Atkinson, Business Insider chief media correspondent, departs
Claire Atkinson, the chief media correspondent at Business Insider, has left after nearly three years. She joined in November 2020. Atkinson is starting a newsletter called The Media Mix. She previously was at NBC News for three years as senior media editor. Atkinson previously was at The New York Post, where she covered the main […]
Insider union files three more charges with NLRB
The Insider Union filed three new unfair labor practice charges against Insider on Saturday as about 250 union members entered their second week of a strike, reports Alex Bitter of the union. Bitter writes, “Two of the ULPs claim that Insider violated union members’ rights to participate in union activities. One case involves a manager sending a […]
Insider reporter Nguyen among those laid off
Business Insider tech reporter Britney Nguyen was among those laid off from the site earlier this week. Nguyen covered careers and people in consulting, finance, tech, fintech, and startups. Her stories aim to help people find jobs and navigate their careers, and to highlight people in different industries who built their own businesses and dream careers. She […]
Insider EIC Carlson tells non-striking workers to pace themselves
Insider editor in chief Nicholas Carlson has told non-striking editorial staffers to pace themselves as they try to publish content to keep web traffic from dropping, reports Alexandra Steigrad of The New York Post. Steigrad reports, “In a Slack message reviewed by The Post, Editor-in-chief Nicholas Carlson — who has been forced to write 11 stories himself […]
Insider CEO Blodget on the strike: Guild is to blame
Insider chief executive officer Henry Blodget sent out the following after its editorial staff went on strike: Team, Barbara’s out this week, so I want to briefly address the union situation. First and foremost, I want to thank you all—including our union members—for working through this with us. As I told you two years ago, my only concern […]
Insider editorial staffers are now striking
Editorial staffers at Insider Inc., parent company of Business Insider, went on strike after failing to resolve several disagreements with management over, among other things, the company’s health care plan, reports Ross Lincoln of The Wrap. Lincoln writes, “According to the Union representing them, more than 250 Insider editorial employees are now striking. “‘It’s official: THE INSIDER […]
Insider/Business Insider editorial staffs set to strike on Thursday
The editorial staffs of Insider and Business Insider will strike at midnight Thursday if their union fails to reach an agreement with management. The workers set the deadline in response to the company’s refusal to undo changes it made to their health care benefits and management’s slow response in contract negotiations. Members are also demanding […]
Entertainment reporter Mangalindan departs Insider
J.P. Mangalindan, an entertainment reporter for Insider, has left the publication for a new opportunity. He has been with the company since June 2021 in its Los Angeles bureau. Over the last 15 years, Mangalindan’s work has appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek, Fortune magazine, GQ magazine, TechCrunch, Mashable, Yahoo Finance, Entertainment Weekly, and Teen People. He has previously served as a senior reporter at Protocol, […]
Insider lays off media reporter Perlberg
Insider media reporter Steven Perlberg has been laid off from the news organization. He had been with Business Insider and Insider since 2020. Perlberg has previously been a freelance reporter based in Berlin writing about media, politics, business, culture, and other things. He previously worked for Business Insider, BuzzFeed and The Wall Street Journal. At the Journal, he covered digital media, […]
Insider is laying off 10 percent of its US staff
Barbara Peng, president of Insider, sent out the following on Thursday: Team, As you know, our industry has been under significant pressure for more than a year. The economic headwinds that have hurt many of our clients and partners are also affecting us. Unfortunately, to keep our company healthy and competitive, we need to reduce […]
