Forbes appoints Marcus assistant managing editor
Forbes has tapped Jeffrey Marcus as assistant managing editor overseeing the Forbes Contributor Network. In his new role, Marcus will lead a team of producers and editors focused on overseeing the Contributor Network of writers and experts to create engaging content across all beats. He will also be working with the Product, Video, Social, Audience […]
Forbes Advisor hires Riquier to cover housing and mortgages
Forbes Advisor has hired MarketWatch.com reporter Andrea Riquier to cover mortgages and the housing market. She had been covering the housing market at MarketWatch.com but most recently had ben covering the exchange traded fund beat for the publication. Riquier has been with MarketWatch.com for nearly four years. Prior to that, she worked as a reporter for Investor’s Business Daily, Debtwire and Bloomberg. […]
Binance is investing $200 million into Forbes
Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, is making a $200 million investment in Forbes, reports Hugh Son of CNBC. Son reports, “The funds will help Forbes execute on its plan to merge with a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, in the first quarter, according to people with knowledge of the deal. “Investors have grown skeptical of SPAC […]
An analysis of what’s wrong with Forbes.com
Joshua Benton of Nieman Journalism Lab writes about the problems with Forbes.com. Benton writes, “Forbes’ staff of journalists could produce great work, sure. But there were only so many of them, and they cost a lot of money. Why not open the doors to Forbes.com to a swarm of outside ‘contributors’ — barely vetted, unedited, expected […]
Forbes seeks a news desk reporter
Forbes believes in the power of entrepreneurial capitalism and uses it on various platforms to ignite the conversations that drive systemic change in business, culture and society. We celebrate success and are committed to using our megaphone to drive diversity, equity and inclusion. Forbes has recently announced plans to go public and to be listed […]
Forbes seeks assistant editor for leadership and communities
Forbes Media seeks an Assistant Editor to support the Forbes Leadership + Communities team. This is a junior position appropriate for candidates with a background covering or interest in business leaders, innovators and disruptors, as well as a demonstrable foundation in reporting, writing and multimedia journalism. Assistant Editors are the linchpin of the Forbes newsroom. […]
Forbes promotes Voytko to senior entertainment reporter
Lisette Voytko is now a senior entertainment reporter at Forbes focusing on deal making and earnings in Hollywood, television, music, influencing and everything in between. Previously, she was an entertainment reporter, and before that, has served as a wealth reporter and breaking news reporter. She has also worked freelance. She was formerly a politics reporter […]
Levine departs Politico for Forbes
Alexandra Levine has joined Forbes as a senior writer, tech and innovation. She comes from Politico, where she reported on privacy and data protection. Before that, she covered the intersection of tech, government and public policy. She was also the author of Politico’s popular daily newsletter, Morning Tech. Before that, Levine was a Metro reporter […]
Forbes faces long work hours, low pay and a lack of promotions
Claire Atkinson of Insider writes about the culture at Forbes, where the staff has complained about long working long hours for low pay, a lack of promotions, and workplace inequity. Atkinson writes, “While many businesses have suffered from the “Great Resignation,” Forbes has lost scores of top staff — including its head of communications, head […]
Forbes hires Ivry as executive editor of enterprise
Forbes has hired longtime business journalist Bob Ivry to be executive editor of enterprise. It’s new position that will oversee value-added reporting. Ivry will report to editor in chief Randall Lane. Ivry had been at Bloomberg News before leaving in 2021. He had been at Bloomberg since 2006 as a reporter and editor and has […]
