Fortune hires Harty to cover finance and markets

Fortune has hired Declan Harty to cover finance and markets. He started on Monday and is based in Chicago. He previously was at Business Insider as a senior investing reporter. He previously worked at S&P Global Market covering U.S. capital markets, the SEC and Wall Street. Harty previously was an intern at Bloomberg News. He also interned at Advertising […]

Leonhardt departs CNBC for Fortune

Megan Leonhardt has joined Fortune Magazine as a writer, covering the intersection of policy and finance. Recently, she was a senior money reporter at CNBC. She was also a writer, Money Magazine at Time Inc. She was also an associate editor, and then served as senior editor for WealthManagement.com at Penton. She has also worked […]

Fortune seeks a leadership writer

Fortune is seeking a creative, enterprising journalist to cover 21st century leadership. We live at a moment when corporate boardrooms are being challenged as never before, with rising demands from employees, governments, and society that go far beyond the traditional confines of their businesses as well as rapid technological change. ​We’re looking for a reporter who […]

Biz publications among Sigma Delta Chi award winners

The following business publications won in the 2020 Sigma Delta Chi Awards presented by the Society of Professional Journalists. Newspaper Non-Deadline Reporting (Non-Daily Publication) Economic Inequities Shawn Donnan, Bloomberg Businessweek Newspaper Investigative Reporting (Non-Daily Publication) One system, (un)equal access: How the U.S. financial system is failing Black businesses and how that might change Staffs, American […]

Washington Post hires Abril to cover tech at work

The Washington Post has hired Fortune reporter Danielle Abril to cover tech at work. She will be at Fortune until the next of next week and start at the Post in July. She has been with Fortune since 2018 based in San Francisco.  Abril previously founded DigiNews DFW and was the former managing editor of D […]

Fortune senior writer Pressman joining Boston Globe

Fortune senior writer Aaron Pressman is leaving to join the Boston Globe to cover technology. He will start later this month. Pressman is the main writer for Fortune’s Data Sheet newsletter. “I have greatly enjoyed bringing you the highlights–and lowlights–of the tech world, and being a member of the community that has arisen around Data Sheet. You’ll […]

Fortune taps Mathews to cover finance

Jessica Mathews has joined Fortune as a reporter covering all things related to finance. Previously, she was a reporter at Financial Planning, having joined the company in 2018 as a business reporting intern. Mathews was also a business reporting intern at Dow Jones and editor-in-chief of Empire State Tribune. She has also interned at CNBC […]

Fortune CEO Murray’s memo about EIC Leaf’s departure

Here is the email memo that Fortune chief executive officer Alan Murray sent to the staff about editor in chief Clifton Leaf departure: All – I’m writing to let you know that Cliff Leaf will be stepping down as editor-in-chief of Fortune on June 16, to pursue a book project and other endeavors he plans to announce soon. Cliff […]

Fortune editor Leaf to depart, O’Keefe named acting editor

Fortune editor in chief Clifton Leaf is leaving the publication, and Brian O’Keefe has been named acting editor. “I have valued my partnership with Cliff enormously, and look forward to working more closely with Brian,” said CEO Alan Murray in an email. He disclosed the change in an email to the staff on Thursday. The publication has been pivoting under a […]

Fortune seeks a senior tech editor

Fortune is hiring an energetic and experienced senior tech editor to help lead our coverage of Big Tech, venture capital, fintech, data privacy, consumer tech, and artificial intelligence, among other topics. Technology coverage is a key pillar for Fortune, and we’re looking for an editor who can identify and tell the biggest stories in the […]