“Marketplace Weekend” with O’Leary to launch in June
Deborah Clark, the executive producer of the Marketplace portfolio of programs from American Public Media, sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: I’m pleased to announce some exciting news from Marketplace. The weekend of Saturday, June 28th, Marketplace is launching a new show called Marketplace Weekend. This new show will replace the current Marketplace Money […]
Changes coming to Sunday Wall Street Journal
David Crook, the editor of The Sunday Wall Street Journal, writes about changes coming to the content that runs in metro dailies across the country. Crook writes, “We’re happy to announce that veteran financial journalist Jonathan Clements is returning to Sunday Journal, where he will write weekly on investing and personal-finance issues. “Longtime readers will […]
Personal finance should be biggest biz desk beat
With roots and connections to every niche of business journalism, covering personal finance should be the biggest beat in the business, a panel of top journalists in the field said Friday morning. But a misunderstood lack of variation in subject matter — on the surface — makes it seem repetitive and less relevant than other beats, […]
NerdWallet hires COO, VP of talent
Nerdwallet.com, a three-year-old personal finance website, has hired two executives to help manage its growth. The San Francisco-based company has hired Dan Yoo to be its chief operating officer. Yoo comes from LinkedIn, where he led the company’s performance management, strategic initiatives and analytics. Yoo helped LinkedIn’s annual revenues grow to more than $1.5 billion […]
NerdWallet.com seeks staff writers
NerdWallet.com is growing and we’re adding full-time staff writers who will cover consumer finance topics such as credit cards, health, insurance, investments and the quality of life in cities across the country. We’re looking for seasoned journalists who’ve consistently delivered on deadline and covered hard-news topics at daily news outlets or wire services. (Finalists will be […]
Nerdwallet.com seeks consumer finance editor
Nerdwallet is looking to add an editor who will focus on banking and credit cards. This job requires: At least five years in professional daily journalism, preferably in business or consumer finance news Strategic thinking about coverage, because we’re not a traditional news outlet and aren’t looking to compete with them Someone who comes up […]
Nerd Wallet seeks senior editor
Nerd Wallet has grown steadily since 2009 and are looking to add a high-caliber editor who can spot prime coverage opportunities for all of our verticals. We cover all areas of consumer finance — banking, credit cards, education, health care, insurance, investments, mortgages, shopping, travel. The right candidate will shape daily coverage, and help manage […]
WSJ seeks retirement reporter
The Wall Street Journal’s personal finance bureau is seeking a New York-based reporter to cover retirement. The natural candidate will be a skillful writer with a proven ability to generate news and features, be able to jump from big trend stories to news scoops and write with panache. He or she should have a proven […]
Young switches to personal finance for Reuters.com
Lauren Young, who had been the wealth management editor at Reuters, sent out the following change in her job: Beth Pinsker and I have joined Reuters.com – again – to boost money/personal finance coverage on our website. We will continue to create actionable content that’s valuable to our media and professional clients. And yes, those […]
How the Motley Fool cultivates loyal employees
Laura Garnett of Inc. magazine recently spoke to Lee Burbage, chief people officer at The Motley Fool, to learn more about how the personal finance news company fosters an environment that creates a loyal workforce. Here is an excerpt: What are some of the fun perks that you provide at The Motley Fool and how […]
