Business Insider CEO: We’re seeing an increase in traffic
Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng sent out the following to the staff on Friday: I’m thrilled to share that we’re off to a strong start this year. Even as Google’s AI Overviews have reduced traffic across publishers, Business Insider saw year-over-year growth in visits (traffic) and return visits (engagement), in both January and February — a significant achievement […]
Wired, WSJ, Bloomberg among National Magazine Award finalists
Wired, The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider and Bloomberg News have been named as finalists for National Magazine Awards. Wired is a finalist in the general excellence category, as well as in the video category for “I 3D-Printed Luigi Mangione’s ‘Ghost Gun,’” produced and directed by Lisandro Perez-Rey, hosted by Andy Greenberg, May 19 at […]
Business Insider seeks a reporter to cover robotics
Business Insider is hiring a tech reporter to cover the evolution of AI to physical robotics, and all the companies and financial players who are invested. From humanoid robots to factory automation, robotics is rapidly moving from the lab into the real economy. We’re looking for a reporter who can break news, make sense of […]
Business Insider seeks a senior tech editor
Business Insider is hiring a tech editor to drive coverage that gets inside Big Tech companies and startups, and illuminates the culture of Silicon Valley. We’re looking for a proven editor or proven reporter ready to make the jump into editing. This editor will assign and edit creative, engaging stories that capture what it’s really […]
Business Insider launching CMO Insider newsletter
Business Insider is launching CMO Insider, a new weekly newsletter delivering a candid look at the forces reshaping marketing. The first edition will be sent on March 4th. Written by senior correspondent Lara O’Reilly, CMO Insider will cover the power and pressures defining modern marketing by blending scoops, analysis, and insights. O’Reilly has been in conversation […]
Business Insider, STAT News win Polk Awards
Business Insider and STAT News were among the winners of George Polk Awards announced Wednesday, writes Katie Robertson of The New York Times. Robertson writes, “The environmental reporting award went to the staff of Business Insider for their series ‘The True Cost of Data Centers,’ which examined the many impacts on communities and the environment of the […]
Business Insider and Jeffrey Epstein’s mugshot
Max Tani of Semafor reports how Business Insider removed a mug shot of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, after his foundation requested a change. Tani reports, “The team discussed appealing to BI founder Henry Blodget by implying a shared connection over pressure from federal authorities. (Blodget was accused of promoting companies in public while disparaging them […]
The Information has hired Hornstein to cover VC
The Information has hired Julia Hornstein to cover venture capital. She will start later this month. Hornstein has been with Business Insider covering venture capital firms and startups. Hornstein previously was an intern at The Information. She also interned and freelanced at the Jackson Hole News & Guide in Wyoming. Hornstein holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale […]
Business Insider seeks an AI reporter in San Francisco
Business Insider is seeking a full-time tech reporter to cover artificial intelligence AI is reshaping everything, and BI is looking for an aggressive, creative reporter who can break news, land scoops, and write with authority about the people, businesses, and money driving the AI revolution. From the companies and startups building the technology, the investors […]
Business Insider CEO: Traffic healthy and steady since August
Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng sent out the following on Friday: The first two years of our new strategy were about setting the foundation — reestablishing our brand and simplifying our sites (remember how we had two websites at the beginning of 2024?!).Since then, we’ve refined our coverage (first business, tech, and innovation, and now Big Bets), […]
