How Ostrower started The Air Current because of his existing audience
Memberful profiles former CNN aviation editor Jon Ostrower, who was laid off earlier this year and launched The Air Current, which covers the aviation industry. Memberful writes, “As much as he enjoyed and appreciated his time with large media companies, he felt that going independent was the best way for him to cultivate that relationship with […]
Part of the WSJ website was hacked on Monday
A branded-content section of the Wall Street Journal’s website was hacked with a fake message apologizing to PewDiePie and urging people to subscribe to his channel, reports Todd Spangler of Variety. Spangler writes, “A spokeswoman for Dow Jones & Co., publisher of the Wall Street Journal, noted that the affected page was not affiliated with […]
Quartz seeks a deputy editor for membership
Quartz seeks an editor to help develop the premium content it offers its members, taking an entrepreneurial approach to defining our journalism in this area and working with reporters focused on it. The mandate is to identify creative and compelling editorial approaches for paying readers, and to take an experimental approach to developing them, as […]
The Information founder Lessin warns about “agenda journalism”
Tech news site The Information turned five years old on Tuesday, and in a letter to readers, founder Jessica Lessin warned about the growing trend of “agenda journalism.” Lessin writes, “A lot has changed since I argued that journalism needed a reboot five years ago. When we launched, Recode, PandoDaily and numerous other websites were vying for scoops […]
Fox Business website seeks a reporter
Fox is looking for a skilled reporter with a passion for business and personal finance news for FOXBusiness.com. Our ideal reporter is a strong writer who is able to work fast, accurately and collaboratively in a competitive news environment. A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES Monitor breaking news and tracking all major financial markets, compelling corporate news, business and economic trends […]
Wirecutter hires Frumin as its editor in chief
Wirecutter, a tech news site owned by the New York Times, announced Thursday that Ben Frumin will be its next editor-in-chief. In this role, Frumin will oversee all Wirecutter coverage and day-to-day editorial operations of the site. He will start Jan. 7. He succeeds Jacqui Cheng, who stepped down in September. “We were in a […]
Site covering Houston innovation has launched
InnovationMap.com, a website focused on covering innovation in Houston, has launched. The website, overseen by former Houston Business Journal associate editor Natalie Harms, is covering innovation in startups, health, tech, energy, social impact, money and lifestyle. “There’s so much happening in our innovation ecosystem that I’m not having any trouble finding news to cover,” said […]
Yahoo Finance to launch subscription service
Yahoo Finance is launching a subscription service that aims to compete with Bloomberg for the money and attention of retail investors, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “What we’re hearing: Yahoo Finance Premium will act as a testing ground for Verizon Media Group (formerly called Oath) to launch more subscription services. Verizon Media Group […]
Seeking Alpha founder: Not seeking a sale, continuing to grow
The founder of financial news site Seeking Alpha says the company is not actively seeking to sell and is more focused on growing the company. “We’ve had incoming interest from a number of companies,” said David Jackson in an email to Talking Biz News. “And since there’s always ‘some’ price a founder should be willing […]
Online business journal launches in upstate New York
Longtime journalist Tina Traster has launched an online business journal, the Rockland County Business Journal, in upstate New York. Rockland has not had a publication entirely focused on business. The Business Journal will cover business from solo entrepreneurs to corporate entities. Daily postings include breaking news, profiles, features, briefs and columns. The site is generating […]
