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 […]

The money news that matters most

Lex Haris, the executive editor of CNNMoney.com, writes about the website’s coverage going forward in the wake of its split with Fortune and Money magazines. Haris writes, “Our focus is the money news that matters most to you: The person striving hard to get to the next level. The entrepreneur. The individual investor. CNNMoney is […]

Fortune, Money roll out new websites

Time Inc. magazines Fortune and Money will roll out their own websites at 10 a.m. on Sunday, freeing themselves from the CNNMoney.com joint venture that had contained their content for nearly a decade. The new websites are part of a strategy by the company, which  is splitting from the cable operations, to build the brand […]

CNNMoney names Barbieri managing editor

CNNMoney.com executive editor Lex Haris sent out the following announcement on Friday: I am very happy to announce that we have a new Managing Editor: Rich Barbieri. As the entire team knows, Rich has been the key to so much of our success over the past few years: He helped build CNNMoney’s newsroom into an […]

CNNMoney expanding content areas, video as it loses Fortune and Money

CNNMoney.com will introduce major changes to its website on Sunday that are the result of its parent company spinning off its magazine operation into a separate entity. The changes include two new sections covering luxury and media news, an expanded tech news section and an increased emphasis on digital video. Two Flipboard magazines, one on […]

Alesci leaving Bloomberg TV for CNNMoney

Caleb Silver, director of business news for CNN/CNNMoney, sent out the following announcement on Thursday: I am thrilled to share with you that Cristina Alesci will be joining CNN and the new CNNMoney team as a correspondent beginning next month. Cristina comes to us from Bloomberg Television where her industry-leading coverage of high-profile deals and […]

Time Inc. losing CNNMoney’s profits

Peter Kafka of Re/Code writes about how the spin off of Time Inc. means that it will lose the profits generated by CNNMoney.com. Kafka writes, “A new SEC filing from Time Inc. offers a brief glimpse into the site’s economics: In the first quarter of the year, CNNMoney generated $9 million in revenue, down from […]

CNN names VP to oversee CNNMoney

Ed O’Keefe, former editor-in-chief of NowThis News, will join CNN as vice president of CNNMoney and Politics. In this role, O’Keefe will oversee all digital content for the two beats and be responsible for the creation of cross-platform content. “Ed is uniquely suited for this job. He specializes in mobile, social and video storytelling — […]

CNNMoney promotes Haris to executive editor

Meredith Artley, vice president and managing editor of CNN Digital, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday morning: Lex Haris is now the Executive Editor of CNNMoney. Lex has been doing an excellent job as the interim editor for CNNMoney for the past few months since Peacock’s departure. Lex has put a focus on getting […]