Forbes hires Council from WSJ, Schulz from LA Times
Forbes has hired Jared Council as senior editor for For(bes) the Culture & DEI. Council will report and edit stories at the intersection of business and race, focused on building For(bes) the Culture’s editorial depth and reach, while continuing to grow the State of Black Entrepreneurship platform. Council, reporting to Ali Jackson-Jolley, assistant managing editor, […]
Senior editor Gara departs Forbes for FT
Forbes senior editor Antoine Gara will be joining the Financial Times to cover private capital. His new role begins Oct. 4. He comes from Forbes, where he spent over 6 years, most recently serving as a senior editor. Before that, he held the posts of staff writer and associate editor. He has also reported for […]
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 […]
