Pitch values Forbes at $800M with $285M in revenue

A pitch deck from India-based Sun Group is trying to lure tech billionaires and Hollywood types to join its bid for Forbes, which values the firm at $800 million, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “In the deck described to Axios by sources pitched on the opportunity, the investor group argues that Forbes — […]

Porterfield departing Forbes for The Art Newspaper

Forbes breaking news reporter Carlie Porterfield is leaving the publication to join The Art Newspaper, where she will cover the art market. She has been at Forbes since August 2019 and as a breaking news reporter since March 2020. Porterfield previously worked as a reporter for Community Impact Newspapers in Texas and for the Hays Free […]

Erb rejoins Forbes

Kelly Phillips Erb has rejoined Forbes, where she worked for nearly a decade from 2011 to 2021. “I’m excited to return to work with friends and colleagues, writing and sharing stories that matter to tax professionals and taxpayers,” she wrote on LinkedIn. “It’s a thrill to be able to do the things that I love on […]

Forbes hires Faguy as a breaking news reporter

Ana Faguy has joined Forbes as a breaking news reporter. Recently, she was a fact check fellow at USA Today. Before that, Faguy was a reporting fellow at E&E News, where she contributed daily to two newsletters covering ongoing energy and environmental issues. She was a reporter at The Baltimore Sun, where she pitched and […]

Forbes hires Whitmire as senior editor for newsletters

Forbes has hired Sarah Whitmire as its senior editor for newsletters. She comes from McClatchy, where she was a senior news content strategist for the past year. Before that, she was national newsletter editor, senior audience editor and social media editor at McClatchy. Whitmire also worked at the Center for Public Integrity as a social media manager […]

Forbes taps Murray as explainers and trends reporter

Forbes has hired Conor Murray as an explainers and trends reporter. Murray previously was an intern at Forbes covering America’s richest people. He also interned at Philadelphia magazine and at NBCNews.com. Murray graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a news editor and a reporter for The Daily Pennsylvanian.  

Forbes seeks a news desk reporter

Forbes believes in the power of entrepreneurial capitalism and uses it on various platforms to ignite the conversations that drive systemic change in business, culture and society. We celebrate success and are committed to using our megaphone to drive diversity, equity and inclusion. Forbes is growing its News Desk. The ideal candidate should be a […]

TikTok spied on Forbes journalists

According to materials reviewed by Forbes, TikTok parent ByteDance tracked multiple Forbes journalists as part of this covert surveillance campaign, which was designed to unearth the source of leaks inside the company, reports Emily Baker-White of Forbes. Baker-White reports, “The investigation, internally known as Project Raven, began this summer after BuzzFeed News published a story revealing that China-based ByteDance employees […]

Bidder for Forbes has ties to Russia, Putin

One of the investors in talks to acquire Forbes is SUN Group, a corporation with 58 years of experience working closely with Russia and that frequently flaunts its close ties to the Kremlin and Russian President Vladimir Putin, reports James Marks of RealClearPolicy.com. Marks reports, “A review of public records and news reports reveals that India-based SUN […]

Forbes names chief revenue officer, chief digital and information

Forbes announced Tuesday the promotions of two Forbes veterans to chief revenue officer and chief digital and information Sherry Phillips is the new chief revenue officer, and Vadim Supitskiy is now chief digital and information, both effective immediately. “We are pleased to promote two proven and trusted executives to positions crucial to Forbes’ continued growth,” […]