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 […]
Quartz hires Fitzgerald to cover business lifestyle
Quartz has hired Madeline Fitzgerald as a business lifestyle writer. She is the eighth new editorial hire for Quartz in the last four months. She starts on June 12. Fitzgerald will focus on coverage of lifestyle, wealth, and luxury. She will also cover trending business news stories across a wide range of topics. Previously, Fitzgerald […]
Quartz hires McNamara as breaking news editor
Business news site Quartz has hired Audrey McNamara as breaking news editor. In her role, McNamara will directly manage multiple reporters, shape and edit a wide range of stories while working with reporters and editors across the newsroom to plan and drive coverage and audience growth. McNamara previously worked for The Messenger, where she was […]
Hillman Prizes awarded to Quartz, Bloomberg Businessweek
A project between Type Investigations and Quartz, as well as a Bloomberg Businessweek article about Dollar General working conditions have won 2024 Hillman Prizes. The award for reporting on racial and economic justice went to Aurora Almendral for “Merchants of Care,” a project of Type Investigations and Quartz. The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented staffing crisis […]
Quartz executive editor Howson departing
Susan Howson, the executive editor at Quartz, is leaving the financial news site after seven years. Howson runs the Quartz Daily Brief, the Quartz Weekly Obsession, qz.com, and the Quartz app — and sometimes she dabbles in a little market haiku-ing. She previously was email editor and deputy push editor at the publication. She also […]
Quartz hires Fabbro has staff writer
Financial news site Quartz has hired Rocio Fabbro as a staff writer, its sixth new hire in the last eight weeks. Prior to joining Quartz, Fabbro was a breaking news reporter on The Messenger’s business team, covering labor, workplace, markets, and banks. She previously interned at Foreign Policy, CNBC, and Salon. Born in Buenos Aires […]
Quartz hires Chaturvedi as a staff writer
Quartz editor in chief Dan Hirschhorn and managing editor Susan Howson sent out the following on Monday: Team Quartz, We’re happy to announce yet another exciting addition to our newsroom. Vinamrata Chaturvedi joins Quartz as a Staff Writer. Vinny has more than a decade of experience in journalism and has worked for outlets including Forbes, Investopedia, and CoinDesk. She has […]
Quartz seeks a business lifestyle reporter
Quartz is seeking a talented, high-metabolism business lifestyle writer to cover the most interesting stories in wealth, luxury, and the intersection of the two. 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 […]
