Ex-Quartz cofounders launch new venture covering work
Former Quartz co-founders Kevin Delaney and Jay Lauf have launched a new venture called Charter covering the future of work, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “‘There are other media companies that write about this topic — some occasionally and some more frequently, but it’s one topic among many things that they do,’ Delaney said. ‘This is […]
A more product-led approach at The Economist
Meg Carter of InPublishing wrote about The Economist chief product officer Deep Bagchee and his product-led approach. Carter writes, “One example of this in action is what’s been done around customer retention by one of the cross-functional product teams over the past twelve months. Informed by data, they came up with a retention plan with a number of […]
CNBC to expand its events business around the globe
CNBC is expanding its events business globally, reports Andy Meek of Forbes.com. Meek writes, “‘We want audiences to be able to come in and learn from CEOs who are in the mix and get from them the lessons about how they transformed and adapted and innovated through these periods of disruptions in their company,’ Dunn said. “Some […]
Forbes launches subscription service for marketers
Forbes has launched a subscription service for marketers, reports Ray Schultz of Publishers Daily. Schultz reports, “The paid leads-as-a-service offering will allow marketers to interact with their core audience through Forbes’ content. “Brands can use Demand Engine to seek ‘guaranteed marketing-qualified leads, and to tap into our content, content studio and data resources to help them drive business,’ says […]
What’s next for Yahoo Finance?
Richard Waters, James Fontanella-Khan and Sara Germano of The Financial Times write about what’s next for Yahoo under new ownership, including how Yahoo Finance might change. Waters, Fontanella-Khan and Germano write, “Yahoo Finance, long one of the company’s crown jewels, could present another opportunity to move beyond advertising. Apollo is considering tapping into its huge […]
Ex-WSJ R&D chief, automation editor start computational journalism company with $1.5M funding
Francesco Marconi, who led artificial intelligence efforts at the Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press, announced Thursday in a Medium post the launch of new computational journalism company Applied XL. Erin Riglin, who previously served as the Journal’s first automation editor, is the company’s chief technology officer. According to TechCrunch, the news automation […]
Bloomberg Media has hit 300,000 subscribers
Bloomberg Media reached more than 300,000 subscribers at the end of the first quarter, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “Bloomberg ended Q1 with more than 300,000 active subscribers, up from 250,000 in Q4 2020, executives tell Axios. Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith says that the company’s revenue is up 30% from this time last year. “The […]
Bloomberg Media and partner to create Latin America/Caribbean business news brand
Bloomberg Media announced an agreement Thursday to create a business news brand in Latin America and the Caribbean with another media company. Launching later in 2021, Bloomberg Línea will include digital products in both Spanish and Portuguese. It will feature translated Bloomberg content and reporting produced by a team of more than 70 staff from […]
Reuters is putting its website behind a paywall
Reuters will begin charging for access to its website as it tries to capture a slice of the digital subscription business, reports Katie Robertson of the New York Times. Robertson reports, “The company, one of the largest news organizations in the world, announced the new paywall on Thursday, as well as a redesigned website aimed at a […]
The WSJ battle: EIC Murray vs. publisher Latour
Edmund Lee of the New York Times writes about the internal battle at The Wall Street Journal, which pits editor in chief Matt Murray against publisher Almar Latour over its future direction. Lee writes, “Mr. Murray and Mr. Latour, 50, represent two extremes of the model Murdoch employee. Mr. Murray is the tactful editor; Mr. Latour is the brash entrepreneur. […]
