The Information seeks an Alphabet/Google reporter
The Information was founded in late 2013 with a simple idea: write deeply reported articles about the technology industry that you won’t find elsewhere. Since then, we’ve become a disruptor in business news that’s moved markets, gotten the early scoop on billions of dollars of acquisitions, and told you what’s happening inside companies like Apple, […]
NY Times reporter Gelles: Biz journalism lionizes CEOs, companies
Anand Giridharadas of The Ink interviewed New York Times reporter David Gelles about his new book “The Man who Broke Capitalism,” and part of the discussion was about business journalism’s failures. Here is an excerpt: How do you think those two narratives are present in this failure of business journalism that we’re talking about? On the […]
FT editor Khalaf: Our coverage is under attack
Financial Times editor Roula Khalaf called for action to stop the intimidation of journalists in a speech this week, reports Bron Maher of Press Gazette. Maher writes, “According to Khalaf: ‘From autocracies to illiberal democracies and unfortunately even thriving democracies, journalists are maligned and manipulated, harassed and intimidated… “‘Our experience at the FT starkly illustrates the […]
Reuters news operation sees increase in revenue, profit
The Reuters news operation reported a 7 percent increase in revenue and a 31 percent increase in operating income in the first quarter, primarily due to a better performance in its operation aimed at professionals. The results were part of parent company Thomson Reuters’s earnings report. Revenue for the news operation rose to $176 million […]
How a NY Times reporter is covering Musk’s deal for Twitter
Lauren Hirsch of the New York Times was interviewed by Emmett Lindner about her coverage of Elon Musk’s $43 billion offer to acquire social media company Twitter. Here is an excerpt: How did you begin covering Twitter and Elon Musk? I write for DealBook, so I cover anything having to do with deals. I fell into […]
Newswire employees investigated for insider trading
Two Toronto-area programmers for GlobeNewswire, one of the largest wire services in the world, are under investigation as part of an insider-trading probe, reports Greg McArthur of The (Toronto) Globe and Mail. McArthur writes, “The regulator alleges that two software developers for Intrado Corporation, the U.S.-based telecommunications company that owns GlobeNewswire, regularly texted each other about draft […]
Bloomberg News seeks a social media reporter
Bloomberg News is one of the world’s biggest and most influential news organizations. Our Global Technology team closely covers the companies and entrepreneurs that are changing the world. We’re seeking a talented, dedicated and creative reporter to join our award-winning team in San Francisco to cover Facebook parent Meta and the social media business, including […]
Bloomberg hires Alba from NY Times to cover Google, Big Tech
Sarah Frier, Bloomberg’s Big Tech team leader, sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: I’m very excited to announce that Davey Alba will be joining us to help cover Google and Big Tech power in all its forms. She will start in May, based in New York. Davey comes to Bloomberg after almost three years […]
WSJ reporter Chin departing
Wall Street Journal reporter Kimberly Chin is leaving the newspaper for a new opportunity. She has been covering companies and their sustainability efforts. Chin joined the Journal as a breaking news reporter on the real-time news desk. Chin previously was an intern at Business Insider, writing markets and economics stories for Markets Insider, a sister publication of Business Insider. She also […]
MLex hires Rubenfeld to cover anti-corruption and bribery
Financial news service MLex has hired Samuel Rubenfeld to cover anti-corruption and bribery. He will start in March. Rubenfeld has been an editor of the Kharon Brief, which reports on global security, since 2019. Rubenfeld worked for almost 10 years at The Journal, spending the majority of his time there reporting on issues of illicit finance with […]
