Bartiromo out at Fox Business
Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo has left the network after more than 12 years, reports Brian Steinberg of Variety. Steinberg reports, “‘We thank Maria for her work over the last 12 ½ years and wish her all the best on her next chapter,’ the company said in a statement Thursday. “Bartiromo’s last ‘Mornings with Maria’ aired Thursday morning […]
Finalists named for 2026 Loebs
The G. and R. Loeb Foundation Inc. and UCLA Anderson School of Management announced the 42 competition finalists for the 2026 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. The finalists represent outstanding work across 13 competitive categories, recognizing reporting and storytelling that advanced public understanding of business, finance and the economy. Winners will […]
Fortune’s Colvin retiring after 48 years
Geoff Colvin, senior editor at large at Fortune magazine, is retiring after 48 years. He has been with the magazine since September 1978. “There aren’t enough words to describe the impact he’s had on business journalism and Fortune,” wrote executive editor Lee Clifford of LinkedIn. “An absolute legend in every way!” As a longtime editor […]
Baesler named CEO of Business Insider
Christian Baesler, who has led Business Insider on an interim basis since June, will take on the role as chief executive officer permanently. He replaces Barbara Peng, who departed earlier tis year. Since stepping into the role, he has established a strategic plan to build franchises around journalists who produce exclusive, must-read reporting across platforms, including […]
CNBC is expanding its investing coverage
CNBC editor in chief Dave Cho and managing editor of digital and editorial strategy Ken Brown sent out the following on Thursday: Team, We are excited to announce several important updates to our markets team as we continue to strengthen CNBC’s investing coverage. These changes will boost our offering of sophisticated financial analysis while creating […]
NPR biz editor Gogoi named head of Knight-Bagehot program
Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism has appointed longtime newsroom leader and educator Pallavi Gogoi executive director of the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism. She will start Aug. 17 and succeeds Robert Smith, who served as director of the program since 2021. As executive director, she will lead one of the J-School’s signature […]
Forbes chief content officer Lane has left
Randall Lane, the chief content officer at Forbes, has left the business news organization. “We can confirm that Randall Lane is no longer with Forbes,” said a Forbes spokeswoman. “Forbes remains focused on delivering trusted journalism and world-class storytelling across our platforms. We have a strong editorial leadership team in place and will share additional […]
Tech journalist Malik dies at 59
Om Malik, a longtime technology journalist who later became a venture capitalist, died on Wednesday. He was 59. He was the founder of tech news site GigaOm, which he ran from 2001 to 2013. Malik was also a senior writer for Forbes, Red Herring and Business 2.0. Since then, he was a partner in True […]
Tech columnist Roose departing NY Times
Kevin Roose, tech columnist and host of the “Hard Fork” podcast, is leaving the New York Times in August. Roose plans to start a new media venture with Casey Newton focused on artificial intelligence. “I can’t give too many details yet (there are still some domain names we need to grab, and self-indulgent manifestos we need to […]
ProPublica hires three to expand business news coverage
ProPublica has hired three reporters — Caroline O’Donovan, Ben Foldy and Kendall Taggart — to join the new business desk. The team, led by assistant managing editor Jesse Eisinger and Senior Editor Jake Swearingen, will pursue accountability journalism focused on corporate power, financial crimes and the ways business decisions shape everyday life. O’Donovan starts on […]
