Crypto news site The Block rolls out token-based paywall

Cryptocurrency news site The Block is moving parts of its consumer paywall exclusively to a crypto token model, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “It becomes the first newsroom to launch a tokenized paywall within a new industry framework called the Access Protocol, which allows consumers to buy multiple media or creator subscriptions via a uniform […]

More than 100 million monthly visits to Dow Jones sites

News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson made the following comments during the company earnings conference call about its Dow Jones business: Advertising at Dow Jones remained strong in the fourth quarter and was a significant contributor to the segment throughout the year. Total advertising at Dow Jones achieved year-over-year growth of 20% for the full year, […]

Firm working for Florida energy company controlled news site

Operatives working for Florida Power & Light gained control over a Tallahassee-based news website, making editorial decisions about its content – and allowing executives at the utility to influence coverage, report Annie Martin and Mario Alejandro Ariza of the Orlando Sentinel. Martin and Ariza report, “The site, which is published by Brian Burgess – who was previously the […]

San Antonio Biz Journal seeks a digital editor

The San Antonio Business Journal, a thriving and growing news organization in the country’s seventh-largest city, is looking for a full-time Digital Editor. The position is the gatekeeper for all digital content, working directly with a seasoned team of reporters to curate, edit and publish content on multiple platforms. The Digital Editor also reports and writes […]

Insider, Forbes and Reuters are top biz news sites in UK

Insider, Forbes and Reuters top the list of the UK’s most popular websites for business news, according to Press Gazette reporter Aisha Majid. Majid reports, “According to data compiled by Ipsos iris, The Insider Inc brand which includes the website businessinsider.com and general news side insider.com reached 4.6 million people over 15 in the UK […]

Fox Business website has strong May in minutes, views

FoxBusiness.com reported 158 million multiplatform views in May, up 17 percent, according to data from Comscore Media Matrix. Additionally, the business network delivered over 273 million multiplatform minutes, up 18 percent versus the prior year, and 22.9 million multiplatform unique visitors down 8 percent. In May 2021, the website had over 25 million multiplatform unique […]

Fox Business website has record multiplatform views in April

FoxBusiness.com earned its highest month in history in multiplatform views in April with 185 million, according to ComScore Media Matrix data. The website surpassing CNN Business for the first time in history in the category and posting a 91 percent increase over the prior year. Additionally, the business network website recorded over 305 million multiplatform […]

Providence Business News seeks a web editor

Providence Business News, southern New England’s leading business publication, is looking for an enterprising web editor to help us cover one of the nation’s most diverse business communities. The web editor helps set the daily digital news agenda, reporting and editing stories from staff writers on topics ranging from finance to manufacturing and health care, […]

The biz reporter who finds scandals at business schools

Susan Snyder of The Philadelphia Inquirer profiled business journalist John A. Byrne, whose coverage at Poets & Quants led to the college rankings scandal at Temple University’s business school. Snyder writes, “A native of Paterson, N.J., Byrne worked for several newspapers and magazines, including Forbes, Fast Company, and Businessweek, where he eventually rose to executive editor. Byrne […]

Chinese crypto news site shutters

ChainNews, one of China’s top crypto news sites, shuttered its operations today, reports Eliza Gkritsi of CoinDesk. Gkritsi reports, “Earlier Friday the co-founder announced the closure in his personal WeChat moments, according to a screenshot obtained by CoinDesk. “On Nov. 15, ChainNews said its website would be down for maintenance for a few hours, but that the […]