Fortune names Roberts its finance editor
Fortune magazine has named Jeff John Roberts its finance editor, overseeing the intersection between money and power. Roberts has been the magazine’s crypto editor and will still write about cryptocurrencies. He rejoined Fortune in June 2022 after being executive editor at Decrypt Media. He previously covered legal issues in the tech industry for Fortune. Roberts also was […]
Fortune hires Del Rey to cover tech
Fortune magazine has hired Jason Del Rey as a technology reporter. Most recently, he had been a Recode senior correspondent. Del Rey has spent the last nine years reporting on Amazon, the e-commerce industry, and how technology is transforming brick-and-mortar retail. He wrote the book “Winner Sells All” about the retail battle between Walmart vs. Amazon and its effect […]
Fortune real estate editor Lambert departs
Fortune magazine real estate editor Lance Lambert has left the publication for a new opportunity, which he will announce Wednesday. He has been in that role since December 2022. Lambert previously was editorial director of Fortune Education. He was analytics editor and associate data editor. After graduating from the University of Cincinnati with a B.A. in […]
Fortune’s Kowitt joining Bloomberg Opinion
Tim O’Brien, senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion, sent out the following to the staff: Hello Folks — Bob Burgess and I are pleased to let you know that Beth Kowitt will be joining Opinion in New York as a senior columnist covering Corporate America. Beth is a senior editor at Fortune, where she has […]
Fortune seeks a reporter in London
Fortune is hiring a reporter to write the day’s biggest business and economic news out of its Europe bureau in London. This reporter will file breaking news, as well as news analysis and features. They should be comfortable handling a mixture of stories, working on tight deadlines, and pursuing original reporting. This is an opportunity to do […]
Fortune seeks a reporter in New York
Do you breathlessly await the latest inflation numbers? Are you wondering how the lithium shortage will play out over the next 10 years? Do you find yourself trying to explain how we might be in a recession, even with incredibly low unemployment? Then you should consider applying to Fortune to write about the day’s biggest […]
Fortune hires Schwartz to cover crypto and blockchain
Fortune magazine has hired Leo Schwartz to write about cryptocurrencies and blockchain. He previously was Rest of World’s Latin America reporter based in Mexico City. Schwartz worked with the Latin America editor, coordinating coverage and working on story ideas with other regular contributors in the region. He was previously a reporting fellow at Rest of World, focusing […]
Doom swaps Decrypt for Fortune Magazine
Justin Doom, U.S. news editor at Decrypt Media has left to join Fortune Magazine as an editor. Previously, Doom was an editor/writing coach at ABC News. He was an adjunct professor at Arizona State University – Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and contributed to The Atlantic’s Re:think. He worked as a freelance […]
Grant, two-time Loeb winner, dies at 82
Linda Grant, a longtime business journalist who won two Gerald Loeb Awards during her career, died Aug. 11 at the age of 82. An obituary states, “Linda resettled in New York in 1971 and joined Fortune as a researcher/reporter for seven years. There she became a leader in the fight for women’s rights, joining hundreds […]
Who are the top crypto reporters?
Andrew Mercier, the editorial director of Muck Rack, compiled the top 10 crypto reporters based on profile hits on the site. Here are the top four: 1. Kate Rooney, CNBC Kate is a technology reporter covering all things fintech, crypto, venture capital and memes at CNBC. She’s based in San Francisco. Follow Kate on Twitter: @Kr00ney 2. Taylor Locke, […]
