Biz journal focuses on restaurant and real estate stories
Brad Kane, the editor of the Worcester Business Journal in Massachusetts, writes about the popularity of stories about restaurants and real estate. Kane writes, “Yet, in June when I was attending a business journalism conference in Canada, the group publisher for the large media company Crain’s detailed the types of stories that drove traffic and […]
Covering retail as a consumer economy story
Meredith Klein of Meredith & the Media interviewed Anne D’Innocenzio, the national retail reporter for the Associated Press, about her job. Here is an excerpt: As a national retail writer for the Associated Press, you closely follow Walmart, Target, and other major retailers on how they’re overhauling their businesses in a dramatically shifting landscape—economically and politically. […]
Pacific Business News hires Noone as a reporter
Virginia Noone has joined Pacific Business News in Honolulu as a reporter covering retail, restaurants and shipping and supply chain. She recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in critical and creative media, with a minor in journalism, from Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, North Carolina. While there, she was a reporter and opinion editor […]
Business Insider e-commerce correspondent Stone departs
Madeline Stone, a correspondent covering e-commerce companies including Shopify, Amazon, Temu, and Shein at Business Insider, has been laid off after nearly 12 years. She also wrote about e-commerce startups and online seller communities. Stone previously edited stories for the retail section. Before that, she wrote for the executive lifestyle and tech verticals, where she […]
NY Times seeks a retail reporter
The New York Times is seeking a reporter to cover American consumers and the retail businesses that serve them. You will jump on news and profile companies ranging from big box retailers and department stores to startups that aim to change the way people shop online. The beat is wide ranging, and may include coverage […]
AP retail and tech reporter Hadero departs
Haleluya Hadero, a retail and tech reporter at the Associated Press, has departed to join Christianity Today as Black church editor. She covered online shopping and technology with a focus on Amazon, TikTok and internet culture. She previously covered philanthropy for the AP. Hadero interned at CNN and Quartz Africa. She holds an undergraduate degree […]
Manoff named editor in chief of Modern Retail
Jill Manoff has been named editor in chief of Modern Retail. A story on its website states, “Building on her success as longtime editor-in-chief of Glossy, a Digiday Media brand covering the business of beauty, wellness, fashion and luxury, Manoff will now also serve as editor-in-chief of Modern Retail. She will oversee the publication’s editorial […]
Modern Retail EIC Weissman is departing
Cale G. Weissman, the editor in chief of Modern Retail, is departing for a new opportunity. Before that, he was a senior reporter at Modern Retail. Weissman has also worked as a freelancer covering technology, entrepreneurship, culture, science, and media for The Sweethome, Mic.com, Atlas Obscura, Vice, The Daily Dot, and many others. He has also […]
Bloomberg News makes business beat changes
Shelly Banjo, managing editor of global business coverage at Bloomberg News, sent out the following: We are thrilled to announce that Rachel Cohrs Zhang will be joining Bloomberg as a Washington-based national health reporter on Feb. 10. Rachel will lead health coverage out of Washington, chronicling the Trump administration’s rapidly changing approach to health care […]
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 […]
