Entrepreneur seeks deputy editor
Entrepreneur Media, the country’s leading destination for innovators and business thought leaders, is seeking a deputy editor as it expands Entrepreneur.com, the website for its flagship title, Entrepreneur Magazine. We’re looking for an editor to support the work of the managing editor in shaping and managing copy from staffers, contributors and freelancers. The successful candidate […]
CNBC seeks senior social media editor
CNBC is looking to hire a senior social media editor. This candidate will be expected to oversee the digital and social content strategy for Business Day. The candidate will also collaborate with the Director of the Social Team to create & execute social campaigns around driving traffic to CNBC.com. This will include audience engagement ideas […]
The Wrap seeks digital business editor
TheWrap is looking for an experienced business reporter/editor for a newly-created position covering the business of media with a focus on the digital space. This is a senior position for someone prepared to represent not just their own byline but a leading digital media brand where breaking news, smart insight and exclusive coverage are expected […]
Forbes.com blocks advertiser distributing malware
A small number of ads on Forbes.com were serving malware this month, reports Thomas Fox-Brewster of Forbes. Fox-Brewster writes, “This publication was informed by security company FireEye on 17 September about the malvertising issue. The ads were said to be running from 8 to 15 September. “‘The malicious creatives identified were isolated to a single […]
The rebirth, kind of, of GigaOm
Laura Hazard Owen writes for Nieman Journalism Lab about how the tech news site GigaOm, which shuttered in March, is now back in business. Owen writes, “In the meantime, there’s new content being published on Gigaom.com. I noticed a couple of frequent bylines: Tom Cheredar, formerly a media reporter at VentureBeat and media editor at […]
FT says time-based ads are working
Lucia Moses of Digiday writes about how the Financial Times starting charging for ads based on how long they appear on its site and the revenue that the strategy has produced. Moses writes, “The FT has run 17 campaigns across 13 clients, including BP and Microsoft, which only pay if their ad is in view […]
Why Axel Springer is interested in Business Insider
Ken Doctor writes for Capital New York about the strategy behind Business Insider in the wake of news that Axel Springer is interested in acquiring it. Doctor writes, “While the Wall Street Journal (even as it expands and regroups its international products) and the Financial Times (perhaps newly refueled with parent Nikkei funding) aim for […]
Business Insider close to being sold for $560 million
German publishing giant Axel Springer is closing in on a deal to buy Business Insider, in a deal that would value the Web publisher at around $560 million, reports Peter Kafka of Re/code. Kafka writes, “Business Insider hasn’t disclosed its revenues recently. In 2013, it did around $20 million. In January, when Blodget announced his […]
Axel Springer seeking controlling Business Insider stake
German publisher Axel Springer may want to increase its current 7 percent stake in U.S. news website Business Insider, German Manager Magazin reported on Thursday. Harro ten Wolde of Reuters writes, “Citing unnamed financial sources, the magazine said the publisher of Europe’s biggest daily newspaper, Bild, was willing to pay around 500 million euros for […]
Market News International seeks Beijing bureau chief
Market News International seeks a bureau chief for its Beijing office. The successful candidate will run a small team of reporters in a fast-paced environment. He or she should have the ability to quickly drill down to the most important factors in what are often complicated issues, explaining Chinese monetary and economic policy to a […]
