Fortune taps Randall to be VP of video
Mike Kiley of Fortune Media sent out the following on Wednesday: Dear Fortune Team, I’m pleased to announce that Lydia Randall has been named Vice President, Video for Fortune, and will be joining the Senior Leadership Team. In this role, Lydia will lead the continued growth of Fortune’s video business, overseeing the expanding team and maintaining […]
Fortune hires Hancock to write Fortune Gulf Brief newsletter
Fortune has hired Melissa Hancock to write the “Fortune Gulf Brief” newsletter, which will publish weekly and cover news in the Middle East. Hancock has been contributing to Semafor. She has been editor of Arabian Banker and associate editor of Arabian Gulf Business Insight. She also worked at Sky News and was economics and finance editor of […]
Fortune hires Herrera as tech correspondent
Fortune has hired Sebastian Herrera as a technology correspondent, based in San Francisco. He will be covering companies involved in artificial intelligence and the infrastructure behind the technology. He was at The Wall Street Journal, with a focus on Microsoft, artificial intelligence and cloud computing. He writes about how AI is transforming the way people […]
Fortune hires Andrews as senior director of partnerships
Aaron Andrews has been hired as senior director partnerships at Fortune. He previously spent eight years at Forbes as director of brand partnerships. Andrews also previously worked at Swoop and Giant Media.
Fortune seeks a leadership reporter
Fortune is seeking a seasoned, enterprising journalist to join the newsroom as a reporter, covering the most important leadership trends shaping corporate America and the global business landscape. This reporter will uncover the evolving forces driving executive decision-making, strategy, innovation, and corporate culture—delivering essential insights to Fortune’s influential readership of business leaders, and profiling the […]
Fortune’s chairman joined Trump interview
Fortune’s Hong Kong-based chairman joined an editorial interview with President Donald Trump this week, an unusual move that has fueled concerns on the publication’s staff, reports Maxwell Tani of Semafor. Tani reports, “The chairman, Victor Pang, ‘was there as a mere observer to the hour-long interview conducted solely and entirely by’ Alyson Shontell, Fortune’s editor-in-chief, said company […]
Fortune hires showrunner, names host for “Fortune Daily”
Adam Banicki, general manager of video at Fortune, sent out the following on Monday: Dear Team, I’m excited to share two important updates as we continue building toward the July launch of Fortune Daily, our new daily show. The show will expand the reach of Fortune’s reporting, providing a dynamic platform for our reporters and editors to discuss their stories, their […]
Fortune seeks an AI reporter
Fortune is hiring an AI reporter to expand our coverage of one of the most consequential forces reshaping business and the global economy. We’re looking for a journalist who is fascinated by artificial intelligence, the tech companies building it, and how it is transforming industries, redefining corporate strategy, and changing the nature of work. The […]
WSJ’s Tucker impressed with Fortune’s AI strategy
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker expressed praise for how Fortune magazine is using artificial intelligence, reports Max Tani of Semafor. Tani writes, “Last month, the Journal reported that Fortune editor Nick Lichtenberg had used AI to produce 600 stories and counting, and that AI-written stories now accounted for 20% of the publication’s overall traffic. “In an encouraging personal […]
How AI is impacting business journalism
Dylan Byers of Puck interviewed Ian Krietzberg about how artificial intelligence is impacting business journalism in the wake of disclosures about how Fortune and tech reporters are using the tool. Here is an excerpt: Dylan: Is Nick Lichtenberg the future of journalism? In other words, are we still in the “power tool” phase, where A.I. […]
