Monllos among the Digiday layoffs

Kristina Monllos, senior marketing editor at Digiday, was among the layoffs at the news organization. She had been at Digiday for six years. She is starting a Substack newsletter here. Monllos previously worked at Adweek for five years as a staff writer and senior editor. She also worked at Euromoney Institutional Investor for more than […]

Digiday reporter Swant departs

Marty Swant, Digiday senior reporter covering marketing and technology, has departed the news organization in a restructuring. He has been with Digiday since June 2022. He previously was editor of the Forbes CMO Network and a staff writer at Forbes covering marketing, advertising and technology. Previously, he was at Adweek, where he reported on emerging technologies […]

Digiday’s Lee now covering media and entertainment

Digiday senior reporter Alexander Lee is now covering media and entertainment. He will continue to report on gaming, esports, and the metaverse for Digiday. Before joining Digiday, Lee spent four years as a freelance writer for the Washington Post, ESPN, the Nation, and a slew of other national and regional outlets, websites, and now-defunct blogs. He also […]

Digiday seeks a senior media editor

Digiday Media is looking for an experienced journalist to oversee Digiday’s coverage of the media industry, with an emphasis on major publishers such as The New York Times, News Corp, Axel Springer, BuzzFeed, Vox Media and Dotdash Meredith. –The senior media editor will be well-sourced at major publishers as well as at top companies that […]

Barber departs Digiday for The Trade Desk

Digiday reporter Kayleigh Barber has left the news organization to become editor of The Trade Desk’s Edge Academy. She has been at Digiday covering the media industry for the past five years. Barber previously worked at Folio as an assistant editor. She is a graduate of Penn State University, where she was editor in chief of the […]

Digiday hires Bradley to cover marketing

Sam Bradley

Digiday has hired Sam Bradley as a senior reporter covering marketing. He previously was at The Drum, writing about the business of advertising and marketing agencies across the world. He had been at The Drum for more than six years. Bradley also worked at Press Data as a news researcher. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the […]

Modern Retail seeks a reporter

Modern Retail, Digiday Media’s retail-focused digital publication, is looking for an enterprising journalist to chronicle the reinvention of the retail industry and the ways technology has upended traditional retail business models. They will help shape Modern Retail’s coverage by identifying emerging industry trends, keeping tabs on noteworthy digitally native startups and reporting on the evolving […]

Digiday’s parent names new CEO

Digiday Media, the parent company of Digiday, Glossy, Modern Retail and Worklife, has promoted chief operating officer David Amrani to CEO. Nick Friese, who has served as Digiday’s CEO since founding the company in 2008, will remain chairman and focus on Digiday’s partnerships, acquisitions, investments and further extensions of its core brands. “From the rise […]

Digiday appoints Lee senior gaming and esports reporter

Digiday has promoted Alexander Lee to the post of senior gaming and esports reporter. Before this, Lee held the post of gaming and esports reporter. He wrote about the convergence of physical and virtual space, focused on gaming, esports, and the metaverse. He worked freelance for the Washington Post, The Nation and ESPN. He also […]

Digiday seeks a senior reporter

Digiday Media – the umbrella company of the publications Digiday, Glossy, Modern Retail and Work Life – is looking for an experienced business reporter. The ideal candidate will have a background in business journalism – well versed in subjects like media, advertising, retail, fashion and beauty – as well as a readiness to learn about […]