USA Today names Maltais as ME of consumer news
USA Today has named Michelle Maltais as editor of consumer news. A story on its website states, “Maltais, as managing editor for consumer news, will supervise coverage that includes consumer issues, technology and travel. She joined USA TODAY in 2018 as an editor in Money and Tech, overseeing coverage of retail, food and technology. “‘One primary mission of […]
Fortune staff writer Jenkins departs
Aric Jenkins, a staff writer at Fortune magazine, is leaving the organization. He has also been editing the magazine’s “Race Ahead” newsletter. “I’m so proud and grateful to have been a part of this team,” he wrote on Twitter. “Spending the last 4 years writing for such illustrious magazine was a dream come true.” Jenkins […]
Dow Jones had best profit since News Corp. acquisition
News Corp. chief executive officer Robert Thomson made the following comments during its second-quarter conference call: Dow Jones also set records this quarter, including having its highest absolute EBITDA since News Corp acquired the company in late 2007 with segment EBITDA up 43%, while for New York Times eked out a 1% increase. Digital advertising expanded 29%, […]
How The Information built a successful tech news operation
Sarah Scire of Nieman Lab interviewed Jessica Lessin, the co-founder and CEO of tech news site The Information. Here is an excerpt: SCIRE: If I can ask you to generalize on what you’ve seen as an advisor, why does a new news organization succeed? Why do some fail? LESSIN: I think every organization I’ve seen produce really […]
Salek departs Bloomberg Radio
Sebastian Salek, who presents “Bloomberg Westminster” on Bloomberg Radio, is leaving the organization. His last day is Friday. Salek is becoming head of international public relations for AST SpaceMobile. The radio program and its accompanying podcast launched in 2019. As a reporter for Bloomberg Television, Salek has covered some of the biggest moments in the […]
Bloomberg’s Cortez moving to Hong Kong to be editor
Michelle Fay Cortez, a senior reporter on the health team at Bloomberg News, is moving to Hong Kong to be an editor on the health and consumer team. She is currently based in Minneapolis. Cortez has been with Bloomberg since 1992, with stints in Washington, where she covered the FDA, and London. Her recent reporting has […]
TechCrunch hires Burkholder to cover biotech/health startups
TechCrunch has hired Sophie Burkholder to cover startups from health and biotech to enterprise. Burkholder is a recent graduate of the undergraduate engineering school at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is now pursuing an M.S.E. in bioengineering and engineering entrepreneurship. She has used this foundation in science and business to report on startups, economic […]
Revenue, profit rise at WSJ parent Dow Jones
Dow Jones & C0., the parent of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, reported a 4 percent increase in second quarter revenue to $446 million due to circulation and subscription growth, as well as digital advertising. Dow Jones is owned by News Corp., which reported its second quarter earnings on Tuesday and breaks out the […]
Gizmodo parent fired journalist because of activism, union claims
Online publisher G/O Media Inc. told employees of its tech news website Gizmodo that it fired a co-worker because of her union activism, the Writers Guild of America East alleged in a complaint filed with a U.S. regulator, reports Josh Eidelson of Bloomberg News. Eidelson reports, “In filings Thursday with the National Labor Relations Board, the union claimed […]
Dobbs and Bartiromo of Fox Business sued by election tech company
Fox Business Network anchors Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo are named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by election technology company Smartmatic alleging that their shows made fraudulent claims about election fraud, reports Jonah Bromwich and Ben Smith of The New York Times. Bromwich and Smith write, “Mr. Dobbs, a Fox Business Network anchor, and Ms. Bartiromo, who hosts shows on Fox Business […]
