Forbes’ Everson on the importance of disclosing sources
Zach Kahn interviewed Forbes reporter Zach Everson on his use of public records to uncover the net worth of President Donald Trump. Here is an excerpt: “I think [media outlets] should have been quicker to realize that their role as information gatekeepers is gone. I think we need to do a much better job of […]
Forbes seeks an associate editor for contributors
Forbes is an iconic global media brand that has symbolized success for over a century. Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success and making an impact on the world. Forbes connects and convenes the most influential communities ranging from billionaires, business leaders and rising entrepreneurs […]
Forbes fires dozens of contributing writers
Forbes abruptly cut ties with dozens of contributing writers this week — sparking outrage and confusion among the rank and file as bosses said they were moving to ensure the business news site is “financially sound,” reports Alexandra Steigrad of The New York Post. Steigrad reports, “Numerous contributing writers at the 108-year-old financial news outlet — independent […]
Pay disparity increases at Forbes, union study says
Unionized journalists of color at Forbes magazine continue to be paid significantly less – and stay on staff for significantly shorter periods of time – than their white counterparts, according to a new study by Forbes Union and The NewsGuild of New York. In its third year analyzing newsroom worker data, the Forbes Union’s pay equity […]
Company offers to buy 51% of Forbes parent
AlphaTON Capital offered to buy a 51 percent controlling interest in Forbes Media Holdings, the parent of Forbes, in a statement on Monday. The statement did not disclose a price but said it would fund the deal through U.S. dollars or stablecoin. AlphaTON announced its recent plans to acquire Blockchain Wire. A Forbes spokesman said, […]
Forbes focusing on core communities after visit drop
Forbes CEO Sherry Phillips said the business magazine brand is focusing on its core communities as Google AI Overviews hit traffic, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt writes, “Visits to Forbes.com were down 59% year on year and 4% month on month in October to 75.4 million visits, according to Similarweb. “This made it the […]
Forbes has launched an AI-dynamic paywall
Forbes has launched an artificial intelligence-powered dynamic paywall as it looks to make subscriptions a larger slice of its revenue pie, reports Jessica Davies of Digiday. Davies writes, “The publisher began rolling out the dynamic paywall to 20 percent of its audience on Oct. 17, and launched it today (Nov. 14) to the entire Forbes audience. […]
The strategy behind “Forbes Talks Shop”
Ray Schultz of Publishers Daily interviewed Cory Baldwin, general manager of Forbes Vetted, about a new podcast and video series called “Forbes Talks Shop.” Here is an excerpt: Publishers Daily: Will “Forbes Talks Shop“ feature staff editors and journalists, or freelance creators? Cory Baldwin: The series is hosted by the Forbes Vetted editorial team, with Forbes editors Kim Peiffer and Spencer Dukoff […]
McGrath of Forbes on examining trends and being proactive
Meredith Klein of Meredith and the Media interviewed Maggie McGrath, editor of ForbesWomen, anchor for ForbesTV, and author of the ForbesWomen newsletter. Here is an excerpt: What’s driving your and your team’s coverage these days? As it relates to ForbesWomen, we continue to look for the women who are building successful companies. So sometimes that will […]
How Forbes is using ChatGPT to create audience cohorts
Tim Peterson of Digiday examines how Forbes is using ChatGPT to create analyze the people coming to its site from AI platforms. Peterson writes, ” Forbes is able to use the information provided by Semrush and Similarweb to create audience cohorts from the people coming to its site from AI platforms. “‘We create cohorts, meaning we understand […]
