Fortune’s Task to launch new podcast
Fortune.com editor Aaron Task will start a weekly podcast next week called “Fortune Unfiltered.” The podcast will feature in-depth conversations with leaders in business today. According to its iTunes page, “Audiences will discover the personal journeys and the raw ambition behind the executives who are driven to greatness.” Among the executives that Task has already interviewed for […]
Fortune.com promotes three to deputy digital editor, hires five
Fortune.com editor Aaron Task sent out the following announcement on Monday: All: Here’s latest on Fortune.com staff moves: PROMOTIONS: Andrew Nusca, Stephen Gandel and Pam Kruger have each been named Deputy Digital Editor of Fortune.com. Andrew, Stephen and Pam have each played a critical role in Fortune.com’s growth since its launch and have proven to […]
Fortune editor Murray named Time Inc. chief content officer
Fortune magazine editor Alan Murray has been named the chief content officer of parent company Time Inc. Emily Jane Fox of Vanity Fair interviewed him about his new position: How are you feeling today? Good. Look, it’s humbling, first to be asked to fill the shoes of Norm Pearlstine, whom I’ve admired and respected my whole life as […]
Fortune’s Murray expected to become Time chief content officer
Time Inc. insiders are saying that they expect Fortune editor Alan Murray to be elevated to succeed Norm Pearlstine as the company’s chief content officer, reports Keith Kelly of the New York Post. Kelly writes, “Pearlstine, as first reported by Vanity Fair’s Web site, is going to step down and become a consultant to Time CEO Joe […]
Fortune.com seeks associate editor
The associate editor for Fortune.com will be part of a team assisting the contributor editor with the development of a network of high-profile guest columnists. This is a key role for a digital content enthusiast who wants to shape and execute on a content strategy for a brand with massive reach. You will: Directly oversee […]
You don’t argue with biz media who buy ink by the barrel
Example No. 8,791 of a company CEO who doesn’t like how his business is reported on in the business media occurred this week when Fortune reported several stories about Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors. The first story was when business journalism legend Carol Loomis reported that Tesla didn’t report in a timely fashion to its shareholders that one […]
Fortune.com seeks associate editor
Fortune.com is seeking an associate editor who will work with more than a dozen reporters and two other editors on a fast-paced, high-volume desk that is a key part of Fortune’s digital strategy. The ideal candidate will have two to three years of experience in a professional newsroom, assigning and editing stories with equal eyes toward […]
Fortune’s Murray in running to replace Pearlstine
Fortune magazine editor Alan Murray is one of the leading candidates to replace parent company Time Inc. chief content officer Norman Pearlstine, reports Vanity Fair’s Sarah Ellison. Ellison writes, “Pearlstine, 73, has had an extraordinarily prodigious career in journalism. He spent the early part of it at The Wall Street Journal, where he eventually rose […]
Fortune’s Primack: Forbes, you ignorant slut
Fortune writer Dan Primack takes issue Thursday with how rival business magazine Forbes lowered the net worth of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to zero because of problems at the company. Primack writes, “Forbes gave various explanations for its revisions ― which were breathlessly aggregated by other media outlets ― including that Holmes’ stake in her […]
Inc.’s Quittner moves to Fortune
Jeremy Quittner, a senior staff writer at Inc. magazine since 2012, has been hired by Fortune. He’ll be a senior writer for Fortune’s Venture vertical on its website, which is covering entrepreneurs and launched in February. Quittner previously wrote on technology for both American Banker and Bank Technology News, specializing in alternative payments, social media, […]
