How a Gulf financial news startup collapsed
Kelsey Warner of Semafor writes about Moniify, a financial news site backed by an Egyptian billionaire, has flopped. Warner writes, “Staffed up with alums from places like Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, VICE News, The Wall Street Journal, and the South China Morning Post, Moniify tried to differentiate itself in a quickly expanding landscape of fin-fluencers and financial […]
Houston Landing is closing after two years
The Houston Landing board has voted to shut down the nonprofit newsroom in the face of financial challenges. A story on its website states, “Although Houston Landing launched with significant seed funding, it has been unable to build additional revenue streams to support ongoing operations. “The newsroom anticipates it will cease publishing by mid-May of […]
Quartz has laid off most of its editorial staff
Business publication Quartz, which has been sold off, has axed almost all of its editorial team, making it the latest media brand to see low-quality AI use precede mass layoffs, reports Maggie Harrison Dupre of Futurism. Dupre writes, “The Gizmodo Media Group Union, which represents workers at G/O brands including Quartz, cited the Quartz slop in a powerful […]
Industry Dive is shutting Agriculture Dive
Industry Dive is shutting its Agriculture Dive newsletter, which launched in 2023, and moving that content over to Food Dive. Sarah Zimmerman, the editor of Agriculture Dive, writes on LinkedIn: “I’m incredibly heartened by the feedback and traction Agriculture Dive has gotten in the short 1.5 years of its existence — at the end, we […]
Tech site AnandTech shuts after 27 years
After over 27 years of covering the wide – and wild – word of computing hardware, Friday is AnandTech’s final day of publication. Ryan Smith of AnandTech writes, “Still, few things last forever, and the market for written tech journalism is not what it once was – nor will it ever be again. So, the […]
Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News to stop publishing
The parent of Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News said it will stop publishing the two publications at the end of September. A SmartBrief newsletter on media and entertainment, plus a reformatted nexttv.com website, will launch on Oct. 1. “This industry is going through rapid transformation that requires our business to adapt,” said Future B2B […]
Executive editor Pearson among the Vice layoffs
Jordan Pearson, the executive editor of technology coverage at Vice, was among the layoffs earlier this week. Pearson ran its Motherboard technology and science site. He previously had been managing editor and a senior editor. He started at Motherboard as a staff writer and was executive producer of its “Cryptoland” documentary series. Pearson holds a […]
Westfair Biz Journal lays off editor in chief
Westfair Communications, the Mount Kisco, New York-based publisher of the Westfair Business Journal, laid off three of its staffers last week. Those losing their jobs were editor Phil Hall, marketing coordinator Carolyn Meaney and research coordinator Sebastian Flores. Hall’s writing for Westfair Communications has earned multiple awards from the Connecticut Press Club and the Connecticut […]
NY real estate site Brick Underground is closing
Brick Underground, which covered New York real estate news, is closing unless it finds a buyer. Publisher and founder Teri Karush Rogers wrote in an email: However, despite our passion and commitment, the economic reality of running an independent media site has caught up with us. The evolving digital advertising landscape has only compounded these […]
FT shuts CPG Specialist
The Financial Times has closed its CPG Specialist publication, part of its Money-Media operation, a spokeswoman confirmed to Talking Biz News. It had a full-time editorial staff of three. The publication covered the changing dynamics of U.S. consumer behavior and buying patterns and how those trends impact food and beverage manufacturers. Its focus was on […]
