Bloomberg, Business Insider, Wired among Deadline Club finalists
The finalists have been selected from more than 500 entries to the Deadline Club’s 2026 Awards contest, listed in alphabetical order within each of the 36 categories. Winners will be announced and trophies given out at the Deadline Club’s annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, May 14 at the Harvard Club. Here are the finalists in […]
Consumer Reports revives “Bread & Butter” newsletter
Consumer Reports is bringing back its “Bread & Butter” newsletter, which offered personal finance advice to consumers during the Depression and World War II, reports Laura Hazard Owen of Nieman Reports. Owen reports, “This time around, rather than being sent via mail for $0.05 per copy or $1 per year, the newsletter comes to subscribers for free via […]
Consumer Reports hires Martineau as senior investigative reporter
Paris Martineau has been hired by Consumer Reports as a senior investigative reporter. She is joining the special projects team. Martineau was previously a tech and investigative reporter at tech news site The Information before leaving earlier this year. Martineau previously worked at Wired magazine. Martineau also worked at The Outline as a staff writer, covering tech news, social media manipulation, and privacy. […]
Consumer Reports hires Radford as its new CEO
Consumer Reports has hired Phil Radford as its next president and CEO. Radford previously served as chief strategy officer at Sierra Club and will assume his new role at the beginning of February. He replaces Marta Tellado, who has been CEO since 2014. Radford’s experience leading membership organizations, growing revenue models and tackling consumer issues will […]
Keehn, director of special projects at Consumer Reports, dies at 64
Joel Keehn, director of special projects at Consumer Reports, has died at the age of 64 from injuries sustained in a fall. An obituary states, “He was born in New Delhi, India on May 16th, 1960, the sixth and youngest child of Martha McKee Keehn and Thomas B. Keehn. He graduated from PS 101, Russell […]
Consumer Reports promotes Grudo to executive managing editor
Gideon Grudo has been promoted to executive managing editor at Consumer Reports. He has been managing editor of content strategy for the past 18 months. Grudo has also been managing editor of updates. He joined Consumer Reports in 2022 after working at NBC, where he founded the shopping vertical Select. Grudo is a graduate of Florida […]
Consumer Reports gets $5 million from Newmark Philanthropies
Consumer Reports has received a a new investment of $5 million from Craig Newmark Philanthropies that will accelerate its vision of a digital marketplace where safety, cybersecurity, and transparency are standard across products and service. The work will include the development of tools for consumers to stay secure from cyber attacks. Consumer Reports will conduct […]
Consumer Reports hires Kravitz as deputy editor
Joel Keehn, director of content for special projects at Consumer Reports, sent out the following on Tuesday: Please join me in welcoming Derek Kravitz to CR! He joins the Special Projects team as our new reporter and writer covering the Digital Marketplace, including how AI is and will be affecting consumers. He will be working closely […]
Karpatkin, who doubled subs at Consumer Reports, dies at 93
Rhoda Karpatkin, who doubled subscriptions at Consumer Reports during her time, died at 93 from brain cancer. Sam Roberts of the New York Times writes, “Ms. Karpatkin, a New York lawyer and civil rights advocate, had served for 16 years as the nonprofit organization’s counsel when she was selected in 1974 as executive director, the first […]
Consumer Reports’ Kirkpatrick joining Fresno Bee
Christopher Kirkpatrick, who was deputy director of content development at Consumer Reports, has been hired by the Fresno Bee to be senior editor. Joshua Tehee of the Bee writes, “The Detroit native is a longtime reporter and newsroom manager with a history in investigative journalism. “As the senior news director at the Detroit Free Press, he […]
