Politico seeks labor reporter in DC
Politico is looking for an experienced reporter to cover labor and employment issues in Washington. The ideal candidate will have expertise covering labor and employment specifically and economics more generally. A knowledgeable grasp of the broader political scene is also desirable. This job requires versatility — especially an ability to write quick, breaking news items as […]
Forbes seeks associate content producer
Forbes Media seeks an Associate Content Producer to support Forbes Business channel. Producers are the lynchpin of the Forbes newsroom. They work at the intersection of editorial (staff writers, editors and outside contributors) and internal teams within Forbes: audience development, social, sales optimization, product and development. Responsibilities include: Work on front lines of channel and section pages. […]
OZY.com seeks business reporter
OZY.com, a growing digital magazine that covers the new and the next—both trends and people—in a range of topics across the world, is looking for an ambitious full-time reporter/writer (as well as freelancers) to head up our U.S. and global business coverage. The candidate will ideally have extensive experience in business writing and have worked […]
Quartz sets traffic record in September
Quartz publisher Jay Lauf and editor in chief Kevin Delaney sent out the following to the staff on Thursday: Fellow Quartzians, As we close out the third quarter and mark our third anniversary, we wanted to commend everyone on the achievement of three (see a pattern?) particularly important numerical markers. Many other impressive stats were […]
BioPharm Insight seeks reporter
BioPharm Insight is seeking a highly motivated health care reporter to join our dynamic investigative publication. The health care reporter will focus mainly on cancer. Uncovering scoops and producing market moving pieces in advance of company announcements will be the goal of the cancer reporter. This challenging position will include covering all aspects of cancer drug development, […]
Why a Business Insider co-founder reluctantly sold
Christine Lagorio-Chafkin of Inc. magazine talked to Business Insider co-founder Kevin Ryan on the decision to sell an 88 percent stake in the business news site to Axel Springer for $343 million. Lagorio-Chafkin writes, “After getting to know the company better, Ryan says Springer execs called him in July and said, ‘listen, we’d like to […]
Can Business Insider make money?
Leonid Bershidsky of Bloomberg View explores whether Business Insider can make money for new owner Axel Springer. Bershidsky writes, “The deal sends a powerful message about Axel Springer’s ambitions. The company said Tuesday that the acquisition puts it in sixth place among international publishers by audience reach — a feat made possible by Business Insider’s 76 million […]
CNNMoney posts third consecutive record month
CNNMoney.com saw record numbers in visitors, engagement and video in August. In August, CNNMoney hit the highest totals on record for both unique multi-platform visitors and minutes spent. It had 25 million multiplatform unique visitors, making it the No. 5 business and financial news website, according to the comScore Multi-Platform Report, August 2015. Its visitors […]
CNBC.com names new tech reporter in San Francisco
Jeff Nash, the interim managing editor for CNBC.com, sent out the following announcement: I am delighted to announce that Harriet Taylor is joining CNBC Digital as a technology writer. Reporting to Matt Hunter and officially starting Thursday, October 1, she will cover Apple, Uber and the sharing economy, security and whatever else is hot in […]
FT to publish paid posts
The Financial Times is revamping its approach to branded content, with the aim of giving advertisers more options, writes Jessica Davies of Digiday. Davies writes, “The publisher is uniting its existing content marketing packages and launching a sponsored content offering ‘paid posts,’ under a newly branded unit, FT Squared, dedicated to these kinds of advertiser partnerships. “‘We’re launching Squared and paid […]
