TechCrunch ups O’Kane to senior reporter for special projects
TechCrunch has promoted Sean O’Kane to senior reporter for special projects. “My goal is to do even more complex, meaningful, and impactful reporting, both by myself and with my fellow reporters,” he wrote on LinkedIn. “This will take many shapes, and I already have a few really exciting stories in the works.” O’Kane has been senior transportation […]
Auto Finance News hires Moore as associate editor
Auto Finance News has hired C.J. Moore as an associate editor covering capital markets. Moore previously spent nearly four years at Automotive News as a staff writer covering activity in the U.S. used-vehicle market and writing about trends shaping that ecosystem. She also worked at the Capitol News Service in East Lansing, Michigan. Moore holds a bachelor’s […]
Tennessean biz reporter Dyos is departing
Stuart Dyos, a business reporter at The Tennessean covering the auto industry, is departing. He has been at the Gannett paper for a year. Dyos has been at Fortune magazine as a fellow. He previously interned for the Birmingham Business Journal and the Alabama Daily News in Montgomery. He is a graduate of Auburn University. While there, […]
Denver Biz Journal reporter Romano departs
Analisa Romano, a senior reporter at the Denver Business Journal, has left the American City Business Journals publication and is now freelancing. Romano covered the airport and airlines, economic development, money, health care and other professional services. She joined the Denver Business Journal in 2022. Prior to joining the DBJ, Romano worked as a local […]
WSJ’s McLain to cover Tesla, robotaxis
Wall Street Journal reporter Sean McLain is moving to the Tesla and robotaxis beat. He has been covering Amazon, based in Los Angeles. Before moving to Los Angeles, McLain was a foreign correspondent in New Delhi and Tokyo. While he was based in he, Sean covered Japanese car companies. McLain is the co-author of “Boundless,” a book […]
The Air Current hires Bloomberg’s Johnsson
Aviation news site The Air Current has hired Julie Johnsson as global correspondent. Johnsson will widen its coverage of commercial aerospace, airlines and financial markets. She will be based in Los Angeles. . “Julie has a globally-recognized reputation for bringing clarity to the aviation industry through her fair, incisive and market-defining reporting,” said Jon Ostrower, […]
Senior aerospace reporter Johnsson departs Bloomberg
Julie Johnsson, the senior aerospace reporter at Bloomberg News, has left for another opportunity. “I’ll share details soon, but wanted to make clear that I’ll continue to cover Boeing and aviation,” she wrote on LinkedIn. Johnsson has been with Bloomberg for 15 years and has covered aviation for 13 years. She previously covered aviation for […]
WSJ hires George as Detroit bureau chief
The Wall Street Journal has hired Patrick George as its Detroit bureau chief. He replaces Jamie Butters, who left the news organization last year. George will oversee coverage of the U.S. automotive industry and the manufacturing sector. George will start next week. George has been the editor in chief of InsideEVs since September 2023. He also co-founded Route […]
Walker joins Car Dealership Guy as assistant editor
Julie Walker has joined Car Dealership Guy as an assistant editor. She was a reporter at Automotive News covering automotive dealers before leaving in November. Walker previously spent eight years at the Detroit News as a designer, copy editor and writer. She also worked at the Oakland Press and the Dearborn Press and Guide. She has also freelanced for The Detroit Free […]
Loeb winner Wallace dies at 72
Ed Wallace, who regaled radio listeners, TV viewers and newspaper readers with stories the auto industry, died Sunday at his Fort Worth home. He was 72. Elizabeth Campbell of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram writes, “‘Ed was the most intelligent man I ever knew,’ said his wife, Judi Smith. ‘There was a challenge of lifting me up […]
