Pennsylvania paper wants to revamp Sunday biz section
Kate Harmon of the York Daily Record writes that the paper wants to change the content in its Sunday business section to better address the issues facing its readers. Harmon writes, “So, we’re looking at ways to revamp our Sunday business section. “We’ve already been moving toward more local coverage and fewer wire-service stories in […]
WaPo launches “Get There” personal finance website
The Washington Post launched Monday a new personal finance website called ‘Get There’, which brings together reporters, columnists and other experts for a look at money and its impact across all stages of life. The site will be run by personal finance reporter Jonnelle Marte. She writes: Here, we’ll hold robust conversations about saving, spending […]
US News expands consumer advice team
U.S. News & World Report has hired Kim Heneghan as vice president and general manager of money products and promoted Kim Castro to executive editor of consumer advice. Heneghan was previously general manager of online at Hanley Wood and will lead the newly-created money products team in the development of new products in personal finance, […]
WSJ seeks news editor for Personal Journal
The Wall Street Journal seeks a news editor for Personal Journal. The editor will work with reporters and editors to develop story ideas and edit articles for Personal Journal, online and in print. The editor will edit news and newsy features on deadline, and also work on longer term features and projects for Personal Journal. […]
Personal finance reporting awards handed out
The Radio Television Digital News Association and the National Endowment for Financial Education announced Thursday the winners of the 2014 RTDNA/NEFE Award for Personal Finance Reporting. As part of the two organizations’ ongoing efforts to encourage radio, television and online news outlets to report on personal finance issues, three winners have been chosen for their […]
Deseret News seeks personal finance reporter
The Deseret News seeks a talented writer to produce enterprise stories about personal finance and economic trends. This reporter will also aggregate and analyze Internet content for our digital audiences. Candidates must be able to write enterprising national stories that highlight the principle of financial responsibility for individuals and societies. We are seeking a reporter […]
WSJ names deputy editor for Personal Journal
Emily Nelson, the editor of the Personal Journal section of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following staff announcement: I am delighted to announce the appointment of Laura Bird as deputy editor of Personal Journal. As a news editor on Personal Journal for the last several years, Laura has worked on some of our […]
WaPo hires reporter to cover “personal economics”
The following was issued by Washington Post financial editor Greg Schneider and deputy financial editor David Cho: We’re thrilled to announce that Chico Harlan is joining the Financial section to cover a beat we’re calling personal economics. In his four years as East Asia bureau chief for the Foreign staff, and before that as a […]
Marketwatch seeks personal finance editor
MarketWatch seeks an aggressive, Web-savvy editor who can help filter the news of the day through a single question: ”What does this mean for me and my money?” It”s what readers of every news story wonder on some level, and in a financial climate with boundless opportunity for bad decision making, answering it has never […]
NerdWallet seeks staff writers
NerdWallet has been around since 2009, helping consumers make smart financial decisions. We cover the spectrum of consumer finance — banking, credit cards, education, health care, insurance, investments, mortgages, shopping, travel — you name it. We’re doubling our staff this year. We’re looking for more fulltine staff writers with at least three years’ experience at midsize […]
