Tom Brewster promoted to associate editor, cybersecurity, at Forbes

Thomas Brewster has been promoted to associate editor, cybersecurity, at Forbes.  Based in London, England, Brewster has worked as a security, surveillance and privacy reporter for the news outlet.  In making the announcement, Forbes Europe editor Alex Wood praised Brewster for breaking numerous exclusive stories, nurturing  a top group of contributors and showed leadership in […]

Upstart Provincetown Independent sparks hope for local journalism

In Reporter’s Notebook, a feature of The Atlantic, Deborah and James Fallows say there is hope for local journalism.  As an example, they take a close look at an upstart weekly print newspaper in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on the tip of Cape Cod that shows a great deal of promise. The first edition of the Provincetown […]

Washington Post reports 18.4 percent increase in visitors to site in August

The Washington Post has reported that more than 92 million people visited its site in August of this year. This marks an 18.4 percent increase in visitors to The Post year over year, according to Comscore. The number of people who visited the site using a mobile device also grew by 24.1 percent over that period. […]

The New York Times’s podcast The Daily hits one billion downloads

The New York Tmes’s The Daily has hit one billion downloads, making it the most popular news podcast in the country. On any given morning, the show is now downloaded two million times. Since its creation in February of 2017, “The Daily” has featured 224 Times colleagues in at least 30 countries across 691 episodes. It has also featured 25 elected officials (4 openly […]

New York Times wins three online journalism awards

The New York Times has won three Online Journalism Awards from the Online News Association. The awards, started in 2000, honor excellence in digital journalism. The awards were for Remembering Emmett Till, for Excellence in Immersive Storytelling (tweet), the Privacy Project, for Online Commentary (tweet) and Visual Investigations of the continuing conflict in Gaza, in the Feature […]

Isaac Stanley-Becker joins Washington Post’s politics staff for 2020

Isaac Stanley-Becker is joining the Washington Post’s politics staff as it prepares for its 2020 election coverage. Stanley-Becker comes to the post after a distinguished stint on Morning Mix, a popular lively Washington Post blog that gives a daily rundown of the latest news. Stanley-Becker will pioneer a “digital democracy” beat focused on the largely […]

Mansion Global seeks editorial intern

Mansion Global, the premier destination for news, analysis and trend stories on the luxury residential market worldwide, is seeking an editorial intern for this fall. Responsibilities include writing news stories and blogs on the luxury real estate market, fact-checking, research and transcribing and building posts in WordPress. Candidates should be journalism majors of at least […]

MarketWatch seeks a reporter to cover health care

MarketWatch seeks a reporter to cover the health-care sector, including pharmaceutical and biotech, medical technology and health insurance companies. The reporter will seek to explain to an audience of professional and retail investors/ consumers how companies are dealing with changes in policy and hardening public attitudes to such issues as rising drug prices and the […]

American City Business Journals seeks an e-mail marketing specialist

American City Business Journals has an immediate opening for an e-mail marketing specialist. This specialist will join a team of experienced marketing professionals and use technical prowess and marketing design skills to execute key programs and improve e-mail effectiveness. He or she will lead and support e-mail marketing campaigns and projects by performing assigned tasks […]

American City Business Journals is seeking a social media specialist

American City Business Journals is seeking a social media specialist. In concert with the digital marketing director, this specialist will use their social media skills and expertise to create and develop thoughtful plans and processes on all social platforms. These efforts should increase engagement, drive audiences to site, increase brand awareness and acquire new followers. […]