Quartz executive editor Howson departing
Susan Howson, the executive editor at Quartz, is leaving the financial news site after seven years. Howson runs the Quartz Daily Brief, the Quartz Weekly Obsession, qz.com, and the Quartz app — and sometimes she dabbles in a little market haiku-ing. She previously was email editor and deputy push editor at the publication. She also […]
Quartz hires Fabbro has staff writer
Financial news site Quartz has hired Rocio Fabbro as a staff writer, its sixth new hire in the last eight weeks. Prior to joining Quartz, Fabbro was a breaking news reporter on The Messenger’s business team, covering labor, workplace, markets, and banks. She previously interned at Foreign Policy, CNBC, and Salon. Born in Buenos Aires […]
Quartz hires Chaturvedi as a staff writer
Quartz editor in chief Dan Hirschhorn and managing editor Susan Howson sent out the following on Monday: Team Quartz, We’re happy to announce yet another exciting addition to our newsroom. Vinamrata Chaturvedi joins Quartz as a Staff Writer. Vinny has more than a decade of experience in journalism and has worked for outlets including Forbes, Investopedia, and CoinDesk. She has […]
Quartz seeks a business lifestyle reporter
Quartz is seeking a talented, high-metabolism business lifestyle writer to cover the most interesting stories in wealth, luxury, and the intersection of the two. We’ll provide a supportive environment that values entrepreneurialism and offers constructive feedback and career growth. You’ll bring strong news judgment, crisp writing, a collaborative spirit, and genuine enthusiasm for covering a […]
Quartz and Gizmodo to launch French, German editions
Business news site Quartz and tech news site Gizmodo, both owned by G/O Media, plan to launch French and German editions by the end of March. In 2023, G/O Media rolled out French, German and Spanish versions of Kotaku, a gaming news site, as well as Spanish versions of sports news site Deadspin and auto news site […]
Quartz hires two new staff writers
Business news site Quartz announced Tuesday the hiring of William Gavin and Francisco Velasquez as staff writers. This follows the hiring of two new staff writers in January. Most recently, Gavin covered business breaking news for The Messenger with a focus on transportation, the automotive industry, and labor issues. He reported on the UAW strikes, […]
Rest of World hires Bhattacharya as South Asia reporter
Rest of World has hired Ananya Bhattacharya as its South Asia reporter. She has been at Quartz as a global breaking news writer. Bhattacharya also worked for Quartz India as a tech writer. She covered stories ranging from Amazon’s warehouse robots to swarm electrification in Bangladesh. She worked in New York, covering both U.S. and India tech stories, and then […]
Quartz names news editor, adds two reporters
Quartz editor in chief Dan Hirschhorn and executive editor Susan Howson sent out the following on Friday: Team Quartz, We’re excited to announce the addition of two new journalists to the newsroom, as well as an important new leadership role for one of our colleagues. This is just the beginning of an ambitious audience growth plan […]
Payload hires Fernholz as senior space reporter
Payload has hired Tim Fernholz as its senior space reporter. Fernholz had been a senior reporter covering space, economics and politics at Quartz before leaving in November. He is the author of “Rocket Billionaires: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the New Space Race.” Fernholz has been with Quartz for more than 11 years. Previously, he was a correspondent at […]
Hirschhorn named Quartz editor in chief
Dan Hirschhorn, an experienced editor and digital newsroom leader, has been named editor in chief of Quartz, effective immediately. Hirschhorn joins Quartz most recently from The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Philadelphia Inquirer, where he oversaw a variety of key editorial and strategic functions at both publications. As editorial director of Barron’s, Hirschhorn helped lead the […]
