Social content manager Drewry departs Forbes
Emily Drewry, a senior social content manager at Forbes, has left the business magazine. She had been there since March 2016. She had been in her current position since April 2017. Drewry led Forbes social platform editors in daily posting initiatives. She also pitched and produced social-first series, such as “Best Places To Retire” interview […]
Forbes removes article about Jeffrey Epstein
Forbes magazine has removed an article about money manager Jeffrey Epstein, now accused of raping dozens of underage girls, writes Tiffany Hsu of the New York Times, after he was released from prison on other charges. Hsu writes, “The article on the Forbes website was attributed to Drew Hendricks, a contributing writer. As The Times revealed in […]
Forbes adds 10 editorial staffers
Forbes Chief Content Officer Randall Lane sent the following note to staffers worldwide: All, It’s been a busy month so far, with many new colleagues joining us. Thought I’d take some time to catch everyone up on all of these talented people. First, Robert LaFranco, our new Assistant Managing Editor for Consumer, is the latest […]
Forbes hires Tucker for money and markets team
Forbes has hired Hank Tucker as an assistant editor covering money & markets. He started on Monday. Tucker recently graduated from Duke with a degree in math and a certificate in journalism. Before arriving at Forbes, he was the sports editor for The Chronicle, Duke’s student newspaper, and its features editor. He spent a summer […]
Forbes hires Rosenbaum as assistant editor of health care
Forbes will be welcoming Leah Rosenbaum as assistant editor of health care. Rosenbaum has worked as an intern for Science News from June 2018 to August 2018. Prior to this role, she worked as an intern for Seeker Media. Rosenbaum is a science/health journalist who received the Randy Shilts Memorial Award for Exceptional Reporting from […]
Ex-Mashable editor joins Forbes
Michael Nuñez, former deputy technology editor at Mashable, has left the publication to join Forbes as an associate editor. Nuñez will cover Facebook, social media trends, and the industry’s ever-changing landscape. Prior to his time at Mashable, Nuñez worked as a reporter and editor at Gizmodo and Popular Science. At Gizmodo, Nuñez led the 2016 […]
Asian investors in Forbes eyeing a sale
The Asian investors who bought a controlling stake in Forbes Media from the Forbes family in 2014 are exploring a sale of the magazine and related Web properties, reports Keith Kelly of The New York Post. Kelly reports, “Reached for comment, a spokesman for Forbes, also known as the ‘Capitalist Tool,’ didn’t shoot down rumors […]
Bankrate reporter Smith hired by Forbes
Forbes has hired Bankrate reporter Kelly Anne Smith as a reporter covering personal finance. She starts at Forbes next week. At Bankrate, she has covered retirement, millennials and money management. Smith has been featured as an expert in CNBC, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, CBS News Radio and more. She has worked at Bankrate for the past year and […]
Forbes seeks reporter to cover marketing/advertising
Forbes is looking for an experienced business journalist to cover the marketing and advertising industry and its various leaders, technologies and dynamics. This journalist will break news and report and write articles about marketing, including client-side marketers, agencies, adtech and martech companies, media platforms, and brand strategies, as well as cover major marketing industry events. […]
Forbes redesigns print magazine
Forbes redesigned its print magazine for the first time in eight years, modernizing the design and curating editorial to produce a more streamlined package and reading experience. Sara Guaglione of Publishers Daily reported, “This was the right time to modernize the 100-year-old magazine, Lane said. ‘Forbes sits at historic highs’ for its print, digital and social audience. […]
