How positive references to products and companies end up in stories
Jon Christian of The Outline reports about how writers for business publications such as Fast Company and Business Insider have received money in exchange for positive references to companies or products. Christian writes, “People involved with the payoffs are extremely reluctant to discuss them, but four contributing writers to prominent publications including Mashable, Inc, Business […]
What’s behind TheStreet’s strategy shift
Max Willens of Digiday writes about the change in focus at TheStreet.com after it laid off 10 employees last week. Willens writes, “TheStreet’s hunt for consumer revenue comes at a moment when newsroom morale is at its nadir after years of layoffs and a perceived lack of clear editorial direction, according to some of the former […]
Head of digital video leaves CNBC digital
Mike Senzon, an executive producer and head of digital video at CNBC’s web operations, has left the news operation, a spokeswoman confirmed to Talking Biz News. Senzon had been with the company since April 2014 and was the executive in charge of all digital video content and programming across CNBC’s digital and social platforms. He […]
The Information starts cheaper subscription rate for young professionals
Tech news site The Information has added a $199-per-year subscription rate for readers under 30, which is half of its normal rate, reports Lucia Moses of Digiday. Moses writes, “The $399-a-year technology news upstart says it continues to see growth in subscriptions and is branching out with new subscription tiers to complement the main $399 […]
Money.net now has more than 80,000 subscribers
Money.net, an online platform for financial data and news, says it has grown its ranks of subscribers to more than a quarter the size of industry behemoth Bloomberg, reports Kevin Dugan of the New York Post. Dugan writes, “The company, which charges as little as $1,500 a year for a subscription, now has more than 83,000 registered […]
Blockchain News merging with Token Report
Cryptocurrency news site Blockchain News is merging with Token Report. Blockchain News founder Richard Kastelein writes, “Token Report is backed by well-known Bitcoin veteran Peter Vessenes and run by Galen Moore, an American financial journalist who has led and launched many news sites covering startups, technology and venture capital. “Token Report has designed a token […]
Wired will introduce in a paywall in January
Wired is planning to introduce a paywall in January, part of a business and editorial reboot that will help protect the 24-year-old tech title as print revenue in the magazine industry continues to decline, reports Benjamin Mullin of The Wall Street Journal. Mullin writes, “Wired has not yet set a price for its paywall, Mr. […]
Crain’s Chicago shuts its comment threads
Crain’s Chicago Business is shutting its comment threads because it does not have the resources to moderate its comments section to keep the trolls out, reports D. B. Hebbard of Talking News Media. Hebbard writes, “‘Since we launched ChicagoBusiness.com more than 20 years ago, we have employed a variety of tools — most recently a […]
Quartz names a chief revenue officer
Business news site Quartz has promoted Joy Robins to lead both sales and marketing in the newly established role of chief revenue officer. “Joy’s energy, skill and credibility have made her not only a great driver of revenue, but a great leader as well. We recently consolidated sales and marketing under Joy and we’re already […]
Personal finance site NerdWallet lays off 53
Nerdwallet CEO Tim Chen sent out the following announcement to the staff of the personal finance site on Thursday: Hi Nerds, I have some tough news to share today. As part of the 2018 planning process, the leadership team spent a significant amount of time evaluating our needs for next year and has decided to […]
