Consumer Reports to lay off 20+ employees, eliminates 28 job vacancies
Consumer Reports CEO Marta Tellado sent out the following to the staff: Dear Colleagues, As a mission-driven organization, we have a profound obligation to deliver trusted information, especially when it’s in short supply. And we must continue to hold big companies and powerful interests accountable in order to create a more fair and just marketplace. Our mission […]
Consumer Reports hires Kirchner as investigative reporter
Consumer Reports has hired Lauren Kirchner to be an investigative reporter on its special projects team. She started on Monday. Kirchner has been a reporter for technology news site The Markup. She wrote about the intersection between government and technology and how the use of data in decisions affects us all, particularly the most vulnerable. She previously […]
Schecter named acting head of content at Consumer Reports
Jennifer Shecter, senior director of content impact and corporate outreach at Consumer Reports, has been named acting head of content at the publication. Lauren Stanich, senior vice president and chief membership officer, in a note to the staff wrote: I am pleased to share that Jen Shecter will now become Acting Head of Content reporting […]
Consumer Reports chief content officer Bounds is departing for Smart News
Gwendolyn Bounds, vice president and chief content officer at Consumer Reports, is leaving the publication to become head of content at SmartNews. Rich Jaroslovsky, vice president of content and chief journalist at SmartNews, writes: I’m delighted to announce that Gwendolyn (Wendy) Bounds is joining our team in a new role as Executive Director and Head […]
Consumer Reports seeks investigative reporter for consumer safety
Consumer Reports’ investigative journalism team has alerted consumers to the potentially dangerous levels of toxic chemicals in their drinking water and arsenic in their baby food, taken both a well-known manufacturer and the government to task for keeping a product linked to infant fatalities on the market and, and shared how neighborhoods with a disproportionately high number of people […]
WSJ hires Felton to cover auto industry
The Wall Street Journal has hired Ryan Felton to cover the auto industry. He has been an investigative reporter on the Special Projects team at Consumer Reports, where he has written about bottled water, electric scooters, and safety recalls in Uber and Lyft vehicles. Felton previously was at auto industry site Jalopnik, where he was a transportation and technology […]
Consumer Reports seeks deputy content editor for home and appliances
Consumer Reports is looking for an enthusiastic, organized, and creative editor to help develop the Home & Appliance division’s content strategy, covering everything from the best mattresses of the year and emerging and trending products to how to find an appliance during a shortage and how to lower your utility bills. You’ll work closely with our team of in-house writers and editors […]
Consumer Reports has hired a chief strategy officer
Consumer Reports said Thursday that it has hired Jessica Freireich as chief strategy officer. Freireich will lead the organization’s strategy and planning as Consumer Reports continues to build new business and impact initiatives that can shape the marketplace to be truly consumer-driven. “We are delighted to welcome Jessica to the leadership team at Consumer Reports,” […]
Lashbrook joins Consumer Reports as a writer/reporter
Consumer Reports has hired Angela Lashbrook as a writer/reporter. Currently, she writes a column at Medium’s OneZero called “Microprocessing,” which addresses our relation with technology. She also writes about science, health, tech, and books for The Outline, VICE, Vox, The Atlantic, NYLON, and others as a freelancer. Lashbrook was also a social media editor at […]
Consumer Reports seeks a senior writer/editor for electronics
Founded in 1936, Consumer Reports has a mission to create a fair and just marketplace for all. Widely known for our rigorous research and testing of products and services, we also survey millions of consumers each year, report extensively on marketplace issues, and advocate for consumer rights and protections around safety, digital rights, financial fairness, […]
