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 […]
Bloomberg Government seeks a deputy team leader for newsletters
Bloomberg Government is hiring a deputy team leader for its newsletter team. You’ll lead the first part of the day, overseeing publication of a suite of policy and Congress-focused newsletters that are must-reads for our subscriber and consumer audiences. You’ll be part of a team that is creative and breaks news on Congress and policy […]
The Verge debuts new tech newsletter led by Heath
The following excerpt was sent out: The Verge today announced a new weekly paid newsletter, “Command Line,” covering the product and business strategies of the most consequential tech companies, and the people driving them. Led by deputy editor Alex Heath, subscribers will get agenda-setting scoops, exclusive interviews with industry leaders, and expert-informed analysis on the tech news […]
Foy to write FT’s Europe Express newsletter
Henry Foy is the new voice of “Europe Express,” the FT’s weekday newsletter on European affairs. Foy will continue to serve as the FT’s European diplomatic correspondent, based in Brussels. He reports on the EU’s foreign policy, relations between Brussels and other world powers, and the diplomatic intrigues between member states. Previously he was Moscow […]
