Seeking Alpha launches premium service

Seeking Alpha is starting a premium service where some of its writers can charge for content, writes editor in chief Eli Hoffmann. Hoffmann writes, “Premium author subscriptions, which we’re launching today, is our attempt to create a marketplace for SA authors (and potentially non-authors) to engage with users looking for that ‘something more’ and willing […]

Politico seeks banking reporter

Politico is looking for an aggressive reporter to cover banking issues in Washington. The ideal candidate will have expertise covering the policy debates facing Congress and financial regulators as well as a passion for politics. The beat will primarily focus on coverage of the banking agencies, such as the Federal Reserve and the Consumer Financial […]

Reuters hires online producer/social media deputy

Cassandra Garrison, social media and live news editor for Reuters.com, sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: We are thrilled to welcome Jamillah Knowles, our newest online producer/social media deputy, who is based in London. She brings to Reuters a diverse background across many journalism platforms and has a rooted history as one of the […]

TechCrunch hires three new staffers

TechCrunch co-editors Alexia Tsotsis and Matthew Panzarino announced three new editorial hires. Tsotsis and Panzarino write: Matthew Lynley Writer Matthew Lynley comes to us from Buzzfeed via the Wall Street Journal, where he wrote in-depth pieces about Quora, Dick Costolo, VR and a list here or there. He studied Math at UNC, and his aspiration in […]

Secondaries Investor seeks editor

Secondaries Investor, the only news website dedicated to covering the thriving market for secondaries in private equity, real estate and other alternative asset classes, is looking for a senior journalist to help develop and deliver its output of quality news and analysis.This New York-based editor will lead the news coverage on www.secondariesinvestor.com, taking responsibility for […]

MLex Market seeks reporter in San Fran

International regulatory news service MLex Market Insight is seeking a full-time reporter/researcher to join its staff of experienced journalists in the San Francisco bureau. Duties primarily include a high level of research and editorial support for reporters, along with office and administrative support, transcription and site database entry. The entry-level position is ideally suited for […]

MLex Market seeks DC reporters

International regulatory news service MLex Market Insight is seeking full-time reporters and researchers to join its staff of experienced journalists in its expanding Washington, DC bureau. Anticorruption Reporter: The successful candidate will have significant experience covering bribery, fraud, money laundering and violations of the public trust. S/he will have a track record of getting scoops, […]

Verge to move beyond tech news coverage

Justin Ellis writes for the Nieman Journalism Lab about how tech news site Verge is expanding its coverage to beyond just technology news. Ellis writes, “Cars are another extension of the Verge editorial model. As deputy editor Chris Ziegler says, a car is ‘the biggest gadget you’ll ever own. It’s a little strange to not […]

Forbes to pay contributors less for old content

Forbes has decided to pay its online contributors less for stories that are clicked on that are more than 90 days old, reports Jim Romenesko. Romenesko writes, “Assistant managing editor Kerry Dolan writes in a memo [with my boldface]: “”We [currently] pay the same for every view, whether it comes from new content, or content […]