Time launches personal finance site with former Money editor
Time and Red Ventures have launched a personal finance site called NextAdviser being run by former Money editor in chief Adam Auriemma. NextAdvisor is free and will feature strategy guides, perspectives on the economy, analysis of the latest tools and products and reported stories, focusing on the fundamentals of financial wellness, from saving, managing debt, and […]
Examining the workplace culture at tech publisher Digital Trends
Kayleigh Barber of Digiday writes about the workplace culture at tech news site Digital Trends, where 70 percent of the employees are white males. Barber writes, “Tech publisher Digital Trends is a rare media success story. A bootstrapped, privately owned company, DT is profitable at a time where many media companies of all sizes are feeling compressed and are […]
Twitter restores Zero Hedge after admitting mistake
Twitter Inc. reinstated the account of Zero Hedge after suspending it earlier this year, saying it made a mistake in accusing the financial website of violating rules against harassment, reports Siraj Datoo of Bloomberg News. Datoo reports, “‘We made an error in our enforcement action in this case,’ a spokesperson for Twitter said in an email. ‘Based […]
Tech gadget site Wirecutter moves to NYTimes.com
Tech gadget site Wirecutter, acquired by the New York Times in 2016, has become part of the newspaper’s main website. In a post Wednesday, the site explained: Q: Why did you move to nytimes.com? Can I expect to see the same reviews and reporting from the same team I’ve come to trust? A: We’ve shared […]
Quartz CEO Seward: We’re closing office spaces, execs cutting salaries by 20%
Quartz CEO Zach Seward sent out the following to the staff regarding the layoffs and restructuring: Hi, Quartz Thank you for joining our meeting just now. Here’s a transcript of my remarks. From the start of this crisis, I’ve wanted to give you all a definitive assessment of what it would mean for Quartz, beyond […]
Orange County Biz Journal seeks a web editor
The Orange County Business Journal is seeking a business-focused journalist with the skills to take on various assignments, with a focus on managing the day-to-day operations of the paper’s growing web site and digital operations. The OCBJ is the go-to source of business news for the country’s 6th largest county, with a population topping 3 […]
News Corp CEO Thomson: WSJ reaches 3 million subscribers
The Wall Street Journal has reached approximately 3 million subscribers in the last week, a new record, with over 2.2 million that are digital-only, according to comments made Thursday by News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson. Earlier, Journal parent Dow Jones & Co. had received 3 million subscribers across all of its publications, and that was […]
Former Debtwire editor in chief starts news service on renewable energy
The former editor in chief of Debtwire has started a subscription-based news and data company focusing on the renewable energy industry. New Project Media is based in Princeton, New Jersey and operated by Ken Meehan, who is also the CEO. It has reporters based in the Southeast, Northeast, West and Midwest. It writes for professionals […]
Biz news sites reported big gains in March
The top business news sites saw dramatic increases in unique visitors in March as the markets and the economy began to feel the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to comScore data obtained by Talking Biz News. CNBC.com claimed the top spot with 114.7 million users, nearly double the 60 million users it had in […]
Impact investing site Karma hires two journalists
Impact investing news site Karma has hired Glenn Gamboa as editor and Neanda Salvaterra as a reporter. Gamboa will play a role in shaping Karma’s voice as it reports on news and insights relevant to impact investors around the world. A native of Cleveland, where he got his start as a business reporter, Glenn now […]
