Business Insider EIC Carlson is stepping down
Business Insider’s global editor-in-chief Nicholas Carlson is stepping down as the company begins a search for his replacement, reports Maxwell Tani of Semafor. Tani reports, “In a meeting with the publication’s leadership Tuesday morning, Nicholas Carlson announced that he would leave his position as the top editor of the business-focused digital news outlet, and become an editor-at-large […]
Business Insider’s Ridley joining The Female Lead
Business Insider’s Louise Ridley is joining The Female Lead, the women’s empowerment charity founded by Tesco Clubcard entrepreneur Edwina Dunn, as editorial director. The global charity, based in the UK, has 8.4 million followers on social media. It offers diverse and authentic role models to girls and women and supports data, research and science to solve the urgent inequality […]
Business Insider’s Carlson to leave this summer
Business Insider editor in chief Nicholas Carlson plans to leave this summer, reports Maxwell Tani of Semafor. Tani reports, “Carlson has been the global editor-in-chief of the digital news outlet since 2017. “But there have been moments of doubt between the current parent company and Carlson’s leadership. Semafor reported last week that Mathias Döpfner, CEO of BI parent Axel Springer, […]
Endpoints hires Livingston as a reporter
Endpoints News has hired Shelby Livingston as a reporter covering industry giants, startups and other forces shaping health care. She has been covering health care at Business Insider for the past three-and-a-half years. She has been covering health insurers and health care providers, as well as digital-health startups seeking to transform the industry. Livingston had previously […]
Business Insider hires Carter to cover EVs, artificial intelligence
Business Insider has hired Tom Carter as a reporter covering electronic vehicles and artificial intelligence. He was a business news fellow at Business Insider’s London office, covering AI, EVs, and self-driving cars. Previously, he worked as a production journalist at the Daily Telegraph. He graduated from Cardiff University, where he studied journalism, in 2022.
Semafor’s Smith says Axel Springer wants The Wall Street Journal
Ben Smith of Semafor writes about German publishing company Axel Springer and its U.S. ambitions, as well as its strategy against investor Bill Ackman’s claims against Business Insider. Smith writes, “Company insiders say that a top acquisition target is The Wall Street Journal. “Döpfner has also inserted himself into a new type of conflict within his […]
Business Insider seeks a VC, startups and tech senior editor in London
Business Insider is hiring a Senior Editor to lead the VC, Startups and Tech team in the UK. Our mission is to inform and inspire the digital generation and become the most influential and loved journalism brand in the world. At Business Insider, we aim to cover the people, companies, and ideas changing our world. […]
Business Insider reporter Livingston is departing
Shelby Livingston, who has covered health care at Business Insider for the past three-and-a-half years, is leaving for a new opportunity. She has been covering health insurers and health care providers, as well as digital-health startups seeking to transform the industry. Livingston had previously been at Modern Healthcare covering health insurance. Before joining Modern Healthcare in 2016, she […]
Fortune hires Snyder as managing editor
Fortune magazine has hired Benjamin Snyder to be a managing editor. He will be focused on hiring and recruiting, launching training and editorial strategy initiatives, kicking off partnerships with journalism organizations, and supporting career development opportunities. Snyder previously was a senior managing editor at Business Insider, which he joined in November 2020. “I actually got my start […]
Rest of World, Business Insider win National Magazine Awards
Global tech news site Rest of World and Business Insider were among the winners of National Magazine Awards on Tuesday night. Rest of World won in the design category for for “40 Companies That Are Beating the West,” Oct. 5; “How AI Reduces the World to Stereotypes,” Oct. 10; and “China, the World’s Shopping Cart,” […]
