Top biz news sites see decline in readership
Almost all of the top news websites have seen double-digit declines in readership in the past year, and the business news websites are no exception, according to comScore data. Business Insider reported 60.9 million unique visitors in June, down 12.3 percent from its 69.4 million unique visitors in May and down 31.2 percent from its […]
Leonhardt departs CNBC for Fortune
Megan Leonhardt has joined Fortune Magazine as a writer, covering the intersection of policy and finance. Recently, she was a senior money reporter at CNBC. She was also a writer, Money Magazine at Time Inc. She was also an associate editor, and then served as senior editor for WealthManagement.com at Penton. She has also worked […]
Shep Smith’s CNBC show is struggling
Lachlan Cartwright and Maxwell Tani of The Daily Beast report about low ratings and other issues at CNBC’s nightly news show anchored by Shepard Smith. Cartwright and Tani report, “According to Nielsen Media Research, the show averaged just 197,000 total viewers in June, losing a third of its viewers since the show’s peak in February, which saw […]
CNBC Select hires Holzhauer as personal finance reporter
CNBC Select has hired Brett Holzhauer as a personal finance reporter. He started on Monday. Holzhauer has been banking and personal finance reporter for Forbes Advisor. Previously, he was reporting at ValuePenguin and FinanceBuzz, and has been featured in numerous publications. He also worked at LendingTree. He is an alumnus of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism […]
CNBC taps Thomas for strategic content team
Ian Thomas has joined CNBC as an editor on the strategic content team, helping create content around CNBC’s events, reports and the biggest stories in business. Previously, he was covering the wealth management industry and registered investment advisors for Financial Advisor IQ as a senior reporter at the Financial Times. He was also editor of […]
CNBC to expand its events business around the globe
CNBC is expanding its events business globally, reports Andy Meek of Forbes.com. Meek writes, “‘We want audiences to be able to come in and learn from CEOs who are in the mix and get from them the lessons about how they transformed and adapted and innovated through these periods of disruptions in their company,’ Dunn said. “Some […]
CNBC taps Locke as money reporter covering crypto
Taylor Locke has switched beats and is now a money reporter at CNBC Make It covering crypto, wealth and everything related. Previously, she was an entrepreneurs reporter. Prior to joining CNBC, Locke was a segment producer and writer at Yahoo Finance. She was also a production assistant at Fox Business Network. She has also worked […]
CNBC is selling an NFT to honor former anchor Haines
CNBC is honoring former anchor Mark Haines on the 10th anniversary of his passing by auctioning an NFT of his historic market call at the depths of the Great Recession, reports Jason Gewirtz of CNBC.com. Gewirtz reports, “Proceeds from the auction will go to a charity that Mark supported and remains near and dear to his family, […]
Going from tech reporter to VC
Brian Rinker of the San Francisco Business Times writes about Christina Farr, who left CNBC where she was covering health technology to join a venture capital firm. Here’s an excerpt of their conversation: It seems like a heavy decision to leave journalism. How challenging of a process was it for you to decide? It was a hard decision. […]
CNBC executive editor Yarow: We’re looking to return to office in the fall
Roben Farzad of “Full Disclosure” interviewed Jay Yarow, CNBC.com executive editor, about his career and his job. Yarow said that his team is working through a plan to return to work. “We are a small piece of a bigger organization, so we will be absorbing as many lessons as we can,” said Yarow. He noted […]
