CNN hires Politico reporter to cover politics and finance intersection
Rachel Smolkin, executive editor of CNN Digital Politics, and Lex Haris, executive editor of CNNMoney, sent out the following staff hire announcement on Wednesday: We are very excited to welcome a new addition to our team: MJ Lee, who will be based in New York and will cover the intersection of politics and financial services. […]
CNNMoney hires Kludt as new media reporter
CNNMoney executive editor Lex Haris sent out the following announcement on Thursday afternoon: We have a new reporter joining Team Stelter: Tom Kludt starts on Monday. Tom comes to us from Talking Points Memo where he’s done a wide range of breaking news and analysis. He has also demonstrated that he’s smart, fast, and has […]
CNNMoney’s Backman joins Quartz
Quartz editor in chief Kevin Delaney sent out the following staff announcement on Thursday: Melvin Backman starts today as the newest edition to the finance and markets reporting team. He joins from CNN Money where he covered a wide range of financial and corporate news. Prior to that he covered bankruptcies, restructurings, and other sordid credit […]
Biz media organizations win Eppys
At least five business news organizations have won Eppy Awards, which recognize the best of online media, from Editor & Publisher. The Wall Street Journal won the Eppy for best newspaper website with more than 1 million monthly unique visitors. Forbes.com was named the best business and finance website with more than 1 million unique visitors, […]
CNNMoney launches international page
CNNMoney international editor Mark Thompson sent out the following message on Thursday morning: The next big milestone in the evolution of business news on CNN is here. CNNMoney is now the business news website for CNN International, offering our audience an experience that combines the strength of our reporting across digital and TV. When you […]
CNNMoney.com grows audience by betting on video
CNNMoney.com, which lost content from Fortune and Money magazine earlier this year, hasn’t suffered, seeing a 40-percent increase in visitors to its website since April by betting heavily on video. The site had 25 million unique visitors in September, up 42 percent from the 17.6 million in visitors it recorded in April, shortly before Fortune […]
CNNMoney.com seeks business and travel luxury editor
CNNMoney.com is looking for a senior business & luxury travel editor to launch a new line of coverage for the digital and broadcast network. Coverage will include consumer, business and luxury travel. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of the airline, hotel, and hospitality and general travel industries. He or she will be extremely […]
CNNMoney lays off biz reporter in Washington
Jennifer Liberto, a business reporter for CNNMoney in Washington, was laid off effective Aug. 31, sources confirmed to Talking Biz News. She has been CNN’s only person in DC dedicated full-time to covering business and economic news. Her position is actually being eliminated. CNNMoney executive editor Lex Haris did not immediately respond to an email, […]
CNNMoney able to bridge TV and digital
Jordan Charlton of TVNewser writes about the revamped CNNMoney.com after attending its official launch party in New York. Charlton writes, “‘We’re uniquely positioned to report on financial, money, media, and luxury news because of our prowess across both digital and television,’ CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker told TVNewser at the event. “‘CNNMoney is able to […]
Zucker: CNNMoney is fresh, inventive editorial
Jeff Zucker, president of CNN Worldwide, sent out the following message to the staff on Monday: If you visit CNNMoney today, you’ll see some significant changes – the site is featuring a new logo, new beats and fresh, inventive editorial. That’s because yesterday, as part of the Time Inc. spinoff from Time Warner, CNN took […]
