Williams to cover US trade beat at FT
Aime Williams, a Washington correspondent at the Financial Times, will be taking over the United States trade beat at the newspaper. She will be working alongside James Politi to cover the increasing impact of trade news. Initially, she started as a reporter covering property and investment for the Financial Times in London. She has also […]
WSJ VC reporter Mack set to depart
Heather Mack, a reporter covering venture capital and startups operating in biotech, food, health, cannabis and agriculture at the Wall Street Journal and WSJ Venture Capital, will be leaving the organization. Previously, Mack was an associate editor at MobihealthNews and also served as a contributing writer at Grist. She has also served as an editorial […]
FT correspondent set to join hedge fund
Lindsay Fortado, a reporter at the Financial Times where she covers global hedge funds and shareholder activism, is leaving the newspaper. She is joining Point72, which is an American hedge fund. There, she will be taking on the post of senior writer. Fortado graduated from New York University with a degree in journalism.
Business Insider hires Abrego to be editor on finance team
Business Insider has hired Michelle Abrego to be an editor on its finance team. Abrego previously worked at CityWire Americas and CityWire USA as a a deputy editor and as a news editor. She also was a reporter covering regulation and politics reporter for financial adviser trade magazine New Model Adviser. Abrego holds a bachelor’s […]
Boston Globe hires Huang as business editor
The Boston Globe has hired Gregory Huang as its new business editor. He previously was the editor in chief of Xconomy, where he oversaw daily news, features, and events across Xconomy’s national network. Before joining Xconomy in 2008, he was a features editor at New Scientist magazine, where he edited and wrote articles on physics, […]
Forbes promotes Schlesinger to chief marketing officer
Forbes has promoted Lynn Schlesinger as chief marketing officer with oversight for all brand and demand marketing. Since joining Forbes in 2019 as group vice president, brand and demand marketing, Schlesinger has revamped the company’s go-to-market strategy, introducing best practices and new CRM and other digital tools to increase efficiencies and streamline operations. She works […]
Digital Trends hires Gebel as reporter
Meira Gebel has joined Digital Trends as a reporter. She will be covering everything internet and tech culture related. Previously, she was working as a tech fellow and freelance writer at Business Insider. Before that, Gebel was a reporting intern for The Detroit Free Press and also held the posts of a research intern and […]
Forbes hires Hallett-Chan as design director
Forbes has hired Alicia Hallett-Chan as design director to lead visual and immersive storytelling experiences across all Forbes platforms. Hallett-Chan, who previously served as creative director for The New York Times’ T-Brand Studio, will work with Forbes’ journalists and creative team to bring stories to life in the most visual and engaging ways possible, through […]
Business Insider hires Tubman as weekend editor
Kadia Tubman has joined Business Insider/Insider as its new weekend editor. Over the next month, Tubman will be taking over the growing weekend operation. Previously, she was a politics reporter at Yahoo News. Tubman has also served as a blogger and editorial consultant at KadiaScope and as a journalist fellow at the Reuters Institute for […]
Hollywood Reporter makes editorial staff cuts
The Hollywood Reporter has laid off some of its staff, and a third are in editorial. The staff cuts have affected the publication’s web team, styles coverage and international correspondents, according to reports. In Janurary 2019, both The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard, owned by Valence Media, cut just over 20 staffers in areas other than […]
