Forbes signs Latin America licensing deal, taps editors
Forbes has signed an agreement with Casa Plinio, S.A. de C.V., led by CEO Dante Acevedo, to re-establish and strengthen operations for Forbes’ local print and digital editions, as well as events in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Central America and the Dominican Republic. The business magazine has appointed Jonathan Torres as the new editorial director for […]
McEvoy departs Forbes for The Information
Forbes staff writer Jemima McEvoy has left for a job at The Information. She will be writing tech features for Weekend, its magazine-style section. McEvoy covered billionaires and worked on Forbes’ flagship Forbes 400 and World Billionaires lists. She joined Forbes in May 2020 and works in New York. She’s covered everything from the lost billions of […]
Reuters hires Jeans to cover space and defense
Reuters has hired David Jeans to be its space and defense correspondent. He will be reporting on weapons, national security and Silicon Valley, focusing on major arms, space companies, and venture-backed startups. Jeans was a senior writer at Forbes, where he covered tech. He is also co-author of the book, “Wonder Boy: Tony Hsieh, Zappos, and the […]
Forbes union: More temp workers are being used
Forbes management has increasingly shifted to using short-term, part-time, temporary employees instead of replacing those who leave with full-timers, a new Forbes Union/NewsGuild of New York study shows. “Hiring temp workers – who are not represented by us and won’t benefit from the contract we are fighting for – is another example of Forbes management’s […]
Forbes shuffles leadership, aiming for more growth
Forbes announced changes to its leadership on Monday, looking to boost its future growth and artificial intelligence opportunities. Nina Gould was promoted to chief innovation officer, overseeing Forbes’ technology and product businesses. She will oversee Forbes’ technology, product and product design, data and business intelligence, audience growth and development, accolades and eCommerce businesses and brand […]
NYFWA Impact winner Baker-White discusses TikTok coverage
Emily Baker-White, recipient of the New York Financial Writers’ Association’s 2024 Impact Award for Distinguished Financial Journalism, discusses how she broke one of the biggest tech stories. Her groundbreaking series of articles on privacy breaches at TikTok, the world’s most popular social media app, at both Forbes and BuzzFeed News. Her reporting on TikTok, with […]
Lane of Forbes: We are trusted, benefit from consistency
Forbes chief content officer Randall Lane sent out the following to the staff on Thursday: Dear Team Forbes, Two major surveys recently came out that merit spending time with. First, YouGov revealed its annual Trust in Media report, which encompasses 2,000 respondees, and Forbes again excelled, moving up one spot, to 4th place. The three organizations in front of us – […]
Pastis leaves Forbes for Debtwire
Stephen Pastis has left Forbes for a job at Debtwire in New York covering distressed debt. He had been at Forbes for a year. Pastis previously was at the Tampa Bay Business Journal covering technology and innovation. He previously was an intern at Fortune magazine. Pastis also worked at The State, a newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, as an […]
Senior reporter Saul departing Forbes
Derek Saul, a senior reporter at Forbes, is leaving the news organization next week to go to MBA school at New York University. Saul has been with Forbes since June 2021, starting as an intern. He has been covering markets since January 2023. He is a graduate of Duke University.
Forbes CEO shares its AI strategy vision
Forbes CEO Sherry Phillips sent out the following to the staff on Tuesday: Hi all, Last week, a group of leaders from across our company gathered for an off-site to focus on how our business can lead in AI and strategically transform with it in these fast-moving times. As we evolve and build for growth, AI is […]
