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 […]
NY Times biz editor Murphy joins SABEW board
Dean Murphy, award-winning journalist and business editor of The New York Times, has been appointed to the board of governors of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Murphy, who oversees all content for The New York Times’ Business Day, was appointed to his current position in December 2012 after a two-year stint as […]
NYT’s Stanley to cover economic inequality
New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet announced that Alessandra Stanley is returning to reporting to cover economic inequality in America: After a dozen remarkable years as chief television critic, Alessandra Stanley has decided to return to reporting. As part of The Times’s deepening focus on economic inequality in America, she will be creating a […]
WSJ, NY Times, LA Times among Loeb winners
The Gerald Loeb Awards, among the highest honors in journalism, recognizing the work of journalists whose contributions illuminate the world of business, finance and the economy for readers and viewers around the world, were announced Monday night. The winners are: Beat Reporting Winner “Lobbying in America,” by Eric Lipton, Ben Protess, Nicholas Confessore and Brooke […]
Why the NY Times should buy Bloomberg
Felix Salmon of Fusion argues that the New York Times Co. should acquire Bloomberg because it would solve Mike Bloomberg’s issue of what to do with his company. Salmon writes, “The New York Times Company could issue another 2.5 billion Class A shares (since any company can issue as many shares as it wants), and […]
NYTimes hires Apple reporter from Bloomberg
Bloomberg News reporter Katie Benner is joining the New York Times to cover Apple. Here is business editor Dean Murphy‘s announcement: She’s covered Wall Street and Silicon Valley. She’s been a magazine writer and a columnist. Early in her career she wrote for Beijing Review, and since last fall, she has been based in San […]
New beats for Gelles, Chen on NYT’s biz desk
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent out the following announcement to the staff: We are pleased to announce that David Gelles and Brian Chen are taking on new roles for BizDay. David will write regularly for Sunday Business about finance and other Wall Street and business subjects, drawing upon his experience covering M&A, […]
Quartz hires NY Times finance reporter Anderson
Quartz editor in chief Kevin Delaney sent out the following announcement Tuesday morning: I’m happy to announce that Jenny Anderson is joining Quartz as a reporter in our London bureau. Jenny comes to us from the New York Times, where she has worked for over a decade and currently covers finance, and will start around Sept. […]
Morgenson: Better to be a biz journalist because of public information
New York Times business journalist Gretchen Morgenson spoke earlier this week at the Page One Awards in Minneapolis. Here is an excerpt: More important, if you want to gain respect inside the journalistic community and even from those you cover, that’s far easier to do by being a tough but fair reporter than it is […]
