Gaffney becomes lead writer for STAT News’ “Morning Rounds” newsletter
Theresa Gaffney is now the lead writer for the “Morning Rounds” newsletter at STAT News. She has been a reporter and podcast producer at STAT. She covers health care, new research, and public policy, with a particular interest in mental health, gender-affirming care, and LGBTQ+ patient communities. She also has been writing the “Morning Rounds” newsletter on Mondays […]
New Arkansas Business editor: We won’t dawdle
Hunter Field, the new editor in chief of Arkansas Business, writes about his plans for the publication. Field writes, “The team at Arkansas Business is the journalistic equivalent of a sports car. I know because I’ve been a reader, but it’s also all I’ve heard from other journalists since I took the job. “George Waldon has forgotten […]
Cooney moves to cardiovascular beat at STAT News
STAT News reporter Elizabeth Cooney is now cover the cardiovascular beat for the news organization. Cooney has been the author of the “Morning Rounds” newsletter. She joined STAT in 2017 and has worked as a general assignment reporter and STAT+ editor. Prior to that, she was the Boston Globe’s inaugural White Coat Notes blogger, before moving on […]
Departing Milwaukee Biz Journal editor Kass says thank you
Departing Milwaukee Business Journal editor Mark Kass thanked his colleagues and the business community in his farewell column. Kass writes, “We may have evolved over the years sending you news in many different ways, whether through our traditional newspaper, our active website, social media or at one of our many important events, but our readers’ support has […]
Bloomberg hires Carlson to cover EVs
Bloomberg News has hired Kara Carlson to cover electronic vehicles, including Tesla. She will be based in Austin. She has been with The Austin American-Statesman covering technology, software and startups since 2019. Carlson interned on the Dallas Morning News business news desk. She is a two-time graduate of Arizona State’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. […]
Forsyth, WSJ’s deputy investigations chief, departs
Jennifer Forsyth, the deputy chief of investigations at The Wall Street Journal, has left the paper after 18 years. Previously, she served as as U.S. editor and bureau chief in Dallas, where she spearheaded the Journal’s investigation of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster and oversaw our reporting of the early stages of the US […]
STAT News taps Chen to be national biotech reporter
STAT News has named Elaine Chen as its national biotechnology reporter. She joined the publication in November 2022 as its first cardiovascular reporter. Chen has been covering all aspects of heart and metabolic conditions, including diabetes and obesity. Recently, Chen was at Bloomberg News, where she worked as a cross-asset reporter, rotational reporter and finance reporting intern. She […]
The Information promotes Yurieff to team leader
The Information has promoted reporter Kaya Yurieff to team leader, focusing on focusing on shaping its creator economy coverage and growing the franchise. Yurieff will continue to write its creator economy newsletter. She joined the company three years ago. Yurieff had been a technology reporter at CNN for the past four years, where she reported on social media […]
Bloomberg hires Omeokwe to cover Fed, economy
Bloomberg News has hired Amara Omeokwe to cover the Federal Reserve Board and the economy. She was a Wall Street Journal economics reporter before being laid off earlier this year. Before joining the Journal in 2019, she was at “Morning Edition,” NPR’s flagship morning program. Previously, she worked for Time Warner Cable News in North Carolina as […]
WSJ reporter Rabouin among those laid off
Wall Street Journal reporter Dion Rabouin was among those laid off by the publication this week. “And honestly, I’m so happy and grateful,” he wrote on Twitter. “I love that I got to work at the Wall Street Journal. I got to write front-page news stories, host a podcast, create a Youtube channel and make a rap […]
