Lina Batarags has been named Business Insider international executive editor and Meghan Morris as Singapore bureau chief. Batarags and Morris, along with UK deputy editor Jack Sommers, will shape how Business Insider’s international teams cover global business, tech, and workplace stories for audiences across time zones.
“I’ve been endlessly impressed by Lina, Meghan, and the whole team in Singapore. They produce some of the sharpest, most insightful, and most fun stories we publish. I’m thrilled these leaders will be bringing their journalistic sensibilities to a broader team,” says editor in chief, Jamie Heller.
Batarags joined Business Insider in 2018 as a senior editor on the strategy and executive life team and most recently served as Singapore Bureau Chief. She moved to Singapore in 2021 to launch the Singapore bureau, hiring and training the bureau’s staff, closing the gaps in Business Insider’s 24-hour news cycle coverage, and establishing the tone and direction of the bureau’s enterprise reporting about the region. Under Batarags’ leadership, the bureau has grown into an award-winning team of journalists who cover global breaking news and deliver deep, differentiated reporting about workplaces and careers, business and economy, and life, money, and retirement in Asia.
“After opening Business Insider’s first Asia bureau in Singapore and leading the team there for five years, I know firsthand how much value a foreign bureau brings to a newsroom. The Singapore team I’ve led has covered major global news events while consistently exploring and explaining many facets of business, money, and life in Asia for our core readership,” says Batarags. “As I step into the role of international executive editor in London, I’m excited to take this same approach to both of our international teams. We’ll be breaking and covering the biggest global business stories of the day while digging into enterprise stories in Europe and Asia. I’m thrilled to be the editor who helps our international teams’ work shine across beats, geographies, and time zones.”
Meghan Morris succeeds Batarags as Singapore Bureau Chief. She joined Business Insider’s finance desk in New York in 2018 as a senior reporter, transitioning to tech features in 2020. She earned a 2022-23 Knight-Bagehot Fellowship at Columbia University. Morris relocated to Singapore in 2024 as Singapore’s Deputy Bureau Chief, where she immediately sharpened Business Insider’s coverage of tech and finance. She works with the bureau’s head of people and operations, Terence Ruis.
“Lina left an indelible mark on the Singapore bureau with her sharp eye for story framing and organizational strategy. We’re grateful to continue working with her and building on her strong foundation,” says Morris. “I’m honored to elevate this bureau’s smart work on scoops, multimedia features, and insightful dispatches from across Asia, complementing our focus on the day’s biggest global news stories. I also look forward to expanding the bureau’s profile externally, showcasing our reporting to readers and partners.”
As international executive editor, Batarags will oversee all coverage out of the London and Singapore newsrooms and report to chief news editor Steve Russolillo. She will work closely with London’s deputy editor Jack Sommers. Morris will continue to report to Batarags.
