How Morning Brew more than tripled its revenue in 2019
Kayleigh Barber of Digiday looks at how business news email newsletter Morning Brew grew its revenue to $13 million in 2019 from $3 million in 2018. Barber writes, “In addition, it increased its number of daily newsletter subscribers by more than 1 million over that same period and hired 23 new employees, for a total staff of […]
Iowa biz journal, TV station strike content deal
The Corridor Business Journal in Iowa and KCRG-TV9 have struck a content partnership where the TV station will provide local news and weather and the business newspaper will provide business stories. A story on the TV station’s website states, “‘KCRG-TV9 is recognized across Eastern Iowa as the premier provider of community and breaking news, investigative […]
Forbes is launching an on-demand digital video network
Jamie Gavin of FIPP interviewed Forbes CEO Mike Federle about its latest expansion into video. Gavin writes, “The publication’s latest innovation comes in the form of Forbes8, an on-demand digital video network brimming with expert content designed to help the next wave of entrepreneurs take their first steps into the business sphere. And that is […]
Texas Tribune journalists to launch women-focused publication
According to a Pew Research report (2018), newsroom employment in the U.S. dropped 25% over the past decade. This added with declining ad revenues in print and television has led many newsrooms to struggle. Emily Ramshaw, the former editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune, along with Amanda Zamora, former chief audience officer at The Texas Tribune, […]
Quartz is betting high-end videos will drive subscriptions
Quartz is betting that its high-end video series will become a leading driver of membership revenue, reports Max Willens of Digiday. Willens reports, “This past week Quartz sent an email announcing the premiere of ‘Risk,’ a new video series exclusively available to people enrolled in the publisher’s membership program, who pay $15 per month or […]
American Journalism Project to invest $900,000 in VTDigger
The American Journalism Project is investing $900,000 in VTDigger’s business operations to help transform the business and use it as a model for nonprofit news nationally. The investment will be injected into the company over a span of 3 years. “VTDigger has an unprecedented opportunity to increase our news impact,” VTDigger editor Anne Galloway said. […]
Montana paper launches new business publication
The Missoulian newspaper in Missoula, Montana has started a quarterly business publication called Missoula Business. Publisher Jim Strauss writes, “As I said earlier, Missoula Business is much more than just the efforts of the Missoulian. As we planned this publication, we reached out to local organizations, such as the Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce, to help shape […]
How RichmondBizSense.com has built an audience
RichmondBizSense.com editor Michael Schwartz talked with Full Disclosure’s Roben Farzad on scaling the digital journalism upstart. The business news site, which started in 2008, has a staff of six and is profitable. It focuses on real estate news and mid-market deals. “We’re growing every year and we’ve been doing it for 12 years,” said Schwartz. […]
Business and tech publishers go to Davos
Business and tech publishers are at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland seeking to burnish their brands and build their events businesses, reports Kayleigh Barber of Digiday. Barber reports, “Protocol is a new publication that Politico has yet to launch though it decided to debut the brand in Davos. Other publishers have also tapped […]
WSJ seeks head of content experiences
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a strategic thinker and builder to help us lead the way in best-in-class, innovative news experiences. The aim is to help the Journal try new things in smart ways, all with a focus on finding things our audiences will find useful, meaningful or inspiring. You will oversee four […]
