Quartz hires Yildirim as staff writer
Quartz editor in chief Dan Hirschhorn sent out the following on Tuesday: Team Quartz, We’re excited to announce that Ece Yildirim is joining the newsroom as a Staff Reporter. Ece will report and write a wide range of stories, with a particular focus on coverage for our Tech & Innovation channel. Ece (pronounced Edge-eh) joins us from CNBC, where […]
Quartz hires Fellman as markets and finance editor
Quartz editor in chief Dan Hirschhorn sent out the following on Monday: Team Quartz, We are delighted to announce that Josh Fellman, a deeply experienced business journalist, is joining the newsroom as Staff Editor, Markets & Finance. In this new role, Josh will lead all our coverage in the Money & Markets channel, work that will include assigning, […]
AI-generated articles appearing on Quartz
Riley MacLeod of Aftermath writes about the proliferation of artificial intelligence-generated articles on financial news site Quartz. MacLeod writes, “As of publishing, the ‘Quartz Intelligence Newsroom’ has written 22 articles today, running the gamut from earnings reports to Reddit communities banning Twitter posts to the Sackler settlement to, delightfully, a couple articles about how much AI […]
Green becomes contributing editor and columnist at Quartz
Peter Green has been named a contributing editor and Deep Dive/Weekend Brief columnist at Quartz. Green also writes a column for Cheddar and worked at The Messenger as an international affairs writer. Green is a former reporter and editor at Bloomberg News, and a former deputy business editor of the New York Post. He also worked at Crain’s […]
Quartz launches AI show
Quartz has begun a new streaming video interview series called “Quartz AI Factor” filmed at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. Host Rocio Fabbro writes, “Every week, we’ll interview industry leaders from across sectors and discuss how AI is shaping the present and future of business. “For our first episode, we spoke with Doug Clinton, CEO […]
Yahoo Finance hires Bratton as a reporter
Laura Bratton has been hired by Yahoo Finance as a breaking business news reporter. She has been working at Quartz as a tech reporter and co-author of the “Daily Brief” newsletter. Before Quartz, she worked at The Messenger as a breaking business news reporter. Bratton was an intern for New Hampshire Public Radio. She also was […]
Quartz seeks a business reporter
Quartz is seeking a talented, high-metabolism business news reporter to cover market-moving developments across a range of sectors and geographies. We’ll provide a supportive environment that values entrepreneurialism and offers constructive feedback and career growth. You’ll bring strong news judgment, crisp writing, a collaborative spirit, and genuine enthusiasm for covering a wide range of business […]
Quartz unveils new look
Financial news site Quartz has rolled out a redesign on Tuesday. A story on its website states, “So in our latest redesign, you’ll find twice as many stories ‘above the fold’ than we had room for on our prior homepage. You’ll find a more prominent Latest News feed for up-to-the-minute updates on all things business. […]
Quartz hires Douglass as executive editor
Quartz has hired Sarah Douglass as its executive editor. In this role, Douglass will manage journalists, drive news planning and coverage, and look to strengthen and streamline operations. Her editorial experience encompasses a variety of different newsrooms, including CBS Radio and The Daily Mail. She has successfully built new workflows and processes for far-flung breaking […]
Yahoo Finance gains on competitors in May
Yahoo Finance continued its dominance as the No. 1 business news website in May, increasing its unique visitors by 2 percent while seven of the top 10 sites saw a decline. Yahoo Finance recorded 106.9 million unique visitors for the month, according to comScore. No. 2 Forbes posted a 7 percent decline in unique visitors […]
