CNNMoney hires markets and investing reporter

Melvin Backman has been hired to cover markets and investing for CNNMoney.com, according to a post on his Facebook page. Backman writes: I’m trying to write about business, finance and economic for people who aren’t usually into that sort of stuff, so any suggestions or ideas about things to write about would be awesome. […]
CNNMoney.com seeks markets reporter

The Staff Reporter for Markets and Investing at CNNMoney.com will be responsible for reporting, writing and developing stories about financial markets and investing, one of CNNMoney’s five main beats. The Staff Reporter will be expected to excel at story development and writing and help the team’s efforts with audience building, innovation and social media. Areas […]
CNNMoney names new markets and investing editor

CNNMoney.com managing editor Lex Haris sent out the following announcement: I’m pleased to announce that Heather Long will be joining CNNMoney as Markets & Investing editor. It became immediately clear to all of us that Heather has a lot of smart, innovative ideas for approaching coverage. It’s easy to see why from her background: Heather […]
Peacock, head of CNNMoney, is leaving next month

Chris Peacock, the business journalist who has overseen CNNMoney.com for the past 10 years, is leaving the joint venture between Time Inc. and CNN next month. His last day will be March 14. As the executive editor and vice president of CNNMoney.com, Peacock oversees the site’s content strategy. Since Peacock joined CNNMoney.com in 2004, traffic […]
CNNMoney seeks markets and investing writer

The staff writer for markets and investing will be responsible for reporting, writing and developing stories about financial markets and investing, one of CNNMoney’s five main beats. The staff writer will be expected to excel at story development and writing and help the team’s efforts with audience building, innovation and franchise development. Story development: Cultivate […]
CNNMoney seeks markets and investing editor

CNNMoney is looking for an editor to oversee its markets and investing coverage. The section editor-markets will run a team of reporters in markets, one of CNNMoney’s five main beats. The section editor-markets will be expected to deliver results in the following areas: Breaking News: The Editor will ensure that we cover all major developments. […]
Forbes leads biz media among digital audience

Lewis Dvorkin, the chief product officer at Forbes Media, writes about how business news media are attempting to increase their digital audience. Dvorkin writes,”I saw the numbers in the chart below (November 2013) for the first time a few weeks ago when comScore came in to tell us about its multi-platform reporting capabilities. The light […]
Time and CNN to end CNNMoney.com JV

Keith Kelly of The New York Post is reporting that Time Inc. and CNN will end their CNNMoney.com joint venture when the Time magazine operation is spun off. Kelly writes, “News Group president Todd Larsen told staffers that CNN Money will no longer be a joint venture between Time Inc. and Turner, the cable parent […]
CNNMoney.com hires reporter/producer in London

CNNMoney.com managing editor Lex Haris sent out the following staff announcement on Monday: I am pleased to announce that we’ve hired a new reporter/producer for our London bureau: Virginia Harrison. It’s been nearly one year since we began CNNMoney’s global expansion, and the impact has been pronounced: We are ever closer to 24-7 coverage, with […]
CNNMoney.com makes promotions, has openings

CNNMoney managing editor Lex Haris sent out the following email Thursday morning: We’re happy to announce some exciting changes in the CNNMoney newsroom. Nicole Ridgway is being promoted to Senior Editor. She will continue to run our personal finance coverage, and take on a key new responsibility – overseeing small business. David Goldman is being […]