Bilton leaving NY Times for Vanity Fair
Technology journalist Nick Bilton is leaving the New York Times for Vanity Fair magazine, where he will write about the intersection of technology and business. Bilton’s official title will be special correspondent. He has written for Vanity Fair on a freelance basis in the past. The magazine is known for publishing business journalism from writers such as Sarah […]
Bloomberg hires Joachim from NY Times
David Joachim, assistant Washington editor for the New York Times, has been hired by Bloomberg News to be one of its financial crimes editors. “It’s the opportunity of a lifetime to get to work with some of the best editors and reporters in business journalism,” said Joachim in an email to Talking Biz News. “I’m […]
NY Times names three David Carr fellows
The New York Times announced Tuesday that three journalists have been awarded the David Carr Fellowship, named in honor of The Times’s late media columnist lauded for his visionary and uncompromising work. Originally conceived as a two-year fellowship for one recipient at a time, the newsroom decided to name three exceptional journalists from among 600 […]
NY Times public editor to write Washington Post media column
Liz Seymour, executive features editor at the Washington Post, send out the following announcement: I am thrilled to tell you that Margaret Sullivan, the public editor of the New York Times, will be joining The Post later this year as our media columnist. Margaret is a superb journalist who has witnessed the dramatic changes in […]
NY Times biz desk shuffles some assignments
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent out the following announcement on Friday: Some BizDay colleagues are moving to new places and/or taking on new roles. Here’s a rundown: Adrienne Carter, our international business editor for the past two years, is moving to London, where she will continue in the same role in a […]
Brick, covered Enron for NY Times, dies at 41
Michael Brick, a business journalist for TheStreet.com and the New York Times, died early Monday from colon cancer. He was 41. Daniel Slotnick of The Times writes, “At his death Mr. Brick was a senior writer for The Houston Chronicle. “Mr. Brick started on the business desk at The Times in 2001 and helped cover […]
Goldsmith Prize finalists include business journalism
The finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting included several works by business journalists or about how businesses operate. A team from the Associated Press — Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, Martha Mendoza, and Esther Htusan — is a finalist for their series “Seafood from Slaves” about how seafood sold in U.S. restaurants and retailers […]
Rutenberg named NY Times media columnist
New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet and business editor Dean Murphy sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Our next media columnist: Jim Rutenberg of The New York Times Magazine He was among the first reporters to recognize the ascendance of Fox News, and helped coin the term “the Fox effect” to describe cable’s […]
NY Times names Asia business editor
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent out an announcement to the staff Thursday naming Carlos Tejada as its Asia business editor. The note states: Carlos Tejada has been The Journal’s China news editor in Beijing since 2011, and was previously based in Hong Kong as deputy bureau chief and Asia news editor. He will work with Gerry […]
NY Times hires deputy biz editor for London
Prashant Rao has been hired as deputy business editor for Europe for The New York Times. He will start next month and will be based in London. He replaces Patrick Scott, who left in August. For the past year, Rao has been an editor in Hong Kong for Agence France-Presse. He previously was the Baghdad bureau chief […]
