Motherboard reporters win Sidney award for Amazon union coverage
Lauren Kaori Gurley and Edward Ongweso Jr. of Vice’s Motherboard win the March Sidney Award for their coverage of the historic Amazon union election in Bessemer, Alabama. Workers at the massive Birmingham-area Amazon facility reached out to the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). Thus began the second, and by far the largest union election […]
How a reporter covers the psychedelics and cannabis industries
Yeji Jesse Lee of Insider talked about how she covers the psychedelics and cannabis industries. Here is an excerpt: What’s your favorite part about your job? I love feeling like I’m part of an industry that is growing alongside me. A year ago, hardly anyone had heard about the potential of psychedelics as treatments for […]
FairWarning closes after criticism over diversity
FairWarning.org, a California-based nonprofit website that covers safety, health and corporate conduct, closed last week amid concerns about diversity, reports Skye Witley of Current. Witley reports, “In a joint statement posted Tuesday, the staffers expressed surprise and regret about the demise of FairWarning. “‘… After telling us it would commission an independent investigation, the Board abruptly dropped that […]
Insider seeks tech companies editor
Insider Inc is hiring a tech companies editor to oversee our Big Tech enterprise reporting team. The mission of this role is two-fold: To strengthen our reporting so Insider’s coverage of Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook and Apple — as well as rising gig companies like Uber and Airbnb — is unmatched. To expand the current team […]
Lucid Motors to go public in largest SPAC deal to date
EV maker Lucid Motors is set to go public through a $11.75-billion merger with a blank-check company — the largest such deal to date. Reuters reported: Luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors on Monday agreed to go public by merging with blank-check firm Churchill Capital IV Corp in a deal that valued the combined company […]
United grounds Boeing 777s after engine failure incident
United Airlines has grounded all its Boeing 777s after an engine failure on one of these planes forced a flight to return to Denver Airport shortly after takeoff. CNN’s Pete Muntean and Alaa Elassar reported: United Airlines is removing all of its Boeing 777 planes currently in service that are powered by Pratt & Whitney […]
Insider working on docuseries about MoviePass
Insider has teamed up with a movie production studio to produce a docuseries about the demise of MoviePass based on its coverage, reports Denise Petski of Deadline Hollywood. Petski reports, “The docuseries is based on Insider reporter Jason Guerrasio’s award-winning coverage of the rise and fall of the company. Guerrasio’s reports chronicled MoviePass’ explosive growth in […]
KC Business Journal seeks a reporter
The Kansas City Business Journal is looking for a reporter to cover the best companies and businesspeople in the city. This reporter has our special publications as a primary beat. On this beat, this reporter will take the lead in writing for sections tied to such programs as Women Who Mean Business, NextGen Leaders and […]
Facebook cuts news access to Australians
Facebook has cut the access of Australians to news content on its platform in retaliation for a government plan to make social media pay for Australian news. NPR’s Bobby Allyn and Claire Miller reported: Facebook said Wednesday that it is preventing people inside Australia from accessing news stories on its platform. In addition, Facebook users […]
Streaming service pushes Disney to surprise profit for Q1
Disney reported a surprising profit for the last quarter of 2020–and its first fiscal one–driven by millions in new Disney+ subscriptions. Jon Swartz from MarketWatch reported: Walt Disney Co.’s streaming service, Disney+, proved again to be a big plus during a pandemic that has all but shuttered the Magic Kingdom’s other businesses. And that had […]
