The Fortune cover that may lead to a guilty verdict
Parl Farhi of the Washington Post writes about the 2014 Fortune cover story by Roger Parloff about Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes that may lead a jury to convict her. Farhi writes, “Nevertheless, the Fortune article vaulted Holmes to celebrity status. Journalists trekked to Theranos’s headquarters in Palo Alto, producing a flood of equally awed and flawed stories. Forbes, […]
dotLA hires Fortune’s Mashayekhi as an editor
Tech news site dotLA has hired Rey Mashayekhi as an editor. He will start next month. Mashayekhi is a writer at Fortune primarily covering finance, fintech, politics, and public policy. Prior to joining Fortune in 2018, he worked as a reporter for New York City-based real estate news outlets Commercial Observer and The Real Deal, where he covered news and trends […]
Theranos founder admits she gave Fortune reporter inaccurate info
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes admitted on Tuesday that she gave a journalist inaccurate information for a lengthy profile that she used to woo investors, reports Yasmin Khorram of CNBC. Khorram reports, “With cross-examination wrapping up, Holmes took the stand in her own defense for a sixth day and was questioned by federal prosecutor Robert Leach about the […]
Morning Brew hires Fortune’s Bentley as ME for two newsletters
Morning Brew has hired Fortune senior editor Daniel Bentley to be its managing editor for two newsletters. He started on Monday and is ME for “Sidekick” and “Money Scoop.” Bentley has been at Fortune since June 2015, first as a digital editor. He previously worked at Circa 1605 as a senior editor. Bentley holds a bachelor’s degree […]
Fortune hires Lutz as director of social and audience
Fortune magazine has hired business journalist Ashley Lutz to be its director of social and audience. She will start in mid-December. Lutz has been at Leaf Group as its director of content and audience development in the performance brands and partners department. Leaf Group brands include Well + Good, Society6, Livestrong, and Only In Your State. […]
New Fortune EIC Shontell on her role
New Fortune editor in chief Alyson Shontell writes for the December 2021/January 2022 print issue of the magazine about her role. Shontell writes, “When I was first approached about the opportunity to lead this storied publication, I was 278 days pregnant. Zoom ahead, and I now have a 5-month-old daughter, and I’m writing to you as Fortune‘s first […]
Ex-Fortune journalist testifies at Theranos trial
Former Fortune journalist Roger Parloff whose cover magazine story of Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes helped vault her to fame testified Thursday at her criminal trial about how he was drawn into writing about the company, reports Joel Rosenblatt of Bloomberg News. Rosenblatt reports, “After the Fortune story, Holmes was the subject of glowing write-ups by other […]
LinkedIn hires Fortune’s Moore
Fortune magazine’s McKenna Moore has been hired by LinkedIn News as an associate news editor of global projects. She will start Dec. 6. Her last day at Fortune is Nov. 17. She has been an audience editor and reporter at Fortune. Moore previously had a web production internship at Fortune and a reporting internship at ALM Media […]
Former Fortune editor Leaf named Ellison Institute fellow
The Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine is launching a Global Fellows program and has named former Fortune editor in chief Clifton Leaf as its first fellow. Leaf was the 19th editor-in-chief of Fortune, where he directed the editorial content and strategy across all platforms. Previously, he served as deputy editor of Fortune for […]
Fortune seeks an executive news editor
Fortune is hiring an Executive News Editor to build and run a global breaking news division. This is a leadership position that reports to Fortune’s Editor in Chief. As Executive News Editor, you will oversee all stories in front of Fortune’s paywall. You’ll manage a team of editors and reporters across Fortune’s bureaus in Asia, […]
