CNBC, International Biz Times see greatest increase in visitors in past year
The websites of CNBC and the International Business Times recorded the biggest gains in unique visitors in the past year, according to comScore data. CNBC had 40.4 million unique visitors in January, a 49.5 percent increase in the past year from the 27.1 million unique visitors in January 2016. It’s the No. 5 business and […]
Business Insider’s Lubin named Inverse executive editor
Gus Lubin, who has been editor of Tech Insider and a senior correspondent at Business Insider, has been named executive editor of Inverse, which covers science, entertainment and innovation. Inverse founder and CEO David Nemetz wrote: Next week, we will welcome Gus Lubin as Inverse’s new executive editor. Gus spent many years at Business Insider […]
Business Insider explores paid site in England to fight ad blockers
Business Insider’s British website is looking at a paid website to help it battle ad blockers, writes Ross Benes of Digiday. Benes writes, “Within the next few weeks, BI U.K. will begin testing an anti-ad blocker for both mobile and desktop that gives ad-blocking users a few options to fund the content they are consuming. Users blocking […]
TheStreet CEO Callaway comments on fourth quarter
David Callaway, the CEO of TheStreet.com, spoke about the financial news company’s fourth quarter earnings during a conference call on Friday. Here are some excerpts: On the media side, we’ve taken some painful cuts to staff as we move to a more nimble, mobile, social and video model. We have a new app coming which […]
Business news site launches in Brooklyn
A website covering business news in Brooklyn has launched and is being run by a former Time and Fortune editor. The Bridge is focused on covering the companies, entrepreneurs and trends that have made Brooklyn a growing economic area. It covers Brooklyn’s growing pains as well, including rising costs and inequities. The Bridge is run […]
WSJ’s Ho joins Hearst Newspapers
David Ho, executive mobile editor and mobile product director for The Wall Street Journal, has joined Hearst Newspapers as vice president and executive editor, digital audience and news innovation. Ho led the Journal’s news operations on smartphones and tablets and oversaw the mobile evolution of its newsroom. In his new role, Ho will guide the […]
Dow Jones launches Moneyish, a personal finance site for millennials
Max Willens of Digiday writes about Moneyish, a personal finance site for millennials that has been launched by the Dow Jones Media Group. Willens writes, “Where sites like Vice Money, which launched in October, or Coinage, Time Inc.’s video-focused brand that bowed in February, or Mic Money, which went live last July, are focused on […]
Why more Portland Biz Journal content is behind a paywall
Suzanne Stevens, the editor of the Portland Business Journal, writes about why more of its content is available only to its subscribers. Stevens writes, “Should you pay for those quick-hits? No, and we don’t ask you to. Those quick-hits can deliver important news bites. But they’re often reactionary and produced with an objective of getting […]
BostInno seeks reporter
The BostInno writer gets to the center of the local ecosystem of people, startups, innovative companies and venture capital firms. Our writers dig up business intelligence, tell stories and distill ideas that change industries, improve people’s lives and build an audience. Most importantly, our writers build authority for our brands making them trusted sources on […]
BusinessDen.com seeks reporter
BusinessDen.com, a startup business news website in Denver, Colorado, is searching for a hungry reporter to join our thriving newsroom. You will be breaking stories about the innovators and who have turned Denver into one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation. And you’ll be joining an exciting startup with a proven business model, experienced leadership […]
