NBC News preps tech/innovation site, hires Freeman
David Freeman, formerly managing editor of the impact and innovation channel and founding editor of the science section at the Huffington Post, has joined NBC News as the lead editor of MACH. MACH is NBC News Digital’s new tech, science and innovation vertical, which is currently in beta at nbcnews.com/mach. Ashley Parrish, executive editor NBC […]
Stat launches subscription plan for professionals
The Boston Globe’s medicine and health news site Stat is introducing a $299-a-year premium plan for professionals working in and around the pharma and biotech industries, reports Lucia Moses of Digiday. Moses writes, “At launch, Stat Plus benefits will include a daily newsletter by Stat’s star pharma columnist Ed Silverman; exclusive and early looks at […]
Crain’s Detroit Business seeks reporters
Crain’s Detroit Business is hiring highly motivated post-grad news enthusiasts with a digital-first mindset to launch a new breaking news team consisting of three “fellows” serving a one-year stint in Detroit. This aggressive and assertive team of entry-level journalists will: Supplement core beat coverage by producing smart and serious news intelligence, largely through mining press […]
Economist to publish longform, multimedia stories on Medium
Adam Smith, the deputy community editor at the Economist, posted the following on Medium: For the next couple of months we’ll be sharing some of our best longform or multimedia journalism, and some behind-the-scenes glimpses into the process of how our correspondents work. It’s a very different kind of journalism from the rapid-response news analyses […]
Worcester Business Journal seeks digital editor
The Worcester Business Journal is looking for an intelligent, organized and versatile journalist to lead our digital operations, as we seek to push the boundaries for the best way to deliver news across multiple platforms. The WBJ Digital Editor is the overseer and primary writer for all the company’s digital editorial products: WBJournal.com, e-newsletters and […]
Law360 seeks senior reporter for business of law
Law360, a LexisNexis company, is seeking an experienced reporter to cover the business of law firms for our online daily business newswire. This is a great opportunity for a go-getter to report on the law firms that are influencing the big cases that change our world, and advising the companies that drive our economy. You […]
Memphis Business Journal seeks digital producer
The Digital Producer of the Memphis Business Journal is responsible for day-to-day management of all online content and owns the execution of the content strategy across all platforms and products, including web, email and mobile, crafting timely and compelling products to drive loyal engagement, grow audience and extend the Business Journal brand. They will curate, […]
Highland Capital seeks name of author of Dealbreaker post
Highland Capital Management LP on Thursday asked a New York state judge to order the operator of Dealbreaker.com to disclose information that could help it identify whoever posted a comment that the hedge fund firm considered “defamatory,” reports Jonathan Stempel of Reuters. Stempel writes, “Breaking Media and Dealbreaker were not accused of wrongdoing by Highland, which according […]
FT now gets more revenue from digital than print
The Financial Times now receives more revenue from digital subscribers than print subscribers, reports Roy Greenslade of The Guardian. Greenslade writes, “It means that it can claim to be the first mainstream UK newspaper to be able to describe itself as a truly ‘digital content business.’ “The paper had previously reported that it earned more […]
Silicon Valley Business Journal seeks digital producer
The Silicon Valley Business Journal is a daily, digital-first newsroom, with a printed weekly edition that builds on the week’s content to provide a fuller, richer content experience for our audience. The Digital Producer is the newsroom’s chief operating officer, overseeing the flow of digital content from conception to publishing on all platforms. As the […]
