Silberman, Washington Post editor who launched weekly biz section, dies at 93
Peter Silberman, a former Washington Post editor who started its weekly business section, died Thursday at the age of 93. Adam Bernstein of the Post writes, “After joining The Post in 1960, Mr. Silberman spent more than three decades at the newspaper, mainly as an editor and initially on the foreign and national desks. Later, as […]
Washington Post promotes Kim to tech editor for corporate and personal tech
Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery sent out the following on Thursday: We are delighted to announce that Yun-Hee Kim has been promoted to Tech Editor for Corporate and Personal Technology, an expanded role overseeing coverage of Silicon Valley’s biggest tech companies – including Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft – as well as our award-winning personal tech […]
Oremus to co-write “Tech 202” newsletter at Washington Post
Washington Post tech reporter Will Oremus is now co-writing the “Tech 202” newsletter with Cristiano Lima-Strong. Oremus joined the Post in 2021. Before the Post, he was senior writer for OneZero, Medium’s science and tech publication, where he wrote a weekly newsletter called “Pattern Matching.” Before that, he was Slate’s senior technology writer and co-host of the Slate podcast […]
Tobin tapped as Asia tech correspondent at NY Times
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following on Tuesday: We are very pleased to announce that Meaghan Tobin will be joining the Business desk as the Asia technology correspondent. Meaghan comes to us from The Washington Post, where she wrote about China’s growing influence from Taipei. Before that, she was a reporter at […]
Washington Post biz desk adds two for transportation coverage
Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery and business assignment editor Sandhya Somashekhar sent out the following on Friday: We are pleased to announce that Lori Aratani and Ian Duncan have joined the business desk to helm a new team focused on the transportation industry and the federal agencies that regulate it. Aviation reporter Lori Aratani […]
Washington Post names Cunningham deputy Washington editor
Washington Post national editor Philip Rucker, deputy national editor Amy Fiscus and senior politics editor Dan Eggen sent out the following on Friday: We are delighted to announce that Paige Winfield Cunningham has taken on a new assignment as deputy Washington editor on the National Politics desk, where she will oversee some of our marquee […]
Washington Post seeks a deputy business editor
The Washington Post is looking for an accomplished, ambitious and innovative journalist to become its deputy Business editor, helping to oversee coverage of technology, the economy and an array of beats across a diverse and dynamic department. The deputy Business editor’s portfolio demands dexterity, organization and a passion for making complex subjects accessible to readers. […]
WSJ hires Paletta as Washington coverage chief
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Thursday: I am pleased to announce Damian Paletta is returning to The Wall Street Journal as Washington Coverage Chief. After covering the fallout from the 2008 financial crisis and the White House during the Trump administration for the Journal, Damian moved to The Washington […]
Samuels returning to Washington Post as national enterprise reporter
Washington Post national editor Philip Rucker, deputy national editor Amy Fiscus and senior national enterprise editor Peter Wallsten sent out the following on Thursday: We are elated to announce that Robert Samuels, one of his generation’s most perceptive, empathetic and eternally curious journalists, is returning to The Washington Post as a National enterprise reporter with […]
How a tech reporter wrote about OnlyFans as a business
Trevor Pyle of Nieman Storyboard writes about how Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell, who covers artificial intelligence and algorithms, wrote about OnlyFans, which he called a labor story. Pyle writes, “Harwell’s story probes OnlyFans not as a salacious sex site, but as a business. While Harwell doesn’t skirt around the online account’s sexual content, he’s more interested […]
