Biz journalism legend Sloan has left Fortune
Allan Sloan, considered one of the top business journalists of the past 50 years, has left Fortune magazine, where he was a senior editor at large. A Fortune spokeswoman confirmed Friday to Talking Biz News that Sloan left at the end of 2014. His last piece appeared in the Dec. 22, 2014 issue. His bio […]
Smith, senior features editor, leaves Fortune
Timothy Smith, the senior features editor at Fortune, has left the business magazine. A magazine spokeswoman confirmed he left earlier this month. He joined the magazine as a writer in 1994. Before he came to Fortune, Smith worked for 12 years at The Wall Street Journal, serving as a Page One writer and editor, Atlanta […]
Bellstrom hired to take over Fortune’s Broadsheet
Kristen Bellstrom, a senior editor at Money magazine, has been hired by Fortune magazine to run its Broadsheet email about the world’s most powerful women. She replaces Caroline Fairchild, who left for a job with LinkedIn. Bellstrom, who will start on March 9, will also edit and manage the Most Powerful Women channel on Fortune.com. […]
LinkedIn hires two more business journalists
LinkedIn announced Tuesday that it has hired two more business journalists. On the heels of appointing former The Wall Street Journal’s social media and analytics editor for Asia, Maya Pope-Chappell, to editor in New York earlier this year, the company has also hired Caroline Fairchild, best known for the Fortune “Broadsheet” daily newsletter as a San Francisco-based editor and […]
Fortune seeks audience engagement editor
The Audience Engagement Editor, Fortune, will build audience through editorial partnerships, search engine optimization and newsletter optimization, while bolstering its ongoing social media efforts. He or she must be eager to stay current with the quickly evolving digital universe and have a passion for news and analysis. You will: Work with editorial staff to come […]
Fortune hires new creative director, NBR’s Gharib
Fortune editor Alan Murray sent out the following announcement on Wednesday morning: I am pleased to announce several new hires and video launches at Fortune to start off the new year: Michael Lawton will be joining us as Fortune‘s new creative director, where he will be overseeing a redesign of the print magazine and closer integration with our digital […]
The first female AME at Fortune magazine
Kathryn Auten, a UNC-Chapel Hill business journalism major, interviewed Wyndham Robertson, who was the first female assistant managing editor at Fortune, about her career. Here is an excerpt: Auten: Could you tell me about some of your experiences as an editor? Robertson: I liked being an editor. I was considered a very heavy-handed editor. I […]
Time Inc. publications hire two for auto coverage
Time Inc. has hired Sue Callaway as senior editor for automotive. In this new position, Callaway will oversee editorial coverage of the automotive industry across titles, including Fortune, Time, Sports Illustrated, Money, Real Simple and other brands. Callaway will also develop potential new automotive initiatives for Time Inc. Joining Callaway in covering the auto industry is Jason H. […]
Mashable hires Fortune’s Mangalindan as tech writer
Mashable announced Monday that it has hired JP Mangalindan as a tech reporter in its San Francisco bureau. Mangalindan will cover the giants of the social media world, Facebook, Twitter, Tinder, Pinterest, Snapchat, Secret, WhatsApp, WeChat and those that are yet to be conceived. He’ll focus his efforts on the forces and companies that are […]
Fortune.com has record October, hires new staffers and columnists
Fortune magazine editor in chief Alan Murray sent out the following to the staff on Wednesday: As you all know, we’ve made some major changes to Fortune.com in recent months, launching a number of new verticals, increasing staff, and increasing content volume and social promotion. Readers are responding. We’ve broken traffic records once again in October, hitting […]
