Business Insider seeks transportation editor
Business Insider is looking for an editor to run our coverage of the transportation industry. The transportation editor will be responsible following events in the auto and airline industries and reporting on them in real time across multiple social media platforms and on our website. He or she will manage a small team of reporters covering everything […]
Coverage: GM said to have settled criminal investigation
General Motors is believed to have reached a settlement with the Justice Department in a criminal investigation of the automaker’s handling of its deadly ignition switch defect. The settlement, which could include a fine of up to $900 million, could be announced as soon as this week. The Wall Street Journal’s Mike Spector, Christopher Matthews and Devlin […]
Coverage: Fiat Chrysler reaches labor deal, maybe
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the United Auto Workers union reached a potential labor deal Tuesday night that would put an end to the company’s unpopular two-tier wage system. But before the deal can be officially enacted, it must first be approved by the union’s rank-and-file members. Christina Rogers and Jeff Bennett of The Wall Street Journal […]
Mashable hires transportation tech reporter
Mashable announced Monday that it has hired Nick Jaynes as its transportation tech reporter to oversee content under its Transportation Channel, which launched this summer. In this role, Jaynes will be responsible for original reporting and analysis on the evolving transportation industries, including but not limited to car, rail, nautical, plane and future technologies. He […]
Coverage: United CEO Smisek flys away
United Continental CEO Jeff Smisek and two other company officials resigned Tuesday in the wake of an internal investigation to determine if it re-established a money-losing flight route to gain favor with David Samson, former chairman of the Port Authority. New York Times reporters Kate Zernike and Jad Mouawad summed up the day’s news: The chief executive and […]
Breaking the news about American Airlines’ bankruptcy
Terry Maxon, the airlines reporter at the Dallas Morning News who is preparing to retire, writes about breaking the news that American Airlines was preparing to file for bankruptcy court protection, the story he calls the most intense of his career. Maxon writes, “When I arrived home from work around 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, […]
U.S. News seeks consumer writer to cover cars
U.S. News & World Report is actively seeking an experienced Consumer Advice Writer for our consumer-oriented automotive site, U.S. News Best Cars. This position is based in our metro-accessible, Washington, D.C. office and will be working in a brand new office suite, set up for the collaborative work environment our employees appreciate, but telecommuting can be […]
Auto journalist Levin to host show on Sirius
Well-known automotive journalist Doron Levin will begin hosting a SiriusXM show called “In the Driver’s Seat.” “In the Driver’s Seat” will premiere on Aug. 29, at noon ET, and will be broadcast Saturdays at noon from Detroit, home of the global automotive industry, with an encore broadcast Sundays at 9 a.m. ET. A prominent award-winning […]
Airline reporter, personal finance columnist taking Dallas buyouts
A longtime airlines reporter and a personal finance columnist are among those who have taken buyout offers from the Dallas Morning News and will be leaving the newspaper’s business desk. Terry Maxon started as a reporter at the Oklahoma Journal in 1973. He worked at the Dallas Times Herald and San Jose Mercury News in […]
Dallas Morning News seeks airline reporter
The Dallas Morning News seeks a reporter to join its award-winning business staff to cover the important and often-changing airline industry. With two of the largest players in in its backyard — Southwest Airlines and American Airlines — The News has led the nation in its coverage of the industry. The ideal candidate would carry […]
