Biz journalist Lynley starts AI newsletter “Supervised”
Longtime business journalist Matthew Lynley, most recently at Business Insider, has started a newsletter covering artificial intelligence called “Supervised.” Lynley writes, “Supervised isn’t about covering the latest hot shit Generative AI startup. I want to help my readers understand the implications of a technology and the team building it—whether that’s the operational impact of AutoGPT or […]
Former Protocol editor purchases its email list
A former editor of Politico’s now-defunct tech site, Protocol, has bought a chunk of the company’s email list and is launching an independent, ad-supported news site with it, reports Laura Hazard Owen of Nieman Lab. Owen writes, “Its enterprise editor, Tom Krazit — who, all the disclosures, was my editor at Gigaom until 2015 when that site abruptly shut down, and who has been covering the […]
Bloomberg Government hires Sharpe as deputy team leader for newsletters
Bloomberg has tapped Kayla Sharpe to serve as a deputy team leader for Bloomberg Government newsletters. Recently, she was the editor for Axios Local’s reporting teams in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Charlotte. Sharpe also helped launch Axios Local’s newsletters in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and Dallas. She worked at Politico as a digital producer for Politico […]
The success of Charlotte Ledger, a local business newsletter
Tony Mecia, the founder of The Charlotte Ledger, writes about its success on its fourth anniversary. Mecia writes, “Still, in looking at the numbers, I thought it should be possible to build a subscription local media business. There are more than 850,000 adults in Mecklenburg County. It didn’t seem that far-fetched to think that The […]
Industry Dive is launching Packaging Dive later this month
Industry Dive is launching a new newsletter called Packaging Dive later this month. It’s the third new newsletter from the company for 2023. Cole Rosengren, who has worked on Waste Dive since 2016, will serve as Packaging Dive’s lead editor. Packaging Dive editor Maria Rachal and reporter Katie Pyzyk will cover the industry by tracking regulations, M&A, […]
Financial Times names Ebner executive editor
Sarah Ebner, head of newsletters at the Financial Times, has expanded her role to also serve as executive editor. Previously, Ebner was at The Telegraph, where she served as head of editorial newsletters and head of email and editorial newsletters. She also held editorial roles at The Times and Times Digital, where she worked for […]
Former Business Insider cannabis reporter starts Cultivated newsletter
Former Business Insider cannabis reporter Jeremy Berke has started a newsletter called Cultivated to cover the industry. “While I believe my primary audience will serve those who work in the cannabis industry, I want it to be generally interesting for those that don’t, or just want to learn more about it,” wrote Berke on Cultivated. About 250 […]
How Hedge Fund Alert maintains its difference
Russell Sherman of Press Profiles interviewed Hedge Fund Alert managing editor Howard Kapiloff, who has been with the publication for 20 years. “Our model of news is a little bit counterintuitive,” said Kapiloff. “…We report what’s only exclusive to us.” That means, if the news appears in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News or another publication, Hedge […]
Schaffer named assistant editor for the 202 newsletters at WaPo
Aaron Schaffer, a researcher for the Cybersecurity 202 and Technology 202 newsletter at The Washington Post, has taken over the role of assistant editor. Previously, Schaffer interned at and then served as an editorial assistant at Al-Monitor, where he co-wrote the weekly Middle East lobbying newsletter. Schaffer has a bachelor’s degree from the University of […]
Politico hires Bikales to cover energy
Politico deputy managing editor Bob King sent out the following to the staff on Monday night: We’re thrilled to announce an exciting addition to the POLITICO energy team, augmenting our reporting firepower as we expand our ambitions on energy and climate coverage. James Bikales joins us today as the author of Morning Energy, our must-read daily newsletter for Pro […]
