Editorial workers at Forbes vote to join union
Editorial employees at Forbes voted 67-7 to be represented by The NewsGuild of New York, TNG-CWA Local 31003 in a National Labor Relations Board election that concluded Tuesday. The more than 100-person bargaining unit includes reporters, editors, designers, videographers and social media editors. “After months of organizing, we’re proud of our newsroom for coming together […]
Top biz news sites see decline in readership
Almost all of the top news websites have seen double-digit declines in readership in the past year, and the business news websites are no exception, according to comScore data. Business Insider reported 60.9 million unique visitors in June, down 12.3 percent from its 69.4 million unique visitors in May and down 31.2 percent from its […]
White joins Forbes as deputy social media director
Everic White is now a deputy social media director at Forbes. He joins from Bloomberg QuickTake where he was a social media editor. He was also a social media specialist at CNBC and a web editor at RNN. He was also a web producer at Politico. White has also interned at NY1 News and Guardian […]
Gliadkovskaya joining FierceHealth as a staff writer
Anastassia Gliadkovskaya will be joining FierceHealth as a staff reporter, covering health care with a focus on business and policy. Her new role begins next month. Recently, Gliadkovskaya was an editorial intern covering wealth at Forbes. She was also a post-graduate reporting fellow at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. She has also freelanced for […]
Forbes promotes business-side executives
The following excerpt announcement was sent out by Forbes: Forbes Chief Revenue Officer Jessica Sibley today announced that Lynn Schlesinger, who formerly held the position of CMO, has been appointed Chief Customer Experience Officer (CxO), a new role reporting to Forbes’ Chief Technology Officer Vadim Supitskiy. And Sherry Phillips, a long time Forbes veteran, has […]
Forbes reporter Kirsch hired by The Daily Beast
Forbes reporter Noah Kirsch has been hired by The Daily Beast to cover wealth and power. He will take over The Beast’s “Power Trip” column. Kirsch has been with Forbes for the past five years. He has been a reporter, chief of reporters and a staff writer. At Forbes, he writes feature stories and investigative pieces across […]
Forbes launches subscription service for marketers
Forbes has launched a subscription service for marketers, reports Ray Schultz of Publishers Daily. Schultz reports, “The paid leads-as-a-service offering will allow marketers to interact with their core audience through Forbes’ content. “Brands can use Demand Engine to seek ‘guaranteed marketing-qualified leads, and to tap into our content, content studio and data resources to help them drive business,’ says […]
Forbes hires Everson to write “Checks & Imbalances” newsletter
Zach Everson has been hired by Forbes to be the writer of a new premium newsletter titled “Checks & Imbalances.” The newsletter offers a look at politicians, their businesses and money moving around Washington, D.C. It launched on Monday. Everson, who formerly authored a highly regarded Substack newsletter called “1100 Pennsylvania,” has spent the last […]
Forbes reporter Cam departs for Jon Stewart’s show
Forbes reporter Deniz Cam is leaving the business magazine to join Jon Stewart’s new show on AppleTV+. She has been on the wealth team at the business magazine since June 2017. Cam also freelanced for the Associated Press. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and a master’s degree from Columbia University.
Stoller named deputy editor of business/consumer at Forbes
Forbes staffer Kristin Stoller has been named deputy editor of business and consumer coverage. She started her new position on Friday. Stoller has been a careers staff writer for the past nine months. She previously was a wealth reporter at Forbes and started in 2016 at the magazine as an assistant editor for money and markets. She […]