Vox taps Stewart as senior reporter for The Goods
Emily Stewart has moved over to The Goods at Vox as a senior reporter where she will continue covering money, business, economics and more. Previously, she was a senior reporter covering business and the economy for Vox, Recode and The Goods. She was also the host of the short-form podcast “Tell Me More.” Before that, […]
Vox hires Gross as deputy editor
Vox has hired Daniel A. Gross to be a deputy editor on the science, health and climate desk. He started on Monday. Gross previously was at Business Insider as a senior editor on the investigations desk, which he joined in 2020. Gross had been senior associate editor of Atlas Obscura since August 2019 and a web contributor […]
Leber joins Vox.com as senior reporter covering climate
Vox.com has hired Rebecca Leber as a senior reporter covering climate change. Leber joins from Mother Jones where she spent more than 4 years working as a reporter on the climate and environment beat. Before that, she was a news editor at Grist managing its political and news coverage. She was also a staff writer […]
Pauker joins Politico as world and national security editor
Ben Pauker has joined Politico as a world and national security editor. Previously, he was managing editor, news at Vox.com. He has also worked at Foreign Policy for more than 7 years, joining as a senior editor. He then served as a managing editor, before becoming the executive editor, online and then holding the post […]
Business Insider reporter Jones departs for Vox
Business Insider senior reporter Benji Jones is leaving the organization for a position at Vox. At Vox, he will be joining a new biodiversity reporting initiative launching in April. Jones has been at Business Insider since December 2018, first as a video producer for science. He has since been an energy reporter and a senior energy reporter […]
Sharma hired as editor in chief of Vox
Swati Sharma, a managing editor of The Atlantic, will be the next editor in chief of Vox.com, reports Marc Tracy of The New York Times. Tracy reports, “Ms. Sharma, 34, is scheduled to start in her new role next month. She will be taking over the site, which reaches nearly 30 million readers a month, from Lauren Williams, […]
Johnson departing from Recode/Vox
After spending nearly seven years at Recode/Vox, Eric Johnson is leaving. Most recently, he held the post of producer, special projects for Kara Swisher. He has also worked as a producer, Recode Radio and as an associate editor of gaming. He joined the company in 2014 as a social media manager. Johnson was also co-host […]
Vox Media launches new platform for advertisers
Vox Media, which owns Recode, The Verge and now New York Magazine has launched a first-party data platform, Forte. The new platform intends to help advertisers drill into consumer interests and actions, and figure out which kind of ad creative would work best for that consumer mindset. The new platform is expected to help advertisers […]
Vox Media to slash hundreds of freelance journalism jobs
New York-based Vox Media said Monday that it will end contracts with hundreds of freelance writers and editors in California who cover sports for the blog network SB Nation. The announcement comes following the company’s decision to comply with the AB5 law which was enacted this September. Further, the company plans on creating a new […]
Vox Media acquires New York Magazine
Vox Media has agreed to acquire New York Magazine, the company behind the biweekly print magazine and five popular online offshoots, in an all-stock transaction. While consolidations in the media industry typically mean cutting costs, Vox and New York said their combination was something different. They are bringing together a much-decorated print magazine, websites, a […]
