Forbes chief content officer Lane has left
Randall Lane, the chief content officer at Forbes, has left the business news organization. “We can confirm that Randall Lane is no longer with Forbes,” said a Forbes spokeswoman. “Forbes remains focused on delivering trusted journalism and world-class storytelling across our platforms. We have a strong editorial leadership team in place and will share additional […]
Di Licosa departs Forbes for CBS News
CBS News has hired Martina Di Licosa as a digital producer. For the past year, she has been a reporter on the wealth team at Forbes. She graduated from the Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Di Licosa has interned at National Geographic, “Saturday Night Live” and Fox Corp. She received her undergraduate degree from New York University.
Wired seeks an editor to lead its business coverage
WIRED is seeking an experienced editor to lead our business coverage. Reporting to WIRED’s executive editor, this is a senior management position with oversight of 10+ reporters and editors across our US and UK teams. In this role, you will be responsible for both the big picture and the smaller details. Working with WIRED’s senior […]
Forbes starting creator content effort
Forbes announced Monday the launch of “Forbes Creator,” a social-first network designed to deliver premium content and storytelling across Forbes’ digital platforms. The target audience is creators, entrepreneurs, industry leaders and subject matter experts. “Forbes Creator” plans to produce original content and develop IP spanning social media, video, podcasts and live experiences. Forbes will launch […]
Forbes launches AI-powered podcast
Forbes has launched an artificial intelligence-powered audio experience on its homepage that turns its top three stories of the day into a five-minute podcast, reports Sara Guaglione of Digiday. Guaglione reports, “Keeping a human in the loop is an essential part of the ‘Daily Brief,’ she said. Before a briefing goes out each day, a human […]
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 […]
