How Sorkin uses technology to cover M&A

Andrew Ross Sorkin of the New York Times and CNBC talked about what technology he uses to cover Wall Street firms and mergers and acquisitions. Here is an excerpt: What are your favorite tech tools for keeping track of mergers, acquisitions and everything in between? First, you need to know I’m a gadget junkie. I […]

CNBC’s Make It seeks entrepreneurs reporter

CNBC Digital is looking to hire a talented writer to develop its entrepreneurship coverage under the NYC-based Make It brand. CNBC’s Make It is a fast-growing, consumer-friendly section of CNBC, devoted to aspirational content about entrepreneurship, leadership, careers, and money. The Entrepreneurs Writer will be responsible for pitching and creating engaging content that inspires the […]

CNBC to offer news briefs on HomePod

CNBC will begin offering an audio news brief for HomePod, Apple’s new wireless speaker for the home. HomePod will be available to order on Friday, Jan. 26. Customers can say, “Hey Siri, play business news” or “Hey Siri, play me the news from CNBC,” and the CNBC audio news brief will provide users with news […]

CNBC.com names Thomas as retail reporter

Lauren Thomas has been named retail reporter for CNBC.com after previously serving as a news associate. Thomas will focus on building CNBC.com’s coverage of department stores such as Macy’s and J.C. Penney, plus specialty retailers such as Lululemon in her new position. She joined CNBC in January 2017 as a news associate focused on breaking news coverage, […]

CNBC.com seeks national security and politics reporter

CNBC.com seeks an exceptional politics reporter to join its team of editors and reporters in Washington, DC. The National Security & Politics Reporter will be responsible for conveying engaging, impactful content to an audience focused on business and money. Specifically aspects such as investing, finance, executive leadership, entrepreneurship, personal finance and wealth. We’re looking for […]

What’s behind the success at Fox Business Network

Michael Malone of Broadcasting & Cable explores the recent ratings success of Fox Business Network. Malone writes, “Enjoying a bump in the ratings thanks to our current White House resident, and riding well-established anchors such as Maria Bartiromo and Lou Dobbs to further Nielsen gains, the network finished the year with an average of 195,000 […]

CNBC.com names Calia its politics editor

CNBC.com managing editor Jeff McCracken sent out the following announcement on Friday: I am pleased to announce Mike Calia has been named Politics Editor for CNBC.com. Mike joined CNBC nearly a year ago as a hot seat editor for the breaking news desk often handling late breaking news. Prior to CNBC, he spent more than […]

CNBC seeks a field producer in San Francisco

The Field Producer brainstorms and pitches ideas, researches topics and works closely with reporter(s) to advance stories, break news and produce segments both in- studio and in the field. Responsibilities could include, but are not limited to: Work both independently and with reporters/anchors to produce original business news content, primarily for broadcast and additionally for […]

CNBC’s Epperson named person to watch in TV news

CNBC personal finance reporter Sharon Epperson has been named one of NewsPro’s 12 people in television news to watch in 2018. NewsPro writes, “With the retirement of finance guru Suze Orman, Sharon Epperson inherited the role of trusted source for personal finance on CNBC. But in September 2016, Epperson suffered a sudden brain aneurysm that […]

Two staffers leave CNBC’s Make It

Two editorial staffers have left CNBC’s Make It website in recent weeks for other jobs. Marguerite Ward is now an editor and a staff writer for Today.com. She covered entrepreneurship, career and money news for CNBC Make It. Previously, she covered breaking news for CNBC. Ward is a College Emmy Award-nominee for broadcast journalism she […]