Sportico hires Birnbaum as a reporter
Sports business publication Sportico has hired Justin Birnbaum as a reporter. He has been at Forbes covering the business of sports. He’s profiled billionaire team owners Toto Wolff and Jorge Mas, reported on how big sneaker brands are capitalizing on surging women’s basketball popularity, and edited tentpole lists such as The World’s Highest-Paid Athletes and the sports category of 30 Under 30 North America. Prior […]
Birnbaum departing Forbes for new opportunity
Forbes reporter Justin Birnbaum, who covers the business of sports, is leaving the publication for a new opportunity. He’s profiled billionaire team owners Toto Wolff and Jorge Mas, reported on how big sneaker brands are capitalizing on surging women’s basketball popularity, and edited tentpole lists such as The World’s Highest-Paid Athletes and the sports category of 30 Under 30 North America. Prior […]
How Tucker from Forbes approaches profile stories
Russell Sherman of the “Press Profiles” podcast interviewed Forbes reporter Hank Tucker about how he profiles business executives. Tucker joined Forbes as an intern in 2019, and he said it was helpful to watch more-experienced reporters such as Nathan Vardi and Antoine Gara and how they approached sources. He also did a lot of fact-checking […]
Forbes seeks a small business reporter
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 is adding a prediction market to its website
Forbes is adding a prediction market to its website as part of a broader strategy to reduce reliance on search traffic and focus more on onsite engagement, reports Sara Guaglione of Digiday. Guaglione reports, “The publisher worked with tech startup company Axiom (Axiom founder and CEO Jeff Yam is a Forbes board member) to build its own […]
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, […]
