Debtwire, Bloomberg, CNNMoney among this year’s EPPY Award winners
Winners of Editor & Publisher’s annual EPPY Awards have been announced. Now in its 23rd year, this international contest honors the best digital-media websites. Each EPPY entry is judged on its own merits within a particular category. Finalists must receive a score in the top one-third of the average score across all categories within their […]
FT pulls Facebook ads in Great Britain
The Financial Times has pulled its advertising on Facebook in Great Britain due to concerns around the rules of political ads, reports Lucinda Southern of Digiday. Southern writes, “The primary concern for the FT is any ad it buys in the U.K. that relates to a political content or figure must carry the logo ‘paid for by,’ […]
MiBiz seeks a business reporter
MiBiz has an immediate opening for a full-time business reporter. We’re looking for a hungry, curious person to join our team, which covers business and economic news throughout the West Michigan region. As an organization, we value research, asking questions, working with editors to hone story angles and performing rigorous fact-checking before stories are published. We […]
Forbes licenses its name to a crypto site
Forbes is partnering with NewCity Digital Ltd. to license its name to a new site focused on crypto markets called Forbes CryptoMarkets, reports Sara Guaglione of MediaPost. Guaglione writes, “Forbes CryptoMarkets — which launched in beta this morning — is also the result of a partnership with trade.io, a financial institution based on blockchain technology. […]
The Drum hires U.S. editor as part of expansion
The Drum has hired marketing journalist Ginger Conlon as its U.S. editor as the news site gears up for the next phase of its global growth. A story on its website states, “In a distinguished career covering the industry, Conlon has held the posts of editor-in-chief at Direct Marketing News, contributing editor to MarTech Advisor […]
Gizmodo seeks a tech reporter
Gizmodo, Gizmodo Media Group’s leading authority on tech, gadgets, science, and geek culture, is looking for a Tech Reporter. About the Company: Gizmodo Media Group is the publisher of the web’s most original and fearless media brands, including Gizmodo, Earther, Kotaku, Lifehacker, Jezebel, Deadspin, Splinter, Jalopnik and The Root. As part of Fusion Media Group, we […]
Q&A: How Innovation Leader digs into coverage of innovation
Scott Kirsner is the CEO and editor in chief of Innovation Leader, which was founded five years ago and focuses its content on a specific topic — how big companies innovate effectively. Innovation Leader produces original content on its website with a team of nine people. It also publishes a print magazine twice a year […]
Health care site STAT looks for more group subscriptions
Health care site STAT is looking to grow its group subscription business, reports Laura Hazard Owen of Nieman Journalism Lab. Owen writes, “Nearly three years in, the audience for Stat — and its premium membership product, the $299/year (or $35/month) Stat Plus — is becoming more clear. It turns out, not surprisingly, that most of the […]
Q&A: What’s behind the editorial strategy at Skift
Longtime business journalist Tom Lowry was hired as managing editor of Skift, a media company focused on the business of wellness, travel and restaurants, earlier this year. It operates websites, conducts research, holds conferences and publishes newsletters. Lowry oversees a growing team of reporters, working closely with a research division and participating in Skift’s global conferences business. Skift […]
Skift expands coverage to wellness industry
Skift, a website that covers the travel and restaurant industries, has expanded its coverage to the wellness industry. A story on its website states, “Skift is launching Skift Wellness, covering the business of modern wellness through a lens of marketing, strategy, and tech, the same lens we use for the travel and dining sectors. Modern Wellness for us encompasses wellness […]
