Zeballos-Roig departs Semafor after two years
Semafor economic policy reporter Joseph Zeballos-Roig has left the organization after two years. He previously was a policy reporter covering taxes, inequality and federal spending at Business Insider. Zeballos-Roig joined Business Insider in 2019 as a policy reporting fellow. He worked freelance for The New Republic and Bedford + Bowery, a New York Magazine site. Zeballos-Roig interned at WNYC Radio’s “The Takeaway” and […]
Semafor hires Dadouch to cover Saudi region
Semafor has hired Sarah Dadouch to cover Saudi financial, business and geopolitical news. She has been at The Washington Post as a Beirut-based correspondent covering Syria and Lebanon, as well as the Gulf. Previously, she was a Reuters correspondent in Beirut, Riyadh and Istanbul covering Lebanon, Syria, the Gulf and Turkey. She grew up in Damascus, Syria. […]
Semafor hires Sergie as editor of Gulf edition
Semafor has hired Mohammed Sergie to be editor of its new Gulf edition. He was previously an editor at Bloomberg News where he shaped coverage of energy and commodities in the region and was the company’s sole reporter in Qatar. Prior to Bloomberg, he was a senior writer/editor at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he wrote […]
Semafor seeks a deputy editor for live journalism & business coverage
Live journalism is central to our mission at Semafor. Our goal is to foster dialogue, produce compelling journalism, create newsmaking moments, and provide our audiences with a world-class live experience through our events. Since our launch, we have built an innovative live journalism platform that includes major news-breaking summits, in depth interview series, and insightful […]
Biz journalist McEnery joins Moby as head editor
Business journalist Thornton McEnery is joining investment research app Moby as head editor. He previously was at Semafor covering business and finance. Before that, he was at The Messenger covering hedge funds and money managers. McEnery previously worked The Daily Upside, which covers business and investing, as its executive editor. He was also a MarketWatch.com markets reporter […]
How Chua handled hurdles in her career
Andrew Murfett, senior managing editor at LinkedIn, interviewed Semafor executive editor Gina Chua — who worked in leadership roles at Reuters and The Wall Street Journal — about her career. Here is an excerpt: I was the first Asian to be editor of The Asian Wall Street Journal. There were some cultural issues. The previous editors […]
Semafor promotes Tani to media editor
Semafor has promoted Maxwell Tani to media editor. He will work more on shaping its media coverage and strategy but still continue to cover media news. He joined Semafor in 2022. “Max will be playing a big role producing and appearing in our media summit and other public-facing projects you’ll hear more about soon,” said […]
Semafor hires Quach as a tech reporter
Semafor has hired Katyanna Quach as a tech reporter. Quach is based in San Francisco She previously was a reporter for The Register, a British tech news site, primarily covering artificial intelligence and machine learning. She also reported on developments in space technology and scientific breakthroughs. Quach holds a master’s degree in journalism from City […]
Matsakis departs Semafor to start newsletter and freelance
Semafor journalist Louise Matsakis has left the news organization to freelance and start a newsletter called “You May Also Like.” The newsletter covers tech, e-commerce and China. She was a technology reporter and a deputy news editor with a focus on Asia news coverage for Semafor. Before Semafor, Matsakis had been on the NBC News tech investigations team, covering Amazon and […]
Semafor hires McEnery to cover business and finance
Semafor has hired Thornton McEnery to cover business and finance. McEnery will start Jan. 22. He most recently was at The Messenger covering hedge funds and money managers. He has been at The Daily Upside, which covers business and investing, as its executive editor. He was a MarketWatch.com markets reporter before leaving there in March 2022. He previously […]
