Notable journalist and media industry moves: Quartz: Sarah Kessler, former senior writer for Fast Company, joins as reporter covering the future of work. Dan Kopf, former data journalist of Priceonomics, joins as economics and markets reporter. Heather Timmons moves...
Where did they go? Journalists on the move week of November 21
Notable journalist and media industry moves: VICE Media: launches new digital channel covering health for a Millennial audience called Tonic; Kate Lowenstein, former health director for Prevention, will act as editor-in-chief of this new channel, while Mike Darling...
Where did they go? Journalists on the move week of November 14
Notable journalist and media industry moves: Drug Store News: Brian Berk, formerly with EnsembleIQ, joins as managing editor. TheStreet.com: Tara Murphy moves from managing editor to editor-in-chief. Metro Times (Detroit, MI): Dustin Blitchok, editor-in-chief leaves....
Anticipating PR client problems before they arise
The year 2016 will historically go down as one of the most challenging in PR for a myriad of reasons, all interestingly enough related to perception, image and communication on a global scale. The weighty importance assigned to managing PR client problems before they...
Where did they go? Journalists on the move week of November 7
Notable journalist and media industry moves: Consumer Reports: former senior editor at Tech Insider Lauren F. Friedman joins as deputy editor of health. The New Yorker: Deirdre Foley-Mendelssohn, former executive editor of The California Sunday Magazine, joins as...
Interactive News Poverty Map tracks ebb and flow of Canadian media landscape
The word "bleak" has been used a lot in recent years to define the state of Canadian media, as more and more communities find themselves underserved by their media outlets, resulting in a condition some are calling "news poverty". And the outlook doesn't seem to be...
Where did they go? Journalists on the move week of October 31
Notable journalist and media industry moves: AHC Media: Joy Dickinson, executive editor overseeing the company's hospital newsletters, leaves. Vanity Fair: Bess Levin, former editor at Dealbreaker, joins as writer for new business site "Hive". Allure: Sarah Kinonen,...
Where did they go? Journalists on the move week of October 24
Notable journalist and media industry moves: The New York Times: Rome bureau chief Jim Yardley replaces Dick Stevenson as Europe editor; Stevenson's new role is unknown. Greg Winter moves to deputy international editor. Wounds: Barbara Drosey leaves position of...
Where did they go? Journalists on the move week of October 17
Notable journalist and media industry moves: Medical Design Technology: Lexie Metzler joins as associate editor of online content and e-newsletters. Entrepreneur: former executive editor Jason Feifer replaces Amy Cosper as editor-in-chief; Cosper leaves publication....
Where did they go? Journalists on the move week of October 11
Notable journalist and media industry moves: Newsday.com: business editor David Reich-Hale now reporter covering banking/finance, healthcare, and automobiles. Internet news manager John Callegari to manage business coverage for the website. VICE Media: Â Matt Phillips,...
Where did they go? Journalists on the move week of October 3
Notable journalist and media industry moves: Modern Healthcare: Shelby Livingston, formerly staff reporter for Business Insurance, joins as general-assignment reporter in Chicago. Time: former assistant managing editor Sam Jacobs becomes executive editor of Time...
Politics @ the Emmys
If you didn’t tune into the Emmys on Sunday, this is what you missed: Game of Thrones broke records, Tatiana Maslany’s win excited Canadians, and stars poked fun at Donald Trump. Actually, jokes made at the expense of the Donald were a major feature of the event. But...