Scientific American hires Semafor’s Cameron as breaking news chief
Claire Cameron has been hired as the breaking news chief at Scientific American. Previously, she was the deputy news editor at Semafor. Originally from Scotland, she moved to New York in 2012. Her work has appeared in National Geographic, Slate, Inc. magazine, Nautilus, The Daily Beast, and elsewhere. She holds a master’s degree from the […]
Semafor hires Browne as ME for live journalism
Semafor has hired Andrew Browne as managing editor of live journalism. Browne’s focus will be producing the editorial program for the World Economy Summit, now the largest gathering of Fortune 500 executives in the U.S., while writing a regular column on global business. He has spent the last three years as a partner with the Brunswick Group. […]
Semafor hires Fortune’s Chandler for Asia events
Semafor has hired Clay Chandler from Fortune magazine to oversee its live journalism programs in the Asia-Pacific region and to help launch a new Asia product. From his base in Hong Kong, Chandler has overseen Fortune’s editorial operations and conference strategy in the region. He serves as a chair or co-chair for some of Fortune’s most […]
Semafor seeks an economy policy reporter
We’re looking for a proven, news-hungry Washington reporter to join the Semafor DC team. You would be writing agenda-setting stories covering the Trump White House — with a broad emphasis on the administration’s economic priorities and choices and the global implications of those moves, but ranging far beyond at will. We’re looking for someone who […]
Semafor hires Bloomberg’s Martin
Semafor has appointed Matthew Martin as its Saudi Arabia bureau chief and global head of sovereign wealth fund coverage. An Arab News story states, “Martin, who has over two decades of journalistic experience, was most recently Bloomberg’s chief correspondent for SWFs in the Middle East and North Africa region. “His focus was the role of […]
Semafor hires Albarakati as Saudi Arabia reporter
Manal Albarakati is joining Semafor as our new Saudi Arabia reporter. She will be covering the Gulf’s biggest economy. She has been at Arab News, where she served as AI editor and previously as business and economics editor. Albarakati holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin.
Semafor hires Mueller to cover Trump’s tax and trade agenda
Eleanor Mueller will be joining Semafor as a reporter to cover Capitol Hill’s high-stakes fiscal battles as the Trump administration pushes its tax and trade agenda. Mueller has most recently covered Congress for Politico’s financial services and other economic policy teams since 2022. She previously covered labor for Politico. Before joining Politico in 2018, she […]
Why Edgecliffe-Johnson left the FT for Semafor
Bron Maher of Press Gazette interviewed Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, who recently left the Financial Times to start a CEO newsletter for Semafor. Maher writes, “In common with other Semafor products, The CEO Signal is free for its audience, instead generating revenue for the company by attracting influential or wealthy audiences and monetising their attention via sponsorship. (The sponsor […]
Edgecliffe-Johnson to write CEO newsletter for Semafor
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson will write an invitation-only newsletter for chief executives, The CEO Signal, for Semafor, reports Katie Robertson of The New York Times. Robertson reports, “Mr. Edgecliffe-Johnson, formerly FT’s U.S. news editor, said in an interview that other ‘C.E.O.-branded’ media products were intended for a more junior and more aspirational audience, while his newsletter would be written directly […]
Semafor hires CNBC’s Goswami as biz reporter
Semafor has hired CNBC reporter Rohan Goswami as a business reporter, starting in January. Goswami has been covering deal making and shareholder activism in all sectors. He has broken news on a number of boardroom and activist-related matters, including the probe that ultimately led to the ouster of Norfolk Southern’s CEO, the ongoing struggles at Intel, the […]
