Forbes drops “30 under 30” trip to Bermuda

Forbes magazine has decided not to go forward with a Bermuda retreat for some of its “30 under 30” entrepreneurs, reports Archie Bland of The Guardian. Bland reports, “But within hours of the Guardian’s inquiry on Monday, a spokesperson for the magazine said it was ‘not proceeding with this initiative’. They claimed that the trip had been […]

Forbes plans to hire 20-30 for newsletter initiative

Mark Stenberg of Business Insider writes about the initiative at Forbes to expand its newsletter business. Stemberg writes, “Third, the publication will be hiring 20 to 30 journalists as staff writers. These ‘Journalist Entrepreneurs’ will write newsletters about subjects they have expertise in, as well as articles for the Forbes website, which makes them eligible […]

Forbes hires Abreu as assistant editor for money

Forbes has hired Maria Abreu to be an assistant editor on the money team. She started on Tuesday. Abreu recently graduated from New York University with a master’s degree in journalism and international relations. She has been working for the Latin America News Dispatch and for Pavement Pieces, where she wrote about the COVID-19 struggles […]

Forbes hires Szkutak to cover venture capital

Forbes has hired reporter Rebecca Szkutak to cover venture capital. She will start in February. Szkutak is currently a reporter at PEI’s Venture Capital Reporter, where she has been since August 2019. She previously worked as a reporter for PEI’s Private Debt Investor. Szkutak freelanced for Colorado Inno in 2018 and interned for Boston Inno. She […]

Forbes launching expansion of paid newsletters

Forbes is launching a newsletter platform that will allow journalists to launch their own paid newsletters and split the revenue with the 103-year-old publisher, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer writes, “Forbes will hire 20-30 writers with big followings to help get the platform up and running. It later plans to add some of its existing editorial […]

Forbes chief content officer to companies: Beware hiring Trump’s PR people

Forbes chief content officer Randall Lane has posted the following about how the business magazine will approach companies who hire public relations professionals who worked for President Donald Trump: As American democracy rebounds, we need to return to a standard of truth when it comes to how the government communicates with the governed. The easiest way to […]

Two Forbes reporters to write book on Zappos founder

Forbes staff writers Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans have signed a contract to write a book about the life of former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh. The publisher is Henry Holt & Co. The book will focus on Hsieh’s life and impact in the business world, and how his pursuit for happiness and real-world change came […]

Houston Chronicle tech editor Silverman joining Forbes

Houston Chronicle tech editor Dwight Silverman, who is taking the paper’s buyout offer, is joining Forbes magazine. “I’ll be writing about personal technology for Forbes’ website,” he wrote on Twitter. “There will be online posts and there will be a newsletter, though the mix has yet to be determined. Some of what I do may end […]

Forbes launches fellowship program for HBCU students

Forbes announced Wednesday a new fellowship program for journalism students at historically black colleges and universities. The Forbes Fellowship for Business Journalism was created as a step toward realizing this ideal, focusing on preparing and supporting emerging black journalists and journalists of color from HBCUs interested in business journalism. This paid fellowship offers workshops and mentoring programs, […]

Business Insider hires Cuccinello from Forbes to be be senior wealth reporter

Forbes wealth reporter Hayley Cuccinello is leaving to become a senior wealth reporter at Business Insider. Her last day at Forbes was Thursday. She will start at Business Insider on Dec. 21. Cuccinello has been at Forbes since September 2015, starting out as a media and entertainment coordinator. She has been a wealth reporter since March 2019. […]