CNBC Make It seeks a money reporter

CNBC Digital is looking to hire a talented reporter to join the NYC-based Make It brand. CNBC’s Make It is a fast-growing, consumer-friendly section of CNBC, devoted to aspirational content about money, entrepreneurship, leadership and careers. The Reporter will be a member of the Money team. They will be responsible for pitching and creating engaging […]

Vega switches to pop culture and entertainment at CNBC

CNBC Make It personal finance reporter Nick Vega is moving to a new beat covering pop culture and entertainment. He joined CNBC a year ago after cove tech for The New York Post. Vega had been at the Post since September 2017. He previously interned at Business Insider and the “Today” show. Vega has a graduate of SUNY-Binghamton, where […]

Fortune seeks a personal finance/e-commerce reporter

Fortune is looking for a reporter to join our new personal finance/e-commerce initiative, and who wants to help shape the vision and voice of this new section focused on helping readers choose the best financial products for their needs. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who’s interested in all things personal finance, from credit cards […]

Money has returned to profitability

Money, once a prominent personal finance magazine owned by Time Inc., is a profitable business again in online-only form, its new owner Greg Powel told Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “The brand was on life support when Powel acquired Money from Meredith Corporation in late 2019. Now, following a redesign and business overhaul, Money is making money as […]

Pinsker departs Buy Side from WSJ

Beth Pinsker, the personal finance editor at Buy Side from WSJ, is leaving after joining the organization in March. Buy Side is a separate content team from the Journal’s newsroom. Previously, Pinsker was director, editorial services at Fidelity Investments in Boston. She has also worked as a columnist and deputy personal finance editor at Reuters. […]

Washington Post seeks assistant editor for personal finance

The Washington Post is seeking an assistant editor to work with Michelle Singletary, our award-winning personal financial columnist, helping to lead a multiplatform expansion of this core area of Post coverage. We are looking for an insightful and energetic person who can bring clarity to complicated topics and offer creative ideas for making critical financial […]

The strategy behind Buy Side from WSJ

Kayleigh Barber of Digiday interviewed Dow Jones & Co. chief revenue officer Josh Stinchcomb and Buy Side from WSJ head of content Leslie Yazel about the strategy behind the personal finance website. Here is an excerpt: Yazel: We have consumer goods that we’re selling and we also have personal finance advice, which we also can monetize. But at the heart […]

Personal finance reporter Lansat joins Morgan Stanley as content editor

Morgan Stanley has appointed Myelle Lansat as content editor. Previously, she was at Policy Genius, where she worked as a personal finance writer and then as a personal finance news editor. She was a personal finance writer at CNBC and was has interned at and freelanced for Business Insider. She also worked freelance for Bankrate, […]

CNBC.com hires Min, Vanian, promotes Grant to deputy personal finance editor

Jeff McCracken, CNBC.com managing editor, sent out the following to the staff on Tuesday: I want to let everyone know about two new hires and an internal move in the CNBC.com newsroom. First, I am happy to announce we have hired Sarah Min as an investing reporter to join the ever-growing CNBC Pro team. She […]

WSJ hires Ebeling to cover “death and taxes” beat

The Wall Street Journal has hired Ashlea Ebeling to cover the “death and taxes” beat, a new personal finance coverage area. Ebeling has been a senior contributor at Forbes since March 2020. She previously was at Forbes dating back to February 1997 as an associate editor. She also worked at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of […]