Longtime TV biz journalist Mendelson dies at 70
Longtime KCAL 9 business reporter Alan Mendelson, best known for his “Best Buys” segments highlighting consumer deals on clothing, electronics and other items, which later became a standalone program, has died at age 70. A story in the Los Angeles Daily News states, “Mendelson was a KCAL fixture for almost two decades, including much of […]
FT names Kirk its investment columnist
The Financial Times has appointed Stuart Kirk as an investment columnist. He will write a weekly FT Weekend column, beginning Nov. 19, aimed at personal investors and savers. Kirk is a former editor of Lex, the FT’s agenda-setting column on business and finance. He has spent more than two decades in finance and journalism, most […]
NY Times hires Dang as editor for personal finance coverage
Mike Dang, former editor and co-founder of the personal finance site Billfold, has been hired by The New York Times to be an editor on its business news desk. “I’ll be bringing a lot of my Billfold sensibility to the section, so if you missed that, you’re in luck!” he wrote on Twitter. Dang was […]
How Rowan from Forbes Advisor approaches personal finance coverage
Dana Miranda of Healthy Rich interviewed Forbes Advisor personal finance writer Lisa Rowan on her writing strategy. Miranda writes, “Rowan, however, approaches hacks differently. “‘I’m looking for things that I can convey to the biggest group of readers,’ she says. If she runs into a ‘hack’ for 18 to 21 year olds who live in central Missouri, that’s […]
Washington Post hires Stinson as assistant editor for personal finance
Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery, deputy business editor Damian Paletta and business audience strategy editor Maite Fernández Simon sent out the following on Tuesday: We are delighted to announce that Rivan Stinson will be joining The Post’s Business Desk as Assistant Editor for Personal Finance, working with our legendary personal finance columnist, Michelle Singletary. In […]
WSJ hires Moise to cover personal economics
The Wall Street Journal has hired Imani Moise to cover personal economics. Moise has been at The Financial Times as its U.S. banking correspondent, covering Wall Street’s biggest banks as well as the other major financial institutions. Prior to joining the FT, Moise was a finance reporter for Reuters News, covering some of the largest banks in […]
The editor complaints that a WSJ columnist received
Jonathan Clements, a former Wall Street Journal personal finance columnist, writes about the common complaints he used to receive from editors. Clements writes, “So, what were the criticisms I received? They were threefold: “You’re repetitive. Week after week, I’d hammer on themes like the superior long-run return from stock investing, the importance of diversification and holding […]
Consumer Reports seeks a home and appliances reporter
As a writer/reporter on the Home & Appliance team, you’ll report to the Deputy Content Editor. You’ll work hand-in-hand with our product testers, social-media and survey teams, and shopping and newsletter editors to conceive and execute on a range of Home and Appliance content across multiple platforms. Our writer/reporters stay on top of the latest […]
Personal finance reporter Knueven starting newsletter, website
Personal finance reporter Liz Knueven is leaving The Skimm to start a newsletter and website called “Liz Meets Money.” She has been at The Skimm for the past year. She previously was a Business Insider personal finance reporter. Previously, Knueven has freelanced for Carfax, Dealer Authority, Esurance and Fair. She was also a web content writer/photo […]
Bloomberg Opinion hires Webb as a senior columnist
Merryn Somerset Webb has been hired as a senior columnist at Bloomberg Opinion. She will start in November. The new weekly podcast on personal finance that she will host will debut at a later date. In her role, she will write a weekly column on investment and personal finance and host a podcast as part […]
