Helft, San Fran bureau chief for Forbes, is leaving
Miguel Helft, the San Francisco bureau chief for Forbes magazine for the past three years, has decided to leave the organization. In a tweet, Helft said he plans to spend time evaluating opportunities. Helft joined Forbes as the San Francisco bureau chief on Jan. 20, 2015. He led Forbes’ technology reporting team, guiding technology coverage, […]
Former Forbes ME Upbin expected to join LA Times
Former Forbes managing editor Bruce Upbin is expected to join the Los Angeles Times as an assistant managing editor, reports Ken Doctor for Nieman Lab. Former Forbes chief product officer Lewis Dvorkin is now the top editor at the Times. Upbin left Forbes in April 2016 to join Hyperloop One as vice president of strategic communications. He left Hyperloop last month, […]
O’Connor, formerly of Forbes, hired by Bumble
Forbes reporter Clare O’Connor has been hired by networking and dating company Bumble to be its first editorial director and to build a media operation. O’Connor writes, “Towards the end of the year, Whitney called to offer me a role as the company’s first Editorial Director, building a brand new, all-encompassing media division at Bumble. […]
O’Connor leaving Forbes for new job
Clare O’Connor, a Forbes staff writer for the past seven-and-a-half years, is leaving the magazine. Friday is her last day. O’Connor has a new job that starts in January. Today’s my last day at @Forbes after 7.5 (!) years. I’m 🤐 re: my new gig for now, but I start in Jan and can’t wait. […]
Chinese ownership raises editorial independence questions at Forbes
Since a Hong Kong-based investment group purchased a majority stake in Forbes, there have been several instances of editorial meddling on stories involving China that raise questions about the magazine’s commitment to editorial independence, writes Isaac Stone Fish of The Washington Post. Fish writes, “On Oct. 9, longtime China commentator and Communist Party critic Gordon […]
How Forbes is restructuring for the future
Ross Benes of Digiday writes about how Forbes is remaking itself. Benes writes, “The head count will stay near its current level of 430, Forbes CRO Mark Howard said, but the company is shifting resources from print to digital products, native advertising and live events to diversify its business. (Most of those laid off were focused […]
Lane promoted to chief content officer at Forbes
Forbes magazine editor Randall Lane has been promoted to chief content officer. In this new role, Lane will be responsible for editorial content across all platforms, focusing on integrating editorial content across digital and print, developing more editorial franchises and working with contributors and the Forbes editorial team to develop more multiplatform reporting. He will […]
Federle named next CEO of Forbes Media
Forbes Media announced Thursday that it named Mike Federle as its next chief executive officer. Federle succeeds Mike Perlis, who is stepping down as CEO after seven years in that position and will serve as vice chairman and strategic advisor to management and the board. These changes are effective Jan. 1. Federle has served as […]
Man detained in 2004 murder of Forbes Russia editor
Ukraine’s intelligence agency has detained a man wanted for the high-profile murder of American journalist Paul Klebnikov in Russia 13 years ago. An AP story states, “Paul Klebnikov, the U.S.-born editor of Forbes magazine’s Russian edition, was gunned down outside his Moscow office in July 2004. “Many people believed the killing was connected to the […]
Forbes cutting back to 10 issues next year
Forbes is cutting back to 10 issues in 2018 as it sliced 20 more people from its payroll, reports Keith Kelly of the New York Post. Kelly writes, “‘As we focus more on digital and mobile, beginning in 2018, we plan to adjust the annual frequency of Forbes magazine from 14 issues to 10,’ said a spokeswoman. […]
