TheStreet seeks senior health care reporter
TheStreet Inc., an award-winning financial media company, is seeking a senior health care reporter to join its health care team. Based out of our Washington, DC, bureau, this writer will be part of a team responsible for covering all aspects of the health care industry for both TheStreet and our sister publication The Deal. The […]
TheStreet seeks a tech reporter
TheStreet Inc., an award-winning financial media company, is seeking a reporter to join its tech team. Based in our New York or San Francisco bureaus, this writer will be part of a team responsible for covering all aspects of the tech industry from tech giants like Amazon to chipmakers like Intel. The right candidates will […]
Langford named biz editor of Washington Examiner
James Langford has been hired as the business editor of the Washington Examiner. He started Tuesday. Langford was previously the banking and finance editor at TheStreet.com. He had been at TheStreet since May 2015. While there, he tripled average page views on banking and finance stories by using state-of-the-art SEO techniques and promoting content through […]
Brown promoted to co-editor of The Deal
Michael Brown has been promoted to co-editor of The Deal, a publication that covers mergers and acquisitions for TheStreet.com. He will report to TheStreet executive editor Brian Sozzi. TheStreet chief executive officer David Callaway wrote in an announcement: I’m also happy to announce that Michael Brown will be promoted to co-editor of The Deal with Ron Fink, as of […]
Sozzi promoted to executive editor at TheStreet
Brian Sozzi has been promoted to executive editor at TheStreet.com, according to his LinkedIn profile. In an email to the staff, chief executive officer David Callaway wrote, “Brian’s done a fine job taking control of the newsroom and I couldn’t think of anyone with more energy and drive to push us forward next year with our new strategy […]
What’s behind TheStreet’s strategy shift
Max Willens of Digiday writes about the change in focus at TheStreet.com after it laid off 10 employees last week. Willens writes, “TheStreet’s hunt for consumer revenue comes at a moment when newsroom morale is at its nadir after years of layoffs and a perceived lack of clear editorial direction, according to some of the former […]
TheStreet makes 10 more editorial layoffs
Financial news organization TheStreet.com laid off 10 more editorial employees on Friday. Chief Executive Officer David Callaway said that the move was due to the company’s planned shift toward more paid products in the future. “This is a result of that,” said Callaway, who declined to state how many journalists left the company, or which […]
TheStreet to pay Cramer at least $2 million royalty, $300,000 license fee
Financial news site TheStreet.com will pay cofounder Jim Cramer an annual royalty fee no less than $2 million and an annual $300,000 license fee as part of his new four-year contract, according to a filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, Cramer will receive 1 million shares of restricted stock that he […]
TheStreet newsroom will focus on premium content in 2018
Here are comments that TheStreet.com chief executive officer David Callaway made Monday on its earnings conference call: A series of tech enhancements and some new important vendors starting to come online in the next few months will help us shift to a major focus on premium in the newsroom in coming months and should help […]
TheStreet extends contact with Cramer through 2021
Financial news site TheStreet.com has signed a new contract with Jim Cramer for another four years at an undisclosed amount. The new contract takes effect Jan. 1, 2018 and will expect Dec. 31, 2021. Cramer, who is one of TheStreet’s co-founders, provides commentary and analysis for the site and for some of its subscription products. […]
