Business Insider CEO Peng is departing
Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng sent out the following to the staff on Wednesday: Team, Today I am announcing that I will be leaving Business Insider. This was not an easy decision for me. I love Business Insider. I love being here with you every day, figuring things out, building, and forging the future together. But more […]
Reuters wins two Pulitzers; SF Chronicle and Bloomberg also win
Reuters has won a Pulitzer Prize in the beat reporting category for its series on Meta, the parent of Facebook. Jeff Horwitz and Engen Tham of Reuters received the award for inventive and revelatory reporting on Meta that detailed the technology company’s willingness to expose users, including children, to scams and AI manipulation. Reuters also won a […]
SABEW names Best in Business winners
The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) is pleased to announce the 136 recipients of its 31st annual Best in Business Awards, honoring excellence in business journalism from 2025. This year’s contest attracted 988 entries from 150 news organizations, ranging from international, national and regional news outlets to specialized business publications. The awards […]
CNBC to combine digital, TV, lay off staff
CNBC is restructuring its newsroom to unify its TV and digital operations in a move that would result in nearly a dozen layoffs including the website’s managing editor Jeff McCracken, reports Dawn Chmielewski and Aditya Soni of Reuters. Chmielewski and Soni report, “The cuts are part of an overhaul under Editor-in-Chief David Cho, as CNBC prepares to […]
Levisohn named editor in chief of Barron’s
Dow Jones announced Wednesday the appointment of Ben Levisohn to editor in chief of Barron’s. He replaces David Cho, who left last year to become editor in chief at CNBC. Levisohn, a 15-year veteran of the company, most recently served as the senior managing editor for the financial publication and was the driving force behind last […]
WSJ personal tech columnist Stern is departing
Wall Street Journal personal technology columnist Joanna Stern sent out the following on Thursday morning: Colleagues, friends and comrades, December 31, 2013: I published my first Wall Street Journal column and video about the Hapifork—a Bluetooth “smart” fork. Few people read it. Fewer watched it. A historic start. 2014 – 2026: Things improve. Tomorrow, February 6, 2026: I will publish my […]
Longtime WSJer Miller departing after 42 years
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Wednesday: Dear all, I am writing to share that after an incredible 42-year career, Mike Miller will be departing The Wall Street Journal. His last day is Friday, January 16. Mike’s decades of contributions have made him an essential threat in the fabric of […]
Bankadelic podcast: Top Five Finance Predictions for 2026
So AI is on the rise for FIs: Tell us something we don’t already know. But will agentic AI gain traction? Will banks hyperpersonalize with all that data or just muck about in the ones and zeroes? How will community banks and credit unions assert their relevance? The questions abound in 2026, and Lou Carlozo’s […]
CNBC making changes to business day programming
CNBC editor in chief David Cho sent out the following on Friday. It’s the first major move that Cho has made since joining last year: Team, I want to share some exciting updates to our Business Day programming that will help strengthen our editorial strategy, sharpen our on-air voices, and position us for continued growth […]
How the Journalists Club brings reporters and editors together
In an industry where layoffs are a regular occurrence, business journalist Phil Rosen is bringing together reporters and editors for dinners where they can make connections and develop relationships. Called “Journalists Club” and formed in early 2024, Rosen has now held more than 50 such dinners, usually with about 10 attendees, that he culls from […]
