The Messenger hires O’Brian to be breaking biz news editor
News startup The Messenger has hired Bridget O’Brian from CNN Business to be breaking news editor its business news desk. O’Brian has been a section editor at CNN Business, where she was responsible for stories about the economy and the markets. O’Brian joined CNN after more than a decade as editor at large at Columbia University’s Office […]
Top editor quits The Messenger pre-launch: ‘I was not willing to lower my ethical standards’
Is the much-hyped, hiring-just-about-anyone startup The Messenger already running into problems? It sure seems so — or in the words of the top departing editor, “What was presented to me as the job and what the job was [were] two entirely different things.” Kristin Bender, a West Coast breaking news editor who has also worked […]
The Messenger hires Institutional Investor’s Teitelbaum
The Messenger has hired Richard Teitelbaum, who has been a senior contributing writer for Institutional Investor for the past six years. Teitelbaum will be an enterprise writer. He previously was a news editor at The Wall Street Journal covering corporate finance. And he had been editorial director of Institutional Investor’s Sovereign Wealth Center. Teitelbaum also spent […]
The Messenger hires McEnery to cover hedge funds
The Messenger has hired business journalist Thornton McEnery to cover hedge funds and other money managers. He has been at The Daily Upside, which covers business and investing, as its executive editor. He was a MarketWatch.com markets reporter before leaving there in March 2022. He previously was a business reporter at The New York Post covering Wall Street. He had […]
The Messenger seeks a breaking news reporter, science & tech
The Messenger is seeking breaking news reporters to be part of its Science & Technology section. Your writing should be fast, smart and always accurate; you should love the excitement of covering live news as it breaks; and you must be able to write multiple stories a day, sometimes posting a paragraph at a time […]
The Messenger seeks a breaking news editor, science & tech
The Messenger is looking for an editor to run the Breaking News team for its Science & Technology section. The ideal candidate has a strong background in science or tech reporting, and must have experience identifying, assigning and editing live news as it breaks; they are focused on speed and accuracy, and not afraid to […]
The Messenger seeks a senior editor, women’s sports
We are looking for an experienced and driven Senior Editor to lead our Women’s Sports coverage. The Senior Editor will be responsible for overseeing a team of editors and writers, ensuring the quality and timeliness of our coverage, and developing engaging and insightful content. The Senior Editor will work closely with other editors and departments […]
The Messenger seeks senior writer, women’s basketball
We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior Writer to join our team covering the WNBA and Women’s College Basketball. The ideal candidate will have a passion for women’s basketball and the ability to write engaging, informative, and insightful articles on a wide range of women’s basketball-related topics. Responsibilities: Contribute stories in a variety of formats and lengths, […]
The Messenger seeks a senior writer, football
We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior Writer to join our team covering the NFL and College Football. The ideal candidate will have a passion for football and the ability to write engaging, informative, and insightful articles on a wide range of football-related topics. Responsibilities: Contribute stories in a variety of formats and lengths, utilizing a deep network […]
The Messenger seeks a markets & economics editor, business
The Messenger is looking for an experienced editor to run the Markets & Economics team. You will know who all the biggest players are at Jackson Hole and Davos, will be able to spot trends in trading, interpret outsized market gyrations and Fed interest rate changes, explain what a credit default swap is to a consumer audience, and break down […]
