Reuters hires Donati as west and central Africa correspondent
Reuters has hired Jessica Donati as its west and central Africa chief correspondent. She will start in August. Donati was covering foreign affairs and national security for The Wall Street Journal in Washington before leaving the paper in April. She joined the paper as the bureau chief in Afghanistan. She previously worked for Reuters in Europe, the […]
Bloomberg hires Hilaire as Latin America breaking news editor
Bloomberg News has hired Valentine Hilaire as a breaking news editor for Latin America. Hilaire has been at Reuters in Mexico City since December 2021 as a breaking news reporter. She studied at the University of Navarra and after graduation held different roles at Spanish news outlets El Español, El Confidencial, and La Información. While in Spaine, […]
Reuters names Barrett head of AI strategy
Reuters head of operations and strategy Matthew Keen shared the following message with Reuters colleagues: Dear Colleagues, Generative AI is transforming our industry and will accelerate our growth strategy, allowing us to do more and better for our clients. As we sharpen our AI focus, I am delighted to announce that Jane Barrett has been […]
Williams departs Reuters for Bloomberg
Dan Williams, a senior correspondent at Reuters, is leaving to join Bloomberg News next month. He has been at Reuters for more than 23 years and most recently was based in Jerusalem. He’s also had special assignments in the United States, Afghanistan and Europe. Williams followed and wrote about Middle East diplomacy and security. He […]
Mani departing Reuters for graduate school
Reuters correspondent Sriram Mani is leaving the news agency to attend the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Mani has been in the Mumbai bureau for the last two years, covering deals, intersecting with tech. Before that, he was a senior correspondent at moneycontrol.com, a business publication in India. He was also a deals reporter, covering startups, venture […]
WSJ hires reporter Schectman for DC enterprise team
The Wall Street Journal has hired Joel Schectman, an investigative reporter at Reuters, as a reporter on its Washington enterprise team. At Reuters, he wrote investigative stories on national security, intelligence issues, corruption and cybersecurity. Schectman previously was on the Reuters pharma/health team in Washington driving ambitious coverage of the Food and Drug Administration, pharmaceutical industry and […]
Reuters Breakingviews seeks a US columnist
Reuters are looking for a top-notch columnist to join our crack U.S. team. This is an opportunity to set the agenda on corporate finance, banking, markets, and policy in the world’s largest capital market. Over more than two decades, Reuters Breakingviews has built an unrivalled reputation for delivering clear, punchy, and well-informed views for decision-makers around the world. […]
Reuters hires Magalhaes as Brazil correspondent
Reuters has hired Luciana Magalhaes to be a correspondent in Brazil. Magalhaes starts next Monday. She had been with The Wall Street Journal for the past 13 years. Before The Journal, Magalhaes had worked for Bloomberg News for 10 years. She also spent eight years as a reporter with Gazeta Mercantil. She holds a bachelor’s […]
Reuters reporter Schectman departs
Joel Schectman, an investigative reporter at Reuters, has left the news organization after nearly 10 years. He wrote investigative stories on national security, intelligence issues, corruption and cybersecurity. Schectman previously was on the the pharma/health team in Washington driving ambitious coverage of the Food and Drug Administration, pharmaceutical industry and other aspects of the health […]
Yahoo Finance gains on competitors in May
Yahoo Finance continued its dominance as the No. 1 business news website in May, increasing its unique visitors by 2 percent while seven of the top 10 sites saw a decline. Yahoo Finance recorded 106.9 million unique visitors for the month, according to comScore. No. 2 Forbes posted a 7 percent decline in unique visitors […]
