Why LinkedIn is creating editorial content
Peter Kafka of Recode spoke with Jessi Hempel of LinkedIn about why the social media site is creating more original editorial content. Here is an excerpt of what Hempel said: LinkedIn is working on building up anything that connects people to opportunity. And to do that better, what it needs is for the people who […]
The Information is looking at ads for its website
Tech news site The Information, which has generated most of its revenue from subscriptions, is now looking at selling ads on its site, reports Lucia Moses of Business Insider. Moses writes, “Today, subscriptions, mostly priced at $400 a year, still drive the majority of The Information’s revenue, but Lessin said she’s open to new kinds of […]
Medscape hires Kincaid as associate managing editor
Journalist Ellie Kincaid has been hired by Medscape as an associate managing editor. Medscape covers breaking medical news on drug and disease information. Kincaid previously was an assistant editor for health care coverage at Forbes, where she wrote online news stories and enterprise features about the business of health care and biotech. She also updated […]
Bizwomen editor Tierney leaving, will be replaced by Guzior
Tammy Tierney, the editor of BizWomen, an American City Business Journals publication, is leaving after two years. Tierney writes, “I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to edit Bizwomen for the past two years, and thank Whit Shaw, the CEO of Bizwomen’s parent company, American City Business Journals. With his support, we’ve told […]
WSJ editor Murray: We’ll add audience conversations to our website
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Matt Murray sent out the following on Monday evening: Our readers like active engagement with the news. We have heard from you that you strongly desire a place to read a variety of audience perspectives, that you want posts that are thoughtful and, also, that you would like an environment in […]
Skift promotes Lowry to editor in chief
Longtime business journalist Tom Lowry has been promoted to editor in chief of Skift, a website focused on the business of travel, restaurants and wellness. Lowry has been managing editor for the past year. Skift was co-founded seven years ago by Rafat Ali, formerly of PaidContent, and Jason Clampet, formerly of Frommer’s. Skift is part of the trend toward vertical […]
Twin Cities Business seeks a digital editor
Twin Cities Business is looking for an enthusiastic, efficient, self-starting digital editor with strong news judgement, reporting and editing abilities and technical computer skills to manage a CMS and oversee the production of e-newsletters. This editor will oversee tcbmag’s digital assets including its website, e-newsletters and social channels. This editor will also have the opportunity […]
Business Insider ad revenue from international growing 40%
Ad revenue that Business Insider receives from its 13 international license partners, eight of which are in Europe, grew 40 percent in the first few months of 2019, compared to the same period last year, reports Jessica Davies of Digiday. Davies reports, “The revenue from those licensing partnerships now accounts for 30 percent of all ad revenue […]
FitSmallBusiness.com seeks real estate investing reporter
The Real Estate Investing Writer will be our resident expert in buy-and-hold real, fix-and-flip, and other real estate investing strategies. You should have direct experience in at least one form of real estate investing with a good understanding of property management and the concerns of landlords. You’ll also have a great network of people in […]
How Skift succeeds: By staying small
Tom Huddleston Jr. of CNBC Make It profiles Skift, the online news site that covers the travel, wellness and restaurant industries. Huddleston writes, “The follow-up investment round never happened and Ali decided to break the cycle and end its reliance on outside money by staying small. “Today, Skift describes itself as the travel industry’s biggest ‘intelligence […]
