Forbes agrees to pay $10 million to settle lawsuit
Forbes Media has preliminarily agreed to pay $10 million and change its business practices to settle a class action lawsuit filed by plaintiffs who allege its website tracked them across the internet without their consent, reports Suzanne Smalley of The Record. Smalley reports, “Plaintiffs had alleged that Forbes violated California’s invasion of Privacy Act and Unfair Competition […]
The Information hires Liu to cover Nvidia
Amir Efrati of The Information sent out the following on Friday to the staff: Team, Please give a warm welcome to Phoebe Liu, who is joining The Information to lead our coverage of Nvidia. Phoebe will get inside the world’s most valuable company, which is at the center of a once-in-a-generation boom and led by a relentless CEO doing […]
Forbes hires Connley-Hampton to cover careers
Forbes has hired Courtney Connley-Hampton to cover careers. She previously covered the beat for CNBC Make It. Connley-Hampton has been freelancing for the past year. She previously was a senior editor at Chief and also worked at ABC News. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland.
Forbes story on mass murder including prediction game
Forbes published a story about a Louisiana man that killed 8 children over the weekend containing a box that asked readers to predict whether Congress would do anything about gun control, reports Matthew Gault of 404 Media. Gault reports, “‘Congress WILL/ WON’T pass new gun safety legislation before 31st December 2026?’ The box said then asked readers to ‘make […]
Facing declining traffic, Forbes turns to wine
Forbes is creating a wine-focused content vertical, commerce site and membership program to grow direct consumer revenue beyond its traffic-dependent businesses, reports Sara Guaglione of Digiday. Guaglione reports, “There’s a sense of urgency to the strategy. In Q1 2026, Forbes’ site traffic was down 37 percent year over year, according to Emily Jackson, svp of revenue and […]
Ahuja on what interests Forbes for coverage
Meredith Klein of Meredith & The Media spoke with Maneet Ahuja, an editor at large at Forbes. Here is an excerpt: Everyone wants to be in Forbes—but there’s a bar to be in Forbes. Can you give us a little color? Does it need to be a household name? Can startups get on the list? Is […]
Forbes partners with Howard comm school
Forbes is partnering with the Journalism Program in the Cathy Hughes School of Communications at Howard University to create a direct pathway for one Howard journalism student to join the Forbes newsroom each year, reports Ali Jackson-Jolley of Forbes. Jackson-Jolley writes, “The selected student will work alongside reporters and editors covering business, wealth and leadership—and will […]
Forbes senior editor Young: Follow your curiosity
Forbes senior editor Jabari Young spoke with Tyler Welch of The Daily Campus about his work. Here is an excerpt: Tyler Welch: When it comes to covering sports business, where do you say you find your best stories? Would you say it’s more about following the money, or is it more about the people and the connections […]
Forbes hires Goudreau as executive editor
Jenna Goudreau, executive editor at CNBC Make It and previous Forbes reporter, is rejoining Forbes as executive editor of the new service desk. She will start March 9. One of her first tasks will be to hire writers covering small business, education, careers and other beat areas where Forbes can offer actionable advice that translates […]
Forbes seeks a reporter to cover higher education
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