Journalists on the move - Week of September 16th

News and Media

Covering Climate Now: (@CoveringClimate) cofounded by Columbia Journalism Review (@cjr) and The Nation (@thenation) has brought together 170 outlets globally to bring attention to climate change and the glowing climate crisis. News outlets will commit to a week’s worth of coverage in the lead up to United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York on September 23.

Lansing State Journal: Christian Martinez (@lsjnews) has been named Business Reporter.

Napa Valley Register: Sarah Klearman (@sarahklearman) has been hired to cover the wine industry.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Lauren Rosenblatt (@PittsburghPG) has been named Technology Reporter.

Wall Street Journal, The: Robert Barba (@Barbawire) has been appointed Spot News Editor.

Washington Post, The: Katie Shepherd (@katemshepherd) has joined Morning Mix, which covers business, entertainment and general news. She will be Staff Writer for the title.

Business and Commerce

Bloomberg: Lynnley Browning, Olivia Zaleski and Marie Mawad have left. Olivia Rockeman (@livrockeman) has joined the data-driven breaking news team.

Business Insider: Daniel T. Allen (@dantallen) has been appointed Supervising Producer.

Fortune: Emily Savage (@FortuneMagazine) has been named Social Media Editor.

Mergermarket: Jax Jacobsen (@jaxjacobsen) has been appointed France Reporter.

Philadelphia Business Journal: Ryan Sharrow (@rsharrow) has been named Editor-in-Chief.

Silicon Valley Business Journal: Matthew Niksa (@mattn365) has been named Commercial Real Estate Reporter.

Technology and Telecoms

T3: Tomorrow’s Technology Today: Robert Jones (@rnicholasj) has been promoted to Ecommerce Editor.

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