The Verge seeks junior transportation reporter in New York

The Verge is looking for a junior transportation reporter to cover the products and technologies that move us — cars, bicycles, trains, watercraft, aircraft, hyperloops, and everything in between. You should excel in a fast-paced environment, have a broad knowledge of current events in the transportation industry, and be able to write quickly, accurately, and […]

The Verge seeks transportation reporter

The Verge is looking for a Transportation Reporter to cover the products and technologies that move us — cars, bicycles, trains, watercraft, aircraft, hyperloops, and everything in between. You should excel in a fast-paced environment, have a broad knowledge of current events in the transportation industry, and be able to write quickly, accurately, and in […]

Reuters seeks transportation technology reporter

Reuters is looking for a reporter to cover one of the hottest stories on two big beats: The convergence of automobiles and digital technology. This is a job for an aggressive, energetic reporter who’s fascinated by the promise of Google’s self-driving cars, intrigued by Elon Musk’s swashbuckling at Tesla, curious to know whether Apple wants […]

Auto reporter becoming Midwest editor at Reuters

Paul Thomasch, editor of U.S. general news at Reuters, sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: I am pleased to announce that Ben Klayman has been appointed Editor-in-Charge, U.S. General News, Midwest. Ben, who joined Reuters in 1998, will oversee the general news file from Minnesota down to Texas, Kansas across to Tennessee, working in […]

Coverage: Takata recall largest in history

Months after coverage began on faulty airbags, Takata is recalling nearly 34 million vehicles, the largest recall of a consumer product. The company is finally admitting its parts are faulty, something that many have seen as a foregone conclusion. The Detroit News had these details about the firm’s decision in a story by David Shepardson: […]

Business Insider seeks cars reporter

Business Insider is hiring a full-time reporter to help expand its car coverage. The ideal candidate is obsessed with automobiles, from the latest super car to an obscure barn find that will sell for millions at auction. He or she was crushed by the cancellation of “Top Gear,” and could rattle off the names of […]

USA Today Money desk hit hard by buyouts

Nine long-time business journalists working on the USA Today Money desk — with a total of more than 200 years of experience — have taken the paper’s buyout offer and left the newspaper. Jim Healey, the paper’s auto writer since 1988, took the buyout. Anne Willette, the editor of the Money section and formerly a […]

Mashable seeks transportation reporter

Mashable is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic reporter to lead our coverage about the many industries surrounding transportation: car, rail, nautical, plane and future technologies (e.g. Hyperloop). The ideal candidate will have several years’ experience reporting on some or all of these areas, with a focus on how the transportation sector is being disrupted, […]

Pulitzer winner White becomes transportation editor at Reuters

Joe White, who left The Wall Street Journal earlier this year, has become transportation editor for Reuters. White had worked at the Journal for 27 years, most recently as a senior editor. He previously was global auto editor, based in the Detroit bureau. White joined the Journal in July 1987 as a reporter in Detroit […]

Carty named editor of Yahoo auto coverage

Yahoo Inc. announced Monday that Sharon Carty is the new editor-in-chief of the recently launched digital magazine, Yahoo Autos. Carty will lead a talented group of automotive experts including managing editor Justin Hyde, editor-at-large Alex Lloyd and road test editor Aki Sugawara. “We continue to add dynamic editors to our growing digital magazines and we’re […]