A financial news CTO explains his job
Martin Bryan of TheNextWeb.com interviewed John O’Donovan, the chief technology officer of The Financial Times, about his job. Here is an excerpt: Anything else you can tell us about what you’re working on? Our editorial team are continually exploring different ways to tell a story using data, providing a richer level of analysis by proving […]
Reuters to cut 7 union slots, move Americas editing desk
Thomson Reuters on Wednesday said it will eliminate seven union-represented editorial staff positions by Dec. 31, move the Americas editing desk from Washington to New York and offer enhanced voluntary buyout packages to all employees who have been with the company for at least 18 years, according to the guild that represents journalists. The guild […]
CNBC.com posts record for September visitors
CNBC.com posted its best September ever in terms of unique visitors. The business news site was visited by 8.1 million unique users in September, up 24 percent compared to the same time period last year, according to comScore US Media Metrix. In addition, CNBC’s mobile web recorded 3.2 million unique visitors in September, a 38 […]
Benzinga’s goal? A more engaging source of financial news
Jason Raznick is the founder of the financial news site Benzinga and is a passionate entrepreneur. He founded two successful Internet companies prior to his current and largest company, Benzinga. Raznick has worked for Merrill Lynch, TheStreet.com, and Tricap Holdings. In the first five months, Benzinga grew to more than 50,000 active members. Benzinga is […]
WSJ looking for residential real estate reporter
The Wall Street Journal’s Mansion section seeks a skilled reporter and feature writer to cover residential real estate. The successful candidate will be expected to break news on real-estate deals each week in Mansion’s Private Properties column and to write ambitious feature stories for Mansion’s cover and inside pages. Candidates should have at least three […]
WSJ looking for new Colombia bureau chief
The Wall Street Journal seeks a dynamic journalist to fill the newly created position of bureau chief for South American coverage ex-Brazil. The successful candidate will supervise reporters in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Experience covering the region is a must, as is the managerial skill to supervise a far-flung set of reporters. […]
WSJ seeking senior special writer for corporate news
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced investigative journalist to do deeply reported stories about American companies. The ideal candidate will be extremely comfortable with the full range of company filings and have a demonstrated facility in finding and analyzing data. The job involves unearthing and reporting out the clues hiding in the […]
WSJ seeks Brazil bureau chief
The Wall Street Journal seeks a dynamic and experienced journalist to lead its Brazil bureau. The successful candidate will be an outstanding writer, leader and thinker to take charge of reporters in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, and shape our coverage of this fascinating country. Experience writing in depth on business, finance, economics […]
Neil Cavuto show looking for production assistant
Your World with Neil Cavuto seeks an experienced Production Assistant to deal heavily with tape and graphics for daily weekday business news program. Weekends and odd-hour work are sometimes required due to breaking news. Candidate must have a positive attitude, a strong work ethic and a desire to be the best at anything they take […]
When Millie the Cat picked stocks for a biz editor
Chuck Jaffe, who writes about investing for Marketwatch.com, reminisces about the time he let his cat, named Millie, pick stocks when he was the business editor of the Allentown Morning Call in Pennsylvania. Jaffe writes, “Today, of course, most editors and publishers — but especially those covering the world of finance and investing — recognize […]
