Consumer Reports seeks cars content team leader
Have a passion for cars and precision-tuned sense of what consumers want? Come bring your editorial and strategic talent to the only truly independent brand committed to creating high-quality, consumer centric content. Consumer Reports is looking for a Content Development Team Leader for our CARS Consumer Focus Area. The right candidate will have a keen […]
Automotive News seeks reporter in Detroit
Automotive News is seeking a reporter. Responsibilities include: Production of high quality editorial content for Automotive News and all its platforms. The majority of this person’s time will be covering a major automaker with the remaining time spent covering major suppliers. The reporter will be responsible for all facts of coverage of these companies and […]
WSJ seeks auto reporter in Detroit
The Wall Street Journal’s Detroit bureau is seeking a dogged reporter to cover the auto industry, which is one of our most important corporate beats. The global car business touches areas central to our business coverage, from moonshot R&D projects to Rustbelt manufacturing operations, from long supply chains to mom-and-pop dealerships. The entry of Google, […]
WSJ seeks logistics reporter in Atlanta
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a curious and creative reporter to cover one of its most critical corporate beats: express delivery and freight transportation. The beat includes UPS, FedEx, DHL, the U.S. Postal Service and the pivotal role those operations are playing in e-commerce and the disruption of retail. It also includes trucking, railroads […]
Colias hired as WSJ’s GM reporter
John Stoll, the auto editor at The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Friday: I’m pleased to announce Mike Colias has joined The Wall Street Journal as the Detroit bureau’s General Motors reporter. Mike joins us from Automotive News. Mike built a reputation as a scoop machine at Automotive News and joins […]
Consumer Reports auto team leader named Motor Trend executive editor
Mark Rechtin, who has overseen auto coverage at Consumer Reports for the past two years, has been hired as executive editor of Motor Trend magazine. As chief editor for all content coming from Consumer Reports’s 327-acre test track and from its subscriber survey involving 740,000 vehicle data points, Rechtin led coverage of the Takata airbag […]
Coverage: More bad news for Volkswagen
Justice Department officials found evidence of criminal wrongdoing in Volkswagen’s diesel-emissions cheating, and prosecutors are now negotiating what could be stiff financial penalties. Mike Spector and Aruna Viswanatha of The Wall Street Journal had the news: Federal prosecutors and Volkswagen lawyers have held preliminary discussions and are working to reach a settlement before the end of the year, though […]
LA Biz Journal hires new trade, transportation reporter
Los Angeles Business Journal editor Jonathan Diamond sent the following message to the staff: Good Morning All, I’m pleased to let you know that we’ll be joined on Monday by Paul Eakins, who will be assuming the spot Olga is vacating as she moves on to greater adventures. Paul has been freelancing for the last few months, […]
Coverage: Delta computer failure hits travelers
Delta Air Lines Inc. had a major computer failure on Monday, leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and stranding passengers across the country. Jeffrey Dastin of Reuters had the news: Atlanta-based Delta, the second-largest U.S. airline by passenger traffic, said it had canceled 451 flights after a power outage that began around 2:30 a.m. […]
WSJ hires Bloomberg’s Higgins to cover tech and autos
Tim Higgins, a reporter in Bloomberg’s Washington bureau who previously covered Apple, has been hired by the Wall Street Journal. Higgins will cover tech and autos and will be based in San Francisco. Prior to joining Bloomberg in 2010, Higgins covered autos for the Detroit Free Press and politics for the Des Moines Register. Higgins has […]
