The Verge seeks Silicon Valley reporter
The Verge is looking for a San Francisco-based reporter who can make an invaluable contribution to the community. This person will join a team of fellow writers who excel in a fast-paced environment, have a broad knowledge of current events, and can write quickly, accurately, and in a voice that fits The Verge. We want someone looking […]
International Business Times to begin sales push
The International Business Times is preparing a push to make advertisers more aware of its website, reports Lucia Moses of Digiday. Moses writes, “Now, the site is turning its attention to the business side. It has just hired a chief marketing officer in Mitchell Caplan, formerly of McCann and Y&R. There are plans to hire […]
CNBC Digital posts record May
CNBC’s digital operation posted its best May with 18.6 million unique visitors, up 35 percent compared to last year at this time, according to the May 2015 comScore Multi-platform Report US. CNBC is the No. 8 business and financial news site in terms of visitors. Yahoo Finance is No. 1 with 54.9 million unique visitors. […]
Reuters.com seeks U.S. managing editor
Reuters.com is seeking a Managing Editor to lead its main U.S. website. The ideal candidate has 8-10 years of journalism experience, top-notch news judgment, a facility with publishing technology and the ability to lead editors through a steady stream of breaking news from around the world. The Reuters.com Managing Editor must direct a team of […]
Quartz introduce chart search engine Atlas
Business news site Quartz introduced Tuesday a new section of its site, a search engine for the thousands of bar and line charts that Quartz journalists have made since its introduction in 2012, reports Dino Grandoni of the New York Times. Grandoni writes, “Usually, the publications that take advantage of their archives are older and […]
Tech news site Pando begins charging
The tech news site Pando is now charging for its content. Founder Sarah Lacy writes, “From today, the newest articles on Pando will be available to members first. Membership costs just $10 a month (or $100 a year, if you pay upfront) and members also get unlimited access to our entire video archive and to […]
FT: People are willing to pay for excellent content
Joseph Lichterman of Nieman Journalism Lab interviewed Renee Kaplan, the Financial Times‘ new head of audience engagement, about her job. Here is an excerpt: Lichterman: The FT has a paywall, and I’m curious how that affects the way you approach engagement. Does it limit the way you think about social, for instance? Kaplan: The paywall […]
San Jose Mercury News seeks breaking news tech/biz editor
The Bay Area News Group is looking for a reporter/editor to write, curate and edit breaking technology and business news for MercuryNews.com, SiliconValley.com and affiliated web/mobile/print properties in the Bay Area News Group. This job is in a fast-paced, digital-first newsroom in one of the nation’s most competitive media markets. The successful candidate will use […]
Silicon Valley Biz Journal seeks digital producer
The digital producer, digital and social, is responsible for the presentation of Web content and collaborates with the associate editor, print, to design and execute the Silicon Valley Business Journal social media strategy. The digital producer’s duties include day-to-day management and production of online content across multiple platforms and products, including Web, email and mobile. […]
Quartz Africa looking for stories that appeal
Capital New York spoke with Yinka Adegoke, editor of Quartz Africa, about its launch and about how American media cover African business. Here is an excerpt: CAPITAL: How will Quartz’s coverage of Africa differ from your competitors, both globally and locally? ADEGOKE: We’re bringing the Quartz unique style and approach to the continent’s news with […]
