Reuters journalists double Twitter usage
Journalists at Reuters more than doubled their usage of Twitter in 2013, according to data from Muck Rake. Gregory Galant, the CEO of Muck Rack, notes that 238 Reuters journalists were using Twitter in 2012. That number increased to 496 in 2013. In addition, CNBC anchor Melissa Lee was the journalist who started a Twitter […]
Four Reuters DC desk editors leaving Tuesday
The following note went out to the Reuters news staff on Monday from David Storey, who headed the desk operation in DC that is now being eliminated: Four journalists whose lives have been intertwined with Reuters, whose skills and experiences have helped shaped what “the Reuters file” means, will leave the company in Washington on […]
BI’s Joe Weisenthal plans to work a long time
Nicole Levy of Capital New York interviewed Business Insider’s Joe Weisenthal about what is going on at the business news site. Here is an excerpt: CAPITAL: Last month, Henry Blodget and Nick Denton acknowledged that they had at least discussed the idea of a Gawker/Business Insider merger. Is Business Insider setting itself up to be […]
Houston Biz Journal seeks oil and gas reporter
The Houston Business Journal, a thriving and growing news organization, is looking for a full-time oil and gas reporter. We want a reporter who can break news before it happens and tell readers what it means on all of our platforms — web, social media, video and print. Our reporters must own and expand their […]
Wichita Business Journal seeks managing editor
The Wichita Business Journal is looking for an experienced, motivated, passionate, multi-platform journalist with editing experience to run the day-to-day operations of the newsroom. Duties: Run the morning meeting; Work with reporters on daily web posts, weekly reporter pages and cover stories; Coordinate production of special publications; Oversee production of the weekly print edition; oversee […]
CNBC seeks senior social media editor
CNBC’s Social Media Desk is responsible for maintaining the business networks’ presence across all social platforms while also playing a critical breaking news function in our newsroom. We are looking for an experienced social media editor to help lead our social media team and expand our digital footprint. This candidate will be expected to manage […]
Fortune.com seeks news editor
Fortune.com is looking for an experienced, energetic and innovative editor to oversee our growing coverage of business news. The ideal candidate will have previous online news editing experience, a passion for breaking stories on the web, a proven track record of using social and search to stay on top of trending news, and excellent headline […]
Pivotal year coming up for Dow Jones in 2014
Joe Pompeo of Capital New York writes Friday that 2014 is shaping up as a critical year for the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch.com. Pompeo writes, “The 131-year-old financial information and media company, which publishes The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Barron’s and MarketWatch, has a number of key […]
Bloomberg, WSJ win National Press Club awards
The winners of the National Press Foundation’s annual awards include two entries from business journalist outlets. There were two equal winners of NPF’s own Feddie Award, showing the impact of federal rules and regulations outside the Beltway. One winner was Bloomberg reporters Mark Drajem and Jack Kaskey who showed the consequences in West, Texas, when […]
Much-admired editor Dobbyn leaving Reuters
Tim Dobbyn, a much-admired editor on the Washington desk of Reuters, is leaving the news agency. He’s another journalist who has accepted the company’s buyout offer to leave. Dobbyn is a member of the companies editing desk, working from Washington D.C., with a focus on regulatory stories such as banking rules, antitrust matters, drug approvals and […]
