remaking media, he […]
Albany Biz Review reporter Diana to switch beats
Chelsea Diana, who was previously covering tech and money for the Albany Business Review, has switched beats and will now be covering government and money for the publication. The money part will still include coverage of banks and CPA firms. Previously, Diana was a news intern at The Portland Press Herald. Before that, she was […]
Deputy biz editor Das departs WSJ
Anupreeta Das, deputy business editor at The Wall Street Journal since 2017, has left the news organization. Her last day was Monday. “It’s been a decade of immense growth and learning, incredible friendships and opportunities, thrills and fun. I can only hope that I gave back — in some small measure — to an organization […]
Politico expands health care team with new hire
Lauren Morello will be joining Politico’s health care team starting next month. There, she will aid the organization in expanding its coverage of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Recently, Morello was serving as an Americas bureau chief at Nature Research. She was with the organization for seven years. Before that, she was with E&E […]
Business Insider’s Khan joins WSJ as new reporter
The Wall Street Journal has hired Yusuf Khan as the company’s new reporter covering markets, finance and the economy in London. Khan will specifically be reporting for the Wall Street Journal City. Before coming to the WSJ, Khan was with Business Insider serving as a markets reporter. He has also interned at WalesOnline and the […]
Business Insider promotes Cohn to deputy editor in chief
Business Insider has promoted Emily Cohn to deputy editor in chief. “Emily is the kind of person who makes this place go: Strategic, analytical, and deeply committed to journalism,” wrote global editor in chief Nicholas Carlson on Twitter. “She’s also a pure delight to work with.” She has been the executive growth editor at Insider […]
CNBC hires Repko to cover big-box retailers
CNBC.com managing editor Jeffrey McCracken sent out the following announcement on Monday to the staff: I am pleased to announce a new hire for the CNBC.com newsroom. Melissa Repko joins us as a retail reporter focusing on big-box retailers like Walmart and Target. She comes from The Dallas Morning News, where she has worked since […]
