West promoted to head of BI’s editorial product strategy
Business Insider editor in chief Jamie Heller sent out the following on Thursday: I’m thrilled to announce that Julie Zeveloff West has been promoted to Director of Editorial Product Strategy. In this crucial role, Julie will direct newsroom innovation — working with editorial and across our company to build the tools, workflows, and products that keep Business […]
Business Insider wins two Emmys
Business Insider won two awards during the 2025 News & Documentary Emmy Awards: Outstanding Light Feature — Long Form: “The Man Who Feeds Gaza’s Children;” and Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage: “The True Cost of Mining Electric Car Battery Metals.” Business Insider was also nominated for Outstanding Graphic Design for “Four Gazans Show How […]
Ex-Business Insider executive editor lands at NY Times
Kieran Corcoran, a former executive editor at Business Insider before leaving earlier this year, has a new job at the New York Times. Corcoran is now an editor on the Express desk at the Times in its London bureau. He previously spent nearly eight years at Business Insider and was second-in-command in the UK, leading […]
Tweedie named deputy executive editor at Business Insider
Steven Tweedie has been named deputy executive editor at Business Insider. He will oversee three teams — business news, the corporate desk, and the weekend team. Tweedie has been deputy editor and business newsroom coach at Business Insider. He launched the business news desk in early 2020 and helped grow it into the trending and tech […]
Senior video producer Kersh among the Business Insider layoffs
Senior video producer Harry Kersh was among the layoffs at Business Insider, he disclosed on Linked. Kersh was the host of the video series “Food Wars.” In addition to “Food Wars,” Kersh also presented episodes of “Food Tours,” “Fast Food Chemistry” and more. His videos have accumulated tens of millions of views on YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat and […]
Boudreau departs Business Insider
Senior sustainability reporter Catherine Boudreau was among the layoffs at Business Insider. She joined in 2022 and previously was a sustainability reporter at Politico. Boudreau joined Politico in 2016 as a food and agriculture reporter. Before that, she was at Bloomberg News, where she covered the food and agriculture business and federal policies impacting farm […]
Business Insider hires Baker to cover defense industry
Kelsey Baker has been hired by Business Insider as a staff reporter on the military and defense team. She has been a fellow on the team. Prior to joining Business Insider, she worked at The Washington Post as a Military Veterans in Journalism Fellow. She is a Marine Corps veteran. Baker holds a bachelor’s degree […]
Senior correspondent Zhang among the Business Insider layoffs
Senior correspondent Benjamin Zhang was among the recent layoffs at Business Insider. Zhang was an Atlanta-based senior correspondent with the transportation team, covering aviation and autos, joining in 2024. Prior to joining Business Insider, he worked in corporate communications for a global airline, a luxury automotive brand, and a major PR agency. He previously worked at Business […]
Business Insider hires WSJ’s Last
Business Insider has hired Kim Last as editorial director of BI Live, the new events business that aims to translate its journalism to global audiences through interactive event formats. The move is part of Business Insider’s commitment to engage its audience by translating content into experiences that spark dialogue and drive value for decision makers. […]
Business Insider hires Herbst as senior leadership and workplace editor
Business Insider has hired Julia Herbst as senior leadership and workplace editor. She has been a senior editor overseeing work life coverage at Fast Company since 2019. Herbst previously worked at Breaker Magazine in New York. She previously was an editorial coordinator and associate editor at Los Angeles Magazine. While there, she contributed monthly to the “Buzz” and […]
