Reuters names new company/industry reporters
Tiffany Wu, Americas managing editor for news at Reuters, sent out the following announcement: We’d like to catch you up on some recent beat changes in the U.S. companies reporting teams. Tracy Rucinski in Chicago will begin to cover airlines from July 1 and help to coordinate aviation coverage in the Americas, working as part of […]
Coverage: American Airlines cancels thousands of flights
A computer glitch within PSA Airlines, an American Airlines regional carrier, forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights on Monday and Tuesday at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. Brian Pascus of Business Insider had the story: The problem has plagued American Airlines since last week. On Thursday and Friday, about 675 PSA flights were canceled because […]
Coverage: Audi’s CEO arrested in diesel scandal
Volkswagen began work to find a stand-in boss for its Audi brand after German authorities arrested current Audi Chief Executive Rupert Stadler as part of a probe into emissions test cheating. Edward Taylor and Jan Schwartz of Reuters had the news: Stadler’s arrest on Monday threw Volkswagen (VW) into turmoil as it struggles to recover from cheating revelations, […]
TechCrunch hires Korosec to cover auto/transportation
TechCrunch has hired Kirsten Korosec to cover auto and transportation. She starts Monday. Korosec has been contributing to Fortune since March 2014, covering the business of autos, energy, and tech. She has also been a freelance writer for more than a decade, writing for The Verge, SmartPlanet.com, BNET.com/CBS Moneywatch, Marketing News, MIT’s Technology Review, The […]
Klayman named Detroit bureau chief at Reuters
Joe White, global industry editor of autos at Reuters, sent out the following announcement on Monday: Dear all, I am delighted to announce that Ben Klayman will rejoin the Reuters global auto industry team as Detroit bureau chief, effective July 2. Ben joined Reuters in 1998 and has held a variety of jobs in Detroit […]
Tangel tapped as WSJ aviation industry reporter
Reporter Andrew Tangel has been named The Wall Street Journal’s aviation industry reporter. The beat will include U.S. airlines and Boeing. Tangel has been at The Journal since 2014. For the past two years, he has been covering manufacturing and companies including Caterpillar, Whirlpool and Harley-Davidson. Before that, he covered transportation for the Greater New […]
What Tesla board member James Murdoch thinks about its coverage
21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch was asked at Code 2018 about whether Tesla Motors Inc., where he sits on the board of directors, is covered fairly by the business news media. Here is an excerpt: Dan Benton: Hi. Dan Benton. I’m over here. I’m a public market tech investor and I have a big […]
Tesla CEO Musk criticizes media for coverage of his company
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk criticized the media for its coverage of his automobile company, reported Mark Matousek of Business Insider. Matousek writes, “Musk began by linking to an Electrek article that featured a note written by Baird analyst Ben Kallo that said ‘increasingly immaterial reports [about Tesla] have dominated news cycles.’ “‘The holier-than-thou hypocrisy of big media […]
Automotive News seeks auto retailing reporter
Automotive News, a growing and dynamic news organization owned by Crain Communications Inc., is seeking a business reporter to cover auto retailing. This position calls for a multimedia-talented reporter who will cover the rapidly changing technology that underpins auto dealerships and automotive retailing web sites throughout the United States. The beat also includes the used […]
WSJ seeks global autos editor
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a seasoned journalist to helm our global autos coverage from Detroit. The auto industry is undergoing remarkable shifts. Its once-core products — passenger cars — are falling out of favor as customers flock to SUVs and pickups. Technology is challenging everything from the dashboard to the engine to […]
