CNBC execs: Paid content is a “key priority”
CNBC president Mark Hoffman and CNBC Digital senior vice president Kevin Krim sent the following to staff on Monday afternoon: Last week, we began the first phase of CNBC PRO’s relaunch. This is our first major expansion and transformation of this premium, desktop/mobile service since it was introduced in 2010. During these initial days of our free […]
Reuters seeks top news editor in Washington
Reuters is seeking a dynamic newsroom leader with excellent news judgment, story ideas and rewrite skills to join the core news editing team for the Americas. Based in Washington, you will be running some of the major stories each day, ensuring that they are reported and written to a high standard, and break new ground […]
Bloomberg must act like a startup
Atifa Silk of Campaign Asia interviewed Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith about the company’s expansion plans. Here is an excerpt: Atifa Silk: What is your vision for Bloomberg? Justin Smith: My goal for Bloomberg Media is to act like a startup. I was brought in to maximise the potential of Bloomberg Media. That’s the role […]
Quartz strategy begins to crystallize
Michael Sebastian of AdAge examines the strategy behind the business news site Quartz. Sebastian writes, “But the question looming over Quartz is whether it can continue to grow its audience, add revenue streams and start throwing money to its owner Atlantic Media. “The site is relatively small. In November, Quartz attracted 7 million unique visitors […]
Music company hires biz journalist Fixmer for PR
Universal Music Group named veteran business journalist Andy Fixmer to the role of vice president, global communications, effective immediately. Fixmer previously worked for Bloomberg Businessweek and Mashable. At Bloomberg, Fixmer covered the entertainment industry, including film, television and music. After eight years at Bloomberg, Fixmer joined Mashable as special projects editor where he helped create […]
Canada network defends biz anchor against allegations
The CBC in Canada is defending one of its highest-profile personalities against a report that she attempted to “sabotage” a 2013 story about a bank that had sponsored some speeches or events at which she spoke, reports Michael Oliveira of The Canadian Press. Oliveira writes, “CBC News Editor-in-Chief Jennifer McGuire said in a memo to […]
Charlotte Observer hires biz reporter from US News
Katherine Peralta, who most recently covered the economy for U.S. News, has joined The Charlotte Observer’s business news team, covering retail and also working as an early-morning online reporter. On the retail beat, she will cover the Fortune 500 retailers based in the Charlotte area, including Lowe’s Home Improvment and Family Dollar, as well as […]
Inc. hires Webb to be tech columnist
Amy Webb, the author of “Data, a Love Story,” has been hired as Inc. magazine’s newest tech columnist. Her new quarterly column will spot tech trends for Inc.’s audience, which is entrepreneurs at the fastest-growing private companies in the country. The first column will debut in the April issue. Webb’s consultancy, WebbMedia, produces yearly tech […]
CNBC names Wellons its new San Fran bureau chief
The following announcement was made on Monday by Nik Deogun, senior vice president and editor in chief of CNBC Business News, and Kevin Krim, senior vice president and general manager of CNBC Digital: With CNBC’s new bureau at One Market Street in San Francisco opening in April and the network’s continued commitment to coverage of […]
WSJ names Wordock senior editor in multimedia
Wall Street Journal managing editor Gerard Baker sent out the following staff announcement on Monday: I am delighted to announce that John Wordock is joining the video team as Senior Editor responsible for Multimedia. John will work in a leading role with video to develop that crucial part of our business and will also oversee […]
