Newsday taps Thomas as deputy AME for business

Newsday has named Leema Thomas its deputy assistant managing editor for business coverage. She has been deputy AME for towns coverage. Thomas spent a year — from July 2020 to July 2021 as an assignment editor on the business news desk. Thomas has been at Newsday since 1995 in a variety of roles. She holds a bachelor’s […]
Newsday seeks a real estate and retail reporter

This reporter will cover Long Island’s commercial real estate market and retail industry, with a focus on tracking commercial developments, store openings and closings and the forces shaping our local economy. You’ll break news, spot trends and develop enterprise stories that matter to our readers — all while building strong relationships with sources and delivering […]
Newsday seeks a business reporter to cover affordability issues

This reporter covers affordability topics important to Long Islanders, with particular emphasis on “the cost of living on the Island,” including housing, day-to-day expenses, health care, and more. The ideal candidate will develop enterprise stories and cover breaking business news by cultivating sources to help build a diverse audience. The reporter will work closely with […]
Newsday seeks a deputy AME for biz coverage

The Deputy AME-Business is responsible for the development and planning of coverage on all Newsday platforms, including NewsdayTV. The deputy AME takes on responsibilities of the Assistant Managing Editor-Business during that AME’s absence. The deputy AME directs coverage by supervising reporters, working across departmental lines, coordinating coverage with Newsday’s online platforms and monitoring staff activity. […]
Newsday seeks a reporter to cover commercial real estate

This Newsday reporter will cover Long Island’s commercial real estate market and the region’s evolving cannabis industry as well as general assignment business topics. The successful candidate will spot trends, develop enterprise stories and cover breaking news by cultivating diverse sources to help build a diverse audience. The reporter will work closely with editors to […]
Harrigan, former Newsday biz reporter, dies at 78

Susan Harrigan, a former business reporter at Newsday, died on March 23 at the age of 78. Jennifer Fauci of Newsday writes, “From 1986 to 2011, Harrigan was a reporter for the business sections of New York Newsday and then Newsday. “Her husband recalled one particular story she wrote: ‘It was about a New York State […]
Newsday seeks a commercial real estate reporter

This reporter will cover Long Island’s commercial real estate market and the region’s evolving cannabis industry as well as general assignment business topics. The successful candidate will spot trends, develop enterprise stories and cover breaking news by cultivating diverse sources to help build a diverse audience. The reporter will work closely with editors to monitor […]
Newsday seeks a data solutions journalist

Newsday is building a digital platform to be the data driven center of Long Island’s conversations about the future of the region. To execute that vision, the Data Solutions Journalist will find and present datasets that will engage our audience, shape original research and write about trends and changes in existing public databases. The Data […]
Newsday Media Group seeks a producer

Summary of Position: Produce high quality video and digital content leveraging state-of-the-art studio facility, award-winning video department and Newsday staff journalists. Essential Duties & Function: Participate in story selection process, Help oversee daily deployment of video resources, Manage full range of studio and remote productions, including daily newscasts, interviews, live events, documentaries, multi-part series, special […]
Newsday appoints Chicago Tribune’s Sleets managing editor

Rochell Bishop Sleets will join Newsday as a managing editor, securing the second top job in the newsroom. She will begin on Feb. 27. Sleets will report to Don Hudson, who became Newsday’s top editor on Dec. 1 after serving as managing editor. Currently, Sleets serves as one of two news directors of the Chicago […]