WSJ’s Grocer hired by NY Times to be Dealbook editor

Stephen Grocer, an editor of The Wall Street Journal’s MoneyBeat blog, has been hired by The New York Times. Grocer will be editor of Dealbook, a business and financial news site at The Times that is being relaunched soon. Grocer starts his new job on Monday. MoneyBeat was created at The Journal in 2013, bringing […]

Carter is now deputy biz editor at New York Times

Adrienne Carter is now the deputy business editor of the New York Times. Carter had been the paper’s international business editor and had been stationed in London since early 2016. Here is what business editor Ellen Pollock said in a note to the staff: The good news here is that we all know Adrienne well, […]

Steel of NY Times talks about the O’Reilly story

New York Times media reporter Emily Steel spoke with UNC-Chapel Hill School of Media and Journalism dean Susan King about her career and how she and reporter Michael Schmidt broke the news about Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly’s sexual harassment history. Steel said that the story originated after Fox News head Roger Ailes was ousted […]

NYT’s Dealbook seeks news assistant

DealBook, The New York Times’s business news platform for C-level decision-makers, policy officials and everyone who intersects with them, is looking for an energetic reporting assistant in New York. The ideal candidate is an ambitious, capable reporter with excellent writing skills, an easy demeanor and the willingness to go the extra mile — whether in […]

NYT’s Dealbook seeks an editor

DealBook, The New York Times’s business news platform for C-level decision-makers, policy officials and everyone who intersects with them, is looking for an editor in New York. This editor will be a crucial team member in the relaunch of DealBook in the coming months. This is a multifaceted role. Candidates should be seasoned business journalists, […]

Waxman: NY Times killed Weinstein story in 2004

Sharon Waxman, the founder of entertainment news site The Wrap, writes that when she covered the entertainment industry for The New York Times, the newspaper killed a story about sexual misconduct by movie producer Harvey Weinstein. Waxman writes, “The story I reported never ran. “After intense pressure from Weinstein, which included having Matt Damon and […]

Food business reporter Strom has left the NY Times

Stephanie Strom, the food industry reporter at the New York Times, left the paper last month via a buyout. Strom had been at the paper for 30 years. During her career, she has covered public transportation in New York, the retail business, Wall Street and finance, nonprofits and philanthropy, and served as a correspondent in […]

Reuters hires Darlin of NY Times as editor of money and politics

Kieran Murray, the Washington bureau chief at Reuters, sent out the following announcement on Friday afternoon: I’m delighted to announce that Damon Darlin, an editor at The New York Times and its policy, economics and politics site The Upshot, will be joining Reuters as Editor, Money and Politics in our Washington bureau. Damon was at […]

NY Times names Windolf as media editor

New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following announcement on Friday: I’m thrilled to announce that Jim Windolf will be our new media editor. Jim comes to Business Day from Men’s Style, which he has led since it was founded in 2015. Prior to helping create that new section, he was editor in chief […]

Brink named retail/consumer editor at NY Times

New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following announcement on Thursday: I’m thrilled to announce that Bill Brink will be our new retail and consumer editor. As media editor for the past few years, Bill has edited David Carr and Jim Rutenberg. He oversaw stories on President Trump’s assault on the media, […]