Categories: OLD Media Moves

Carney on his new job at CNBC.com

Steve Krakauer of Mediaite interviewed John Carney, who is joining CNBC.com as a senior editor and will appear regularly on CNBC as well.

Here is an excerpt:

Mediaite: You haven’t always written the most positive things about CNBC. How do you think the transition will be to the new role?

Carney: That’s true! But the folks at CNBC never seemed to hold a grudge about it. So I won’t hold one against them either.

Mediaite: Were there other offers you considered at positions similar to your previous job?

Carney: There’s a really great expansion going on in online business journalism right now. I talked to lots and lots of people about some really exciting plans. It was like an informal survey of the state of the financial blogosphere. And here’s my conclusion: I’m going to have to kick ass at CNBC to stay competitive with all the other awesome bloggers and sites out there.

Read more here.

Recent Posts

Washington Post announces start of third newsroom

Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray sent out the following on Friday: Dear All, Over the last…

17 hours ago

FT hires Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels

The Financial Times has hired Barbara Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels. She will start…

18 hours ago

Deputy tech editor Haselton departs CNBC for The Verge

CNBC.com deputy technology editor Todd Haselton is leaving the news organization for a job at The Verge.…

18 hours ago

“Power Lunch” co-anchor Tyler Mathisen is leaving CNBC

Note from CNBC Business News senior vice president Dan Colarusso: After more than 27 years…

19 hours ago

Upset CoinDesk staffers send letter to owner

Members of the CoinDesk editorial team have sent a letter to the CEO of its…

21 hours ago

Capitol Forum seeks a deputy managing editor

The Capitol Forum is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Deputy Managing Editor to support the…

22 hours ago