WaPo launches energy and environment blog
Washington Post national economy and business editor Greg Schneider and deputy business editor David Cho made the following announcement on Thursday: We’re thrilled to announce the debut of Energy and Environment with Chris Mooney, a robust destination for news and sharp analysis about climate change, energy and sustainability issues. Chris is a long-time science and […]
Economist names first woman editor
Zanny Minton Beddoes, the business affairs editor of The Economist, has been named the editor of the weekly business magazine, the first female at the top spot of the 172-year-old publication. She replaces John Micklethwait, who is leaving to become editor in chief of Bloomberg LP. She will start on Feb. 2. “I am delighted […]
Reuters seeks online news editor in London
Reuters is seeking a London-based online editor with a passion for hard news and the ability to publish creatively on social media platforms. The editor will have a special focus on social distribution, launching and managing fast-paced live blogs to cover major news events and maintaining Reuters editorial feeds on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other […]
International Biz Times seeks deputy social media editor
International Business Times is a growing digital global news publication that delivers international business news to an audience of over 21 million in the U.S. and 30 million people worldwide every month through its network of digital publishing platforms. Us: Growing international publication for the modern citizen of the world. Highly trafficked website with principled editorial direction. Relaxed […]
Cavuto had highest-rated cable show this past weekend
Fox Business Network’s Neil Cavuto had the highest-rated cable show this past weekend, reports Sara Bibel of TVbythenumbers.com Bibel writes, “A special episode of Cavuto on Business, Neil Cavuto’s Cost of Freedom was the highest rated cable news program last weekend, with 1.268 million total viewers and 294,000 viewers in cable news’s key adults 25-54 demographic. […]
Bill Gates to guest edit The Verge in February
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will be the guest editor of tech news site The Verge in February, writes editor in chief Nilay Patel. Patel writes, “‘The Verge audience is an amazing group that thinks about technology, that knows the rapid progress that’s being made,’ Gates told me. ‘We can go far if we get all […]
A look inside Consumer Reports
Joseph Stromberg of Vox writes about Consumer Reports and how it tests and writes about products. Stromberg writes, “Consumer Reports’ first cover story, in May 1936, was a report on the difference between Grade A and Grade B milk. The magazine’s publishers — a group of consumer advocates who were fired from an existing group, […]
Wired hires senior writer, promotes others
Wired announced that David Pierce has been hired as senior writer. Pierce joins Wired from The Verge, where he most recently served as deputy editor, leading the technology website’s day-to-day news coverage. “David is one of the most unique and refreshing voices covering technology today,” said editor in chief Scott Dadich in a statement. ‘We […]
Silicon Valley Biz Journal names publisher
The Silicon Valley Business Journal has appointed Malcolm Bordelon as publisher. Editor Greg Baumann writes, “‘We’re thrilled to have someone with Malcolm’s talents join the Business Journal,’ said Alex Orfinger, executive vice president at SVBJ’s parent company, American City Business Journals. ‘His experience, most recently with the Sharks, and his deep knowledge of Silicon Valley’s […]
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 […]
