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Abe Brown is a new deputy editor at The Messenger, building out science and tech coverage. Eric Geller also joined the publication as a cybersecurity

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Odds & Ends & Media Moves

John Simons resigned as a Time executive editor to become a partner at the Brunswick Group. Fellow Time exec ed Ben Goldberger resigned too, but

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Russia has arrested WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage…former CNET veteran Molly Wood is now a venture partner at Amasia… Fortune violated labor

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Tweeted TechCrunch’s Mary Ann Azevedo on Mar. 8: “For those who wonder why TechCrunch reporters aren’t responding to your email…we are absolutely inundated with pitches.

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An eagle-eyed subscriber alerted us to TechGround, a phony tech news site likely produced with ChatGPT. If you have any info about this clever canard,

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Haley Weiss started this week as a health and science reporter for Time… Ariana Perez-Castells is a new health and science intern for the WSJ…

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Now in pre-beta, House of Pitch charges you to pitch reporters. “After we ensure everything works smoothly,” say the creators, “we will… start charging $5.00

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Latest Media Moves

Tom Dotan has joined the WSJ to cover Microsoft and business tech… Natalie Jennings becomes Vox’s managing editor starting next month… Lauren LaCapra joins The Information

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Emily Chang will leave Bloomberg Technology to develop a suite of Bloomberg TV programs that explore “technology, business and culture,” according to Variety. No successor

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Google Hoses Publishers

Press Gazette has a great story about Google reintroducing AI summaries into search results — less so in queries about breaking news, but definitely when someone searches for trend or how-to info. Convenient for users, maybe… but publishers stand to lose a ton of long-tail traffic because of this. No wonder the vast majority of publisher “innovation” is about commerce or consulting and no longer builds upon journalism.

Fortune Succeeding In Edit But Not In Sales

Great reporting from Mark Stenberg at Adweek. Two departures on the sales side seem to have hurt. The story also suggests that former Fortune CEO Alan Murray — who said he was retiring — may turn up at WSJ. Fortune is said to have released Murray from his noncompete, taking his word that he was ending his career.

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The Fortune Five: Where Are They Now?

Ten months ago SWMS spotlighted five up-and-coming Fortune reporters, suggesting that PR get to know these rookies. Where are they now? Jane Thier continues to excel in the Success section. Ruth Umoh now edits Next To Lead. Kylie Robison split for The Verge. Rachyl Jones is a fellow at Semafor. Alexandra Sternlicht this summer won a Knight-Bagehot fellowship at Columbia. Competition for this is brutal — congrats Alexandra!

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