Bloomberg implements US vaccine mandate by Dec. 1
Ken Cooper, global head of human resources at Bloomberg LP, sent out the following to the staff on Monday: To the Bloomberg team in the U.S.: Thank you for helping to keep our company strong and our workplace safe as we continue fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. Since our last update, we now have nearly 95% […]
NY Times biz editor Pollock’s comments at Loeb Awards
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock made the following comments on Thursday after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Gerald Loeb Awards ceremony: Thank you so much for this wonderful award. I’m going to start with a confession. I’ve worked with some of the previous winners of this award ― Paul Steiger, Norm Pearlstine, Barney […]
Washington Post and FT both win three Loeb Awards
The Washington Post and the Financial Times both won three Gerald Loeb Awards, considered the highest awards in business journalism, announced Thursday at a dinner in New York. Greg Jaffe of the Washington Post won the feature writing category for “The Recession’s Reach in Florida.” The Post and The Wall Street Journal tied in the beat […]
Fortune hires Business Insider’s Shontell as editor in chief
Business Insider editor in chief Alyson Shontell has been hired as the new editor of Fortune magazine. Fortune’s Alan Murray and David Meyer write, “Alyson Shontell, who since 2016 has been editor-in-chief of Business Insider, is taking over editorial leadership of our 92-year old brand, effective Oct. 6. In her new role, she will oversee all the content on Fortune’s multimedia platforms—including the […]
How the WSJ put out a newspaper after the 9/11 attacks
Dean Rotbart, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, has an excerpt from his book “September Twelfth: An American Comeback Story” on Fortune’s website about how the Journal was able to produce a newspaper in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Rotbart writes, “Behind the scenes of the Wall Street Journal’s Sept. 12, 2001, edition—featuring an iconic, […]
Cramer signs new deal with CNBC, leaving TheStreet
CNBC announced Thursday that anchor Jim Cramer has signed a multi-platform deal that brings his media assets into the CNBC portfolio. Terms were not disclosed. In addition to his on-air duties for “Mad Money w/Jim Cramer” and “Squawk on the Street,” CNBC will partner with Cramer to create exclusive subscription products and content aimed at […]
Gerald Loeb Awards names finalists for 2021
The following 2021 Gerald Loeb Awards finalists were chosen among more than 465 entries submitted in all media by local, regional and national outlets and individual journalists. The Gerald Loeb Awards ceremony will take place as a live virtual event and watch party on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Tyler Mathisen, co-anchor of CNBC’s “Power Lunch,” […]
Reuters reorganizes leadership to focus on speed
Reuters editor in chief Alessandra Galloni sent out the following announcement on Monday: Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce important changes to our editorial leadership team. Tiffany Wu and Mark Bendeich will become Global Managing Editors for News Gathering. Simon Robinson will become Global Managing Editor for News Publishing. These new appointments will help drive the […]
Forbes is going public at $630 million valuation
Forbes announced Thursday that it will become a public company in a deal with special purpose acquisition company Magnum Opus that values the combined operation at $630 million. The deal is expected to raise approximately $600 million — approximately $200 million of cash held in Magnum Opus’ trust account and $400 million of additional capital […]
WSJ: Colleagues out of Afghanistan, and others are departing
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Matt Murray and managing editor Karen Pensiero sent out the following on Friday: Dear All: As the week ends, we wanted to share with you the latest news on our Afghan colleagues. These journalists and other staffers have been essential members of The Wall Street Journal news team in Kabul for two decades. […]
