Forbes hires McGregor as a senior editor

Forbes has hired business journalist Jena McGregor to be a senior editor. McGregor, who has spent the last 11 years at The Washington Post, will start Oct. 1 and will be spearheading the Work and Leadership channel, leading coverage of the workplace, careers and leadership issues. “There’s never been a more dynamic time to be guiding coverage […]

Forbes taps Dellatto for news desk

Marisa Dellatto is now a news desk reporter at Forbes, covering breaking news, arts and entertainment. Previously, she worked as an editorial assistant, features and then as a features reporter at the New York Post. She was also a magazine, travel and address co-op, and then a lifestyle co-op at Boston Globe Media. She has […]

Kvetenadze joins breaking news team at Forbes

Téa Kvetenadze has joined the breaking news team at Forbes. She joins from Politico, where she was an editorial intern. She was also a stringer at The New York Times and has also interned at Reuters. Kvetenadze has also worked at the New York Post and Washington Square News. She was also editor-in-chief at Bedford […]

MarketWatch names Vardi of Forbes its ME of enterprise

MarketWatch.com head of content Jeremy Olshan sent out the following announcement: I am thrilled to announce that Nathan Vardi is joining MarketWatch as Managing Editor for enterprise. Nathan is a fantastic journalist and deft editor, with a keen eye for finding the big money stories. In his two-plus decades at Forbes, most recently as senior editor, […]

Does Forbes have the size to be successful as a public company?

Aaron Elstein of Crain’s New York Business writes about Forbes’ plan to go public. Elstein writes, “The big idea behind Forbes’ proposed turn as a public company is transforming it into a licensing company. “It’s not a new idea. Forbes succeeded back in the day because ownership picked sharp editors, like Michaels, while marketing itself as […]

How Forbes’ different businesses produce revenue

Sara Guaglione of Digiday has a breakdown of the financial performance of the different business units at Forbes as it prepares to go public. Guaglione writes, “This year, Forbes is projected to generate $138 million in media revenue (up 5% year over year), $47 million in brand extensions revenue (up 19% year over year) and $16 […]

Forbes promotes Solender to senior reporter covering White House

Forbes has promoted Andrew Solender to senior reporter covering the White House, Congress, and all things political. He previously covered the transition and Congress, as well as the 2020 election. Solender previously held the post of editor-in-chief at The Vassar Insider. Before that, he was a political correspondent for Luminary Media. In addition, he has also served […]

Forbes is going public at $630 million valuation

Forbes announced Thursday that it will become a public company in a deal with special purpose acquisition company Magnum Opus that values the combined operation at $630 million. The deal is expected to raise approximately $600 million — approximately $200 million of cash held in Magnum Opus’ trust account and $400 million of additional capital […]

Forbes seeks arts and entertainment reporter on news desk

Forbes is growing its News Desk and looking for a generalist with a particular interest in covering Arts and Entertainment. The ideal candidate should be a news obsessive with the ability to think quickly and creatively off breaking news and emerging news trends. The challenge for the desk is to quickly distill big news events […]

Forbes seeks a West Coast reporter on its news desk

Forbes is growing and looking to quickly expand its News Desk with journalists who can cover stories breaking on the West Coast. The ideal candidate should be a news obsessive with the ability to think quickly and creatively off breaking news and emerging news trends. The challenge for the desk is to quickly distill big […]