Politico hires Zak of CNN Business to be head of newsletters
Politico Editorial Director of Strategy and Operations Alexandra Manzano, Editor-in-Chief Matt Kaminski and Executive Editor of Platforms and Operations Joe Schatz sent out the following on Thursday: Each month, this newsroom publishes thousands of unique newsletter editions that reach millions of readers. Politico has long been an industry leader in newsletters (before it was cool) […]
CNN Business launches investigation into how female staffers are treated
CNN Business has started an internal investigation into its culture and the treatment of female employees, reports Steven Perlberg of Business Insider. Perlberg reports, “The investigation was prompted by the February departure of Annalyn Kurtz, a senior editor in the roughly 60-person newsroom, two of the people said. CNN Business houses the cable network’s digital coverage […]
CNN names biz/tech correspondent Gold its Israel correspondent
Hadas Gold, who has been a business, media and technology correspondent for CNN Business based in London, has been named CNN’s Israel correspondent. She has been in London for CNN Business since 2017. She previously worked for Politico. and her work appeared across CNN Politics, CNNMoney, and CNN. Prior to joining CNN, Gold spent more than five years at Politico […]
NBC News, STAT, CNN Business win Eppy Awards
The following winners have been named winners in the annual EPPY Awards for digital media: Best Business Reporting on a Website with 1-million unique monthly visitors and over went to “NBC News Reporting Series: The Paycheck Protection Program” by NBC News. The finalists were Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg News. Best Business Reporting on a Website […]
CNN’s Jason Farkas talks covering COVID-19
We sat down (virtually) with CNN Business General Manager and VP Jason Farkas to discuss the organization’s coverage of COVID-19. When did you start covering COVID and at what point did you realize that this was going to be THE story for the foreseeable future? I think the stock market began registering the COVID threat […]
CNN Business hires editors for beat teams, promotes staffers
Jason Farkas, general manager of CNN Business, sent out the following announcement on Thursday: Hello all – I have some exciting news to share. In December 2019, the leadership team at CNN Business presented a newsroom redesign that called for the establishment of a Newsdesk alongside five Beat Teams – Tech, Media, Markets, Transportation and Consumer. To bring the plan to life we needed to recruit first class editors to […]
CNN Business seeks newsdesk editor in Hong Kong
CNN Business is hiring a Newsdesk Editor in Hong Kong to enhance its digital coverage of Asia, focusing on technology, markets and economy, transportation, consumer business and media. Reporting to the Asia Editor, CNN Business, the Newsdesk Editor will help shape our coverage by finding and developing stories of importance for audiences in Asia-Pacific and […]
CNN Business looking to hire assistant managing editor
CNN Business is seeking an assistant managing editor in New York to play a key role in running its tech, media, transportation, consumer and features teams. As an assistant managing editor, you will report to the managing editor for these teams, who will depend on you to help give them direction and guidance for day-to-day […]
CNN Business seeks a consumer products editor
CNN Business is hiring a section editor in New York to run its coverage of consumer products, from food to retail to cannabis and lots of stuff in between. We’re looking for an enterprising, engaged and organized editor. The ideal candidate loves covering breaking news in their area, and always has a smart idea for […]
Iyengar joining CNN Business in San Francisco
Rishi Iyengar, the India editor for CNN Business in New Delhi, tasked with covering the country’s rapidly growing economy and the companies looking to cash in on it, is moving to the San Francisco bureau to join the tech team. Before joining CNN, he spent two years at Time magazine in Hong Kong, where he […]
