Business Insider reporter Peterson moves to tech deals beat
Business Insider reporter Becky Peterson has moved to a new beat and is now covering technology deals such as mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings. She previously was an enterprise tech reporter. Rosalie Chan is taking over that beat. Peterson has been at Business Insider since June 2017 and is based in the San Francisco bureau. She previously […]
Business Insider ad editor Shields leaving to become consultant
Mike Shields, the advertising editor at Business Insider, is leaving the news organization. His last day is Friday. Shields is becoming an independent communications and strategic consultant specializing in the media and advertising industries. “I can’t say enough good things about Business Insider,” said Shields on Twitter. “I’ve had a blast working here. Have learned […]
Insider hires Goggin as weekend editor
Ben Goggin has been hired as weekend editor at Insider, the general interest website of Business Insider. Goggin previously was culture editor at Inverse, where he wrote and published two to three articles per day on internet culture, tech, and politics, including features and enterprise stories. He also worked at Digg as an associate editor and as […]
Insider hires data editor, politics editor, health reporter
Julie Zeveloff West, U.S. editor for Insider, Business Insider’s general interest website, sent out the following announcement: I’m excited to announce a few big hires in INSIDER’s New York newsroom. Please join me in welcoming… Walter Hickey, who returns to Insider Inc. as INSIDER’s Senior Editor, Data. In this new role, Walt will be working […]
Business Insider hires Bloomberg’s Tracer, Leibowitz of Fox Business, and others
Business Insider global editor in chief Nicholas Carlson sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Team– As you know, a few weeks ago now we announced major investment plans for Business Insider and INSIDER. I’m happy to report we’re well underway, and have added some big stars in the past few weeks. Zach Tracer is leaving Bloomberg […]
Morris joins Business Insider as asset management reporter
Meghan Morris has been hired by Business Insider as an asset management reporter. She previously worked at Private Equity Real Estate magazine for the past three years. “I’m grateful for three years diving deep in the private equity real estate world, and I look forward to broadening my coverage in finance land,” said Morris in a […]
Business Insider lays off Fed writer Da Costa
Pedro Da Costa, who had been writing about the Federal Reserve Board and the economy for Business Insider since the beginning of January 2017, has been laid off. Da Costa said he plans to do some freelance work for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, and he plans to take time to work on a […]
Business Insider will start selling ads across its European sites
Business Insider is allowing advertisers to buy its inventory programmatically across all its European editions, reports Jessica Davies of Digiday. Davies writes, “The Axel Springer-owned publisher has expanded aggressively in Europe over the last few years, with its biggest presence in the U.K. Like many big U.S. publishers, it has expanded into Europe via partnerships […]
Business Insider seeks a finance/markets reporter in London
Business Insider is looking for an awesome reporter for our finance and markets team in London. If you love to break news and drive major stories forward, then this could be your dream job. We want someone who can see the bigger picture. They can find the biggest stories about the world’s largest banks and they […]
Barro joining New York magazine as a business columnist
Josh Barro is joining New York magazine as a business columnist for Intelligencer, a new site covering politics, business, technology, media, and innovation. The site, which will incorporate the company’s tech vertical Select All into Daily Intelligencer, will launch in October. Barro was previously senior editor at Business Insider, where he wrote commentary on politics, business, and the economy. […]
