CNBC hires Goudreau from Business Insider to be web ME
Jay Yarow, senior vice president and executive editor of CNBC Digital, sent out the following staff hire announcement on Wednesday afternoon: I am thrilled to announce Jenna Goudreau will be joining CNBC from Business Insider effective May 17. Reporting directly to me, Jenna will be a Managing Editor overseeing strategy and execution of CNBC Make It, the network’s new […]
Inside Business Insider’s European expansion
Jessica Davies of Digiday writes about Business Insider’s expansion in Europe. Davies writes, “Since hanging its London shingle, Business Insider has grown the audience even if it doesn’t have the reputation: ComScore numbers show it to be the largest business news site on the Web for British readers, Edwards points out. “BI covers finance, tech, advertising, lifestyle, and […]
Inside Business Insider’s research arm
Shan Wang of Nieman Lab writes about Business Insider’s research operation. Wang writes, “BI Intelligence, the company’s paid subscription research service, is aiming big as well. It has over 5,000 paying subscribers across its suite of offerings, it says, with around 30 dedicated staffers. It’s expanding its team, including hiring for a director of research to […]
Yahoo Finance hires Fuchs as deputy ME
Erin Fuchs has been hired by Yahoo Finance to be its deputy managing editor. She will work closely with editor-In-chief Andy Serwer and managing editor Sam Ro to oversee how news is presented and delivered to Yahoo Finance’s readers. Her first day will be May 9. Fuchs comes to Yahoo from Business Insider, where she […]
Business Insider’s LaRoche to join Yahoo Finance
Julia La Roche, a senior reporter at Business Insider, has been hired at Yahoo Finance to cover finance. She will start May 2 and will cover Wall Street culture, investing, hedge funds, banks and private equity. She joins Sam Ro, who was a deputy editor at Business Insider but left in February to become Yahoo Finance’s managing editor. Yahoo […]
Business Insider to launch Facebook Messenger bot
Business Insider is launching a Facebook Messenger bot to deliver top stories via Messenger chat. Julie Hansen of Business Insider writes, “Our readers will be able to sign-up to receive chat messages alerting them to the most important news, in real-time. The bot, ‘Business Insider Update,’ will be available soon. “We are excited about this new offering […]
Business Insider records 1 billion videos views on Facebook
Business Insider had more than 1 billion video views on Facebook in March, reports Sahil Patel of Digiday. Patel writes, “Business Insider, like many digital publishers, is pouring resources into video. It has built a 39-person video team, which doesn’t include the six-person BI Films division that’s focused on original long-form content, now cranking out more than […]
Biz media such as Bloomberg see opportunity on LinkedIn
Sarah Sluis of AdExchanger writes about how some business media see a growth opportunity to expand their audiences using LinkedIn. Sluis writes, “Their focus on business and career-oriented content makes them a natural fit for LinkedIn’s audience. “Forbes, the top business publisher on LinkedIn, grew its account followers 72% to 1.8 million between Jan. 1 and […]
Business Insider seeks markets editor
Business Insider is looking for an editor to join our markets team in New York. The markets editor will work with reporters in New York to cover developments in financial markets and economic news. The ideal candidate: – Is a markets junkie who can get excited by spikes in the VIX index and Fed policy […]
Business Insider launching work advice column
Ashley Lutz, the senior business editor at Business Insider, will begin writing a work advice column for the website. Lutz writes, ¨Over the years, I have become an unofficial advisor to my friends, spending hours deciphering their existential problems. ¨I’m here to provide guidance on all your office issues, occasionally bringing in a panel of experts […]
