Bloomberg hires Cohn to oversee consumer coverage
Shelly Banjo, managing editor of global business at Bloomberg News, sent out the following on Thursday: Please join me in welcoming our new Team Leader for Consumer coverage in the Americas, Emily Cohn. Emily joins us from Business Insider, where she served as Deputy Editor in Chief, the newsroom’s #2 editor and head of BI’s […]
WSJ hires Business Insider’s Cook as deputy investigations editor
The Wall Street Journal has hired Business Insider executive editor John Cook as its deputy editor for investigations. He has been at Business Insider since 2019. Most recently, he was overseeing investigations, politics, features and defense coverage. Cook has been a reporter and an editor for more than 25 years, serving as executive editor of Gawker Media, […]
Business Insider deputy editor in chief Cohn departs
Emily Cohn, deputy editor in chief at Business Insider for the past four-plus years, is leaving the news organization. “My dream has always been to help shape the future of digital journalism, and BI has allowed me to do just that,” she wrote on LinkedIn. She had previously been the executive growth editor at Insider, […]
Business Insider’s parent is set to split
German billionaire Mathias Döpfner and KKR are nearing a deal to split up the media giant Axel Springer, the parent of Business Insider, reports Financial Times reporters Laura Pitel, Arash Massoudi and Ivan Levingston. Pitel, Massouri and Levingston report, “A deal would enable Döpfner, who has served as CEO since 2002, to cement his control […]
Business Insider launches ad campaign
Business Insider has launched a new ad campaign that comes on the heels of the company’s return to the Business Insider name and renewed focus on business, technology and innovation. The campaign includes digital out-of-home advertisements across the Financial District in New York City and a strategic trade campaign and in-house advertisements throughout Business Insider’s […]
Business Insider hires Heller as editor in chief
Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng sent out the following on Monday: Team, Some exciting news to share — Jamie Heller is joining Business Insider as our new Editor-in-Chief! Jamie has worked at The Wall Street Journal for more than 20 years and currently leads their global business and tech coverage. She led the corporate team […]
Business Insider hires Hoover to cover tech
Business Insider has hired Amanda Hoover as a senior correspondent covering technology. She previously was at Wired covering tech and was also at Morning Brew covering the some beat. Before, Hoover was a reporter at NJ Advance Media. She has also covered breaking crime news for the Boston Globe metro section and has also worked as a weekend […]
Business Insider hires Scammell as senior editor
Robert Scammell has been hired as a senior editor for venture capital and startups coverage at Business Insider. He is based in London and previously was an editor for UTKN. Scammell also worked as a deputy editor and a reporter at Verdict. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Plymouth and a master’s degree […]
Fortune hires Hays as West Coast tech correspondent
Fortune has hired Business Insider reporter Kali Hays to be its West Coast technology correspondent. She has been at Business Insider since September 2021, covering social media and based n Los Angeles. Hays previously worked at Women’s Wear Daily, where she covered media, fashion, beauty and related industries before leaving earlier this year. She joined WWD in February […]
Business Insider editor in chief Carlson says goodbye
Business Insider editor in chief Nicholas Carlson sent out the following to the staff as he departs the news organization: Team! Today is my last day as your editor-in-chief. It has been my honor and privilege. Today is also, after 5,761 days, my very last day as a full-time employee at a company that was once called […]
