MarketWatch.com hires Perkins as deputy editor of commerce
MarketWatch.com has hired Maddy Perkins to be deputy editor of commerce. She was director of editorial operations at Arizent. She has led in the establishment of best practices in editorial operations across all 10-plus Arizent titles, including American Banker, The Bond Buyer, Financial Planning and Accounting Today. She also has acted as editorial project lead on all cross-brand/cross-title editorial projects including but not limited to […]
LA Times launches eight-week personal finance course
The Los Angeles Times launched an eight-week newsletter course that teaches readers how to control of their finances. Written by Jessica Roy, assistant editor of the Utility Journalism team, “Totally Worth It” provides instructions on everything from making and maintaining a budget to paying off debt to creating an emergency fund. In an introduction to the […]
Variety names Setoodeh to be co-editor in chief with Littleton
Ramin Setoodeh will be elevated to co-editor-in-chief of Variety in the coming months, working alongside Cynthia Littleton, according to a story on its website. The story states, “Littleton and Setoodeh will report to Michelle Sobrino-Stearns, Variety‘s President and Group Publisher. “Littleton has been Co-Editor-In-Chief of Variety since October 2020, when it was announced that she would move into the top editorial post […]
CyberScoop editor in chief Stone joining Bloomberg
Jeff Stone, the editor in chief of CybserScoop, is joining Bloomberg News. He will start next week. Stone will be an editor overseeing a team of investigative reporters. As the editor-in-chief of CyberScoop, Stone has a special interest in cybercrime, disinformation and the U.S. justice system. He previously worked as an editor at the Wall Street […]
Bloomberg hires Dezenski for DC breaking news desk
Bloomberg News has hired Lauren Dezenski to be a reporter on its Washington breaking news desk. Dezenski has been at CNN as a political reporter and editor. She co-writes “The Point with Chris Cillizza” newsletter. She previously was a reporter for Politico Massachusetts and the author of the Massachusetts Playbook. Prior to joining Politico Massachusetts, Lauren had […]
The Star-Ledger seeks a cannabis reporter
NJ Advance Media, the parent company of NJ.com, The Star-Ledger and NJ Cannabis Insider, is seeking a Cannabis Life reporter to cover the commerce, retail, product & culture in New Jersey’s soon-to-open cannabis marketplace. If you’re a cannabis connoisseur with journalism chops, apply now! New Jersey will be one of the largest legal cannabis markets […]
WSJ seeks a Numbers columnist
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a writer for its “Numbers” column, one of the news department’s most prominent and popular features. Each week you will captivate and intrigue the world’s most numerate readership with insightful and counter-intuitive takes on the numbers that shape our understanding of the world. The numbers can come from science, […]
WSJ seeks a gear and gadgets editor
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a Gear & Gadgets Editor to join the editorial team that produces Off Duty, a luxury lifestyle section that offers readers advice and solutions, on all platforms including mobile, desktop and the weekly print edition. The Gear & Gadgets Editor is responsible for the section’s coverage of lifestyle-related […]
Markets reporter Brown departs Axios
Axios markets reporter Courtenay Brown is leaving the news organization. She has been with Axios since August 2018. She covers trends in financial markets and the economy. Brown wrote the “Axios Closer” newsletter. It features new insight on the business stories capturing everyone’s attention, plus exclusive reporting on the big trends in and out of corporate […]
What’s behind LinkedIn’s editorial strategy
Lauren Johnson of Insider examines LinkedIn’s content strategy. Johnson writes, “LinkedIn’s journalists focus on five topics: Technology, healthcare, finance, small business, and frontline workers. At the center of the company’s editorial growth is a product called Daily Rundown that breaks down daily news topics and shows what people are saying about them. LinkedIn says that Daily […]
