New EIC Shontell wants to turbocharge the Fortune brand
Sara Guaglione of Digiday spoke with incoming Fortune editor in chief Alyson Shontell about her plans. Here is an excerpt: What are your first orders of business when you start your new job? I want to put some systems in place to turbo-charge the subscriptions business even farther at Fortune. I need to know what people are subscribing […]
Fortune hires Business Insider’s Shontell as editor in chief
Business Insider editor in chief Alyson Shontell has been hired as the new editor of Fortune magazine. Fortune’s Alan Murray and David Meyer write, “Alyson Shontell, who since 2016 has been editor-in-chief of Business Insider, is taking over editorial leadership of our 92-year old brand, effective Oct. 6. In her new role, she will oversee all the content on Fortune’s multimedia platforms—including the […]
Fortune names Bellstrom its executive editor
Fortune acting editor in chief Brian O’Keefe sent out the following on Friday: Dear colleagues, It gives me tremendous pleasure to announce two very well-deserved promotions at Fortune. As of today, Kristen Bellstrom is promoted from the role of Features Editor to Executive Editor, and Rachel Lobdell is promoted from Digital Editor to Editorial Director. When Kristen […]
Quartz increases staff diversity due to remote work
Financial news site Quartz increased its staff diversity by offering workers the chance to work remotely, reports Sara Guaglione of Digiday. Guaglione reports, “Quartz opened up hiring to ‘all applicants everywhere’ last summer, as part of the hiring policy changes implemented to improve its process as well as diversify the applicant pool and subsequently staff. ‘Nothing compared […]
Fortune health care reporter Mukherjee is leaving
Sy Mukherjee, who covers health care for Fortune magazine, is leaving the publication at the end of the month. “In fact, I’m leaving journalism altogether after 9 years as a health reporter to launch an exciting, and very different, new chapter,” he wrote on Twitter. Mukherjee has been with Fortune since March 2016 and also […]
Fortune postpones CEO conference after employees plan strike
Fortune magazine has postponed its CEO Initiative conference for later this month after its editorial employees, seeking a union contract with the publication, said they would strike for those two days, reports Maxwell Tani of The Daily Beast. Tani reports, “But ahead of the union’s announcement of the strike, Fortune CEO Alan Murray wrote in a Tuesday email to […]
Fortune editorial staffers to strike during CEO conference
The editorial employees of the Fortune Union announced Tuesday that they will walk off the job for two days and picket next month during the CEO Initiative event in protest over management’s negotiations with the NewsGuild of New York. Members of the Fortune Union have been fighting for a fair contract with standard benefits like […]
Fortune seeks a senior tech editor
Fortune is hiring a thoughtful and energetic senior tech editor to grow our technology team and expand the footprint of our coverage of Silicon Valley, artificial intelligence, fintech, data privacy and more. We’re looking for an editor who can think critically about the ways technology is shaping companies, consumers, and policy and successfully lead a […]
Fortune hires Kidwai to cover corporate social responsibility
Fortune magazine has hired Aman Kidwai to cover corporate social responsibility. He will also cover the future of work and diversity and inclusion. Kidwai previously worked at Business Insider and Industry Dive, where he covered workforce topics including labor policy, talent management, and tech for HR Dive. He also worked at Connect Media and at SB Nation, […]
Forbes seeks a podcast producer
Fortune is looking to hire an enthusiastic podcast producer with a range of skills. As one of the founding members of Fortune’s audio team, you’ll be the go-to expert on creating smart, compelling audio products. Creativity and organization are key to this position. Fortune needs a producer who can both develop new shows and offer ideas for refreshing existing shows. A hunger to experiment is […]
