Why Forbes bought The Memo
Forbes editor Randall Lane writes in the latest issue about its acquisition of The Memo, a European startup. Lane writes, “In February, Forbes acquired a London-based online business publication, The Memo, that gives us a full-fledged editorial operation on that continent — six full-time journalists, along with ten or so commercial staffers and another 200 […]
Ex-Forbes reporter says Trump lied about his wealth
Former Forbes reporter Jonathan Greenberg says that President Donald Trump lied to him in order to make the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans. Emily Price of Fortune writes, “An audiotape of the reporter’s alleged 1984 conversation with Trump was published inThe Washington Post Friday, in which Trump is said to have disguised his voice. “While working on the Forbes 400 in May 1984, […]
Forbes hires Ponciano as assistant editor for investing
Jonathan Ponciano has been hired by Forbes as an assistant editor for investing. His first day was Monday. Ponciano has been writing for Investopedia for the past year after interning at Forbes last summer. Ponciano studied business journalism and economics at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he wrote news and blog posts for the Kenan-Flagler Business School as […]
How BC Forbes uncovered why businessmen were successful
Alex Pang writes in Psychology Today about Forbes magazine founder B.C. Forbes and how he uncovered the secret to success for many of the executives he interviewed. Pang writes, “According to Forbes, successful people revealed that ‘How we spend our non-working hours determines very largely how capably or incapably we spend our working hours.’ It was […]
Drange leaving Forbes for The Information
Forbes reporter Matt Drange is leaving the publication to join the new investigative team at The Information. “I’m thrilled for the opportunity,” said Drange in an email. “I’ll be working with their new investigative editor, Matt Doig, covering all things tech/Silicon Valley.” Drange has been covering the businesses of President Donald Trump. Before that, Drange covered tech and money […]
How Forbes wants to build its European audience
Ian Burrell of The Drum writes about Forbes and its bid to grab a bigger audience in Europe. Burrell writes, “The developments will coincide with a moving to new Forbes Europe offices in Soho, central London, where Yardley and senior Forbes correspondents, Parmy Olson and Thomas Fox-Brewster will also be based, along with the commercial team. […]
Forbes is making changes to its contributor network
Forbes magazine editor Randall Lane writes about how the magazine is upgrading its online contributor network. Lane writes, “First, effective immediately, every individual contributor will be on a paid contract, and those contracts will be uniform. The standard pay rates will not change from our current scale, which compensates these contributors for the loyal audience […]
Forbes acquires The Memo to expand European editorial
Forbes Media announced Monday the acquisition of British online business publication The Memo for an undisclosed amount. The deal will result in the first full-fledged editorial team that’s focused on European content, with The Memo founder and editor Alex Wood taking on the role as European editor. Forbes plans to use The Memo’s editorial staff […]
Forbes launches Benelux and Monaco editions
Forbes is launching two new international editions — Forbes Benelux and Forbes Monaco — in a partnership with Vizio Publishing of Luxembourg. The editor-in-chief of both editions, Paul Trustfull, has served as editor of Forbes Afrique previously. Forbes Benelux will be published bi-monthly in English to start. In the future, it will also be made […]
Forbes seeks assistant editor
Forbes Media seeks an Assistant Editor to support the Forbes Leadership channel in our Jersey City, NJ, office. Assistant editors are the lynchpin of the Forbes newsroom. They work at the intersection of editorial (staff writers, editors and outside contributors) and internal teams within Forbes: audience development, social media, live events, sales optimization, product and development. Responsibilities include: Work […]
