Epstein leaving Washington Post for Business Insider

Kayla Epstein, former general assignments reporter for The Washington Post, has left the publication to join Business Insider as the organization’s new politics reporter. Her new role begins Monday, based in Washington. She started her career at The Post in 2016 as an audience editor for the National desk. Before that, she was a social […]

Business Insider hires Abrego to be editor on finance team

Business Insider has hired Michelle Abrego to be an editor on its finance team. Abrego previously worked at CityWire Americas and CityWire USA as a a deputy editor and as a news editor. She also was a reporter covering regulation and politics reporter for financial adviser trade magazine New Model Adviser. Abrego holds a bachelor’s […]

Business Insider hires Tubman as weekend editor

Kadia Tubman has joined Business Insider/Insider as its new weekend editor. Over the next month, Tubman will be taking over the growing weekend operation. Previously, she was a politics reporter at Yahoo News. Tubman has also served as a blogger and editorial consultant at KadiaScope and as a journalist fellow at the Reuters Institute for […]

Holmes to start as full-time tech reporter at Business Insider

Aaron Holmes will be joining Business Insider as a full-time tech reporter starting next month. Currently, he is serving as a tech fellow at the organization. Previously, Holmes was a metro intern for Tampa Bay Times and before that, he held the post of managing editor at The Columbia Daily Spectator. Holmes has also served […]

Elder to cover cybersecurity and Al for Business Insider

Jeff Elder will be returning to reporting as a correspondent for Business Insider. There, he will be covering cybersecurity and artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley for the organization. Before joining Business Insider, Elder was working as a senior managing editor at Avast and as an editor at Salesforce. He has also worked as a senior […]

Business Insider opens Mexico site

Business Insider opened a website in Mexico as others have closed their media operations in that country, reports Hanaa Tameez of Nieman Lab. Tameez writes, “Business Insider launched a new Mexico edition today — as first reported by the Mexican business newspaper El Economista last month — making it the first of its dozen-plus international editions to focus on Latin […]

Business Insider staffer Goggin to switch jobs

Weekend editor at Business Insider Benjamin Goggin will be switching beats and transitioning to the role of digital culture editor. In his new role, Goggin will be covering the internet, memes, influencers and teens. His new role begins in February. Before joining Business Insider, Goggin was working independently. Before that, he was a culture editor […]

Insider’s Jakola joining Gizmodo as managing editor

Kaitlyn Jakola is all set to depart Insider Inc. where she holds the post of assistant managing editor. She will start her new job of managing editor at Gizmodo next month. There, she will be working alongside Kelly Bourdet and Andrew Couts. Previously, Jakola was an adjunct professor at New York University and has also […]

Business Insider promotes Cohn to deputy editor in chief

Business Insider has promoted Emily Cohn to deputy editor in chief. “Emily is the kind of person who makes this place go: Strategic, analytical, and deeply committed to journalism,” wrote global editor in chief Nicholas Carlson on Twitter. “She’s also a pure delight to work with.” She has been the executive growth editor at Insider […]

Business Insider promotes Liebman to global managing editor

Business Insider has promoted Jessica Liebman to global managing editor. She previously was executive managing editor. “Jess built our newsroom, participating in the hiring of all ~350 people in it,” said global editor in chief Nicholas Carlson in a tweet. “She and her team of managing editors help the rest of us train, develop, and […]