BuzzFeed biz editor Gara to run new opinion section
Tom Gara, the business editor of BuzzFeed since December 2014, has been tapped to run the website’s new opinion section. He will start his new position on July 10. Gara joined BuzzFeed in September 2014. He had been editor of the Journal’s Corporate Intelligence blog for the previous two years. He has also worked at The […]
BuzzFeed seeks a business editor
BuzzFeed News seeks an ambitious editor to lead an award-winning team of reporters on its business desk. The desk punches well above its weight, with reporters regularly bringing in scoops and enterprise stories that shake up the industries they cover. It is a results-oriented team more focused on impact than completism in terms of the stories […]
BuzzFeed hires tech reporter Mac from Forbes
BuzzFeed tech editor John Paczkowski sent out the following announcement to the staff: I’m very excited to announce that Ryan Mac is joining the Tech Desk as a senior technology reporter. He’s going to be covering the nexus of power, wealth and technology simmering in Silicon Valley. He’s also going to keep his eye on the […]
BuzzFeed seeks a tech reporter in San Francisco
BuzzFeed News is looking for a smart, tenacious, and enthusiastic reporter to cover the confluence of money, power, and technology from our San Francisco bureau. We’re looking for a reporter with five or more years experience who can own a beat, break news, and advance stories. This is a highly ambitious desk, and the successful […]
WSJ reporter Perlberg to join BuzzFeed
Wall Street Journal media reporter Steven Perlberg has been hired by BuzzFeed to cover the intersection between President Donald Trump and the media, reports Joshua Dawsey and Hadas Gold of Politico. Dawsey and Gold write, “Steven Perlberg, who will join the website from The Wall Street Journal, is part of a broader trend from media outlets to increase their coverage of […]
BuzzFeed’s Alden wins SABEW’s Birger award
William Alden, 27, a San Francisco-based business reporter for BuzzFeed News covering the technology industry, is the 2016 winner of the Larry Birger Young Business Journalist prize, honoring journalists younger than 30. He will receive the award and a $1,500 honorarium Oct. 7 at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ New York Fall […]
BuzzFeed seeks senior business reporter in New York
BuzzFeed News is looking for a Senior Business Reporter. The ideal candidate will be an experienced business reporter with a proven ability to break news and get the biggest stories on their beat. We’re particularly interested in reporters with specialized experience and sourcing within a particular industry – especially consumer-facing industries. Along with the skills […]
BuzzFeed seeks tech reporter in San Francisco
BuzzFeed News is looking for smart, tenacious, and enthusiastic general assignment technology reporter for its San Francisco bureau. We’re looking for a reporter who can respond quickly to the news of the day, surface trends — especially from social, develop a beat, break news, and advance stories. This is a highly ambitious bureau, and the […]
BuzzFeed’s Maheshwari to join NY Times biz desk
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent out the following announcement on Friday: We’re pleased to announce that Sapna Maheshwari will be joining our media team as a reporter covering advertising. Sapna has been a reporter at BuzzFeed since 2013, where she has distinguished herself with aggressive and creative coverage of retail and e-commerce. […]
Tech reporter leaves BuzzFeed
Brendan Klinkenberg, a tech reporter for BuzzFeed, has left the news organization, multiple sources have confirmed to Talking Biz News. Klinkenberg had been with BuzzFeed since January 2015. Before that, he was a reporting fellow with Wired magazine. He was also an editorial apprentice at Men’s Health. Klinkenberg graduated from Northwestern University in 2013. Klinkenberg […]
