NYT reporter Henriques to play herself in HBO movie
New York Times reporter Diana Henriques, who covered Bernie Madoff and ended up writing a book about the Ponzi scheme called “The Wizard of Lies,” has been selected to play herself in the upcoming HBO movie adaption of the book. Henriques, who accepted a buyout from the Times in late 2011 but has continued to […]
NY Times biz desk hires Picker from Bloomberg
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Leslie Picker, who covers initial public offerings for Bloomberg News, will be joining BizDay as our deals reporter, one of DealBook’s most dynamic and competitive beats. Leslie has been a force of nature at Bloomberg, breaking some 100 stories over the […]
Coverage: Jeff Bezos responds to NY Times article
Silicon Valley is known for being brutal, with talent coming in and out daily, but a New York Times article during the weekend on the company culture at technology giant Amazon sparked a new wave of debate. And on Monday, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos addressed the article’s criticisms in a memo sent to […]
Scott, deputy European biz editor, leaving NY Times
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent out the following announcement: Patrick Scott, who has been the deputy European business editor in London for the past two years, will be leaving The Times this summer. Patrick is moving to Cairo, where his wife Susan has taken a job at the Modern English School Cairo. […]
NY Times biz desk hires Pesta as enterprise editor
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent out the following announcement on Tuesday morning: Jesse Pesta, a former Page One editor for investigative and enterprise projects at The Wall Street Journal, will be joining BizDay next month as enterprise editor. Jesse is returning to New York from New Delhi, where he moved last year […]
Bloomberg’s new fast commentary operation to launch in October
Bloomberg View, the opinion-writing wing of Bloomberg News, is looking to hire about 30 reporters — and has poached a top Times’ DealBook editor — for a new “fast commentary” operation that will provide context for breaking news, reports Kevin Dugan and Claire Atkinson of the New York Post. Dugan and Atkinson write, “Michael Bloomberg has used […]
NY Times’ Niemi headed to Bloomberg View
Dan Niemi, an editor for the Dealbook section of the New York Times is leaving to become an editor at Bloomberg View. Here is the note from Times business editor Dean Murphy: We’re sorry to report that Dan Niemi will be leaving The Times to become an editor at Bloomberg View. There will be a […]
How NYT’s Stanley plans to cover the richest of the rich
New York Times reporter Alessandra Stanley, who is about to begin a new beat assignment covering the wealthy, writes about how her stories will fit into the newspaper’s income inequality coverage. Stanley writes, “I covered post-Soviet Russia in the 1990s and watched as Kremlin-friendly businessmen became billionaires by carving up state assets in the process […]
NY Times hires FT’s housing/construction reporter
Elizabeth Paton, who has been covering housing and construction for the Financial Times, has been hired by the New York Times to cover fashion in Europe. Here is the announcement from Stuart Emmrich, editor of the Styles section: I am very pleased to announce that Elizabeth Paton, currently a reporter at The Financial Times, will […]
Casey leaving WSJ for NY Times
Wall Street Journal reporter Nicholas Casey sent out the following on Thursday: Hi everyone. It’s been eight years, but it’s all done now. I’m finishing my time at The Wall Street Journal this week. I’m heading to The New York Times. I want to ask you to watch over some of the great leaders this […]
