Magazine hires biz editor

Tim Fernholz, who is the tax and budget correspondent at the National Journal, has been hired by GOOD magazine in Los Angeles to be its business editor.

On his blog, Fernholz writes, “I’ll be overseeing GOOD’s economic and business content and leading the GOOD Company Project, an effort to reinvent the business index by highlighting path-breaking mid-size companies dedicated to innovation and sustainability.

“It was a tough decision to leave National Journal, truly the finest newsroom in Washington and where I’ve done some of my best work, but I couldn’t turn down an opportunity to break new ground on an ambitious project. Plus, I’ll get to work for Ann again.

“Twitter followers, blog readers: I don’t think I’ll be subtracting content with the change in beat and locale, just adding new themes. So if you’re following for politics (or whatever else I’m already chatting about), no need to worry.”

Previously, Fernholz was a staff writer at the American Prospect magazine and a research fellow at the New America Foundation. He has been published by The New Republic, Newsweek, The Nation, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Washington City Paper and the American Lawyer. He has appeared on MSNBC, C-SPAN, CNBC and CBC, as well as a variety of radio programs.

In 2009, he was awarded a Knight Journalism Center Fellowship. He is from Gilford, N.H., and is a graduate of Georgetown University.