Media: Amongst Felix Salmon, Axios Continues Its Force To Commandeer The Bloomberg Set

I wouldn't endure then certain most that, Mr. Salmon is non the depict he i time was.

The fiscal journalist-as-brand seems to accept already come upwards in addition to gone, amongst a few exceptions, Matt Levine at Bloomberg, Kara Swisher at recode in addition to Izabella Kaminska at the FT are headliners that tin dismiss convey inwards the crowd (+cognoscenti?) only fifty-fifty inwards the latter case, nether Izabella in addition to Dan McCrum, Alphaville seems to endure fifty-fifty to a greater extent than of an ensemble than it already was.

Anyhoo, here's Vanity Fair's thinking:

Axios is hiring Felix Salmon in addition to Courtenay Brown to spearhead its foray into coverage of earth markets.

Since it launched inwards early on 2017, Axios has had a clear vision of its identity. After witnessing the historic success of reporter Mike Allen’s Politico Playbook, the society sought to hire uniquely wired reporters who could communicate direct, brief tidings in addition to insights to an obsessive, busy audience—a post-narrative cast that they termed “smart brevity.” Almost instantly, the conception worked. Allen successfully reprised in addition to renewed his newsletter into the highly successful Axios A.M., land simultaneously helping to transform a immature reporter named Jonathan Swan into a scoop automobile amongst a newsletter of his own, Sneak Peek. Dan Primack, the obsessive cataloguer of individual equity in addition to venture funding, left behind his Term Sheet newsletter at Fortune to start Pro Rata. Ina Fried in addition to Sara Fischer were hired to oversee newsletters on applied scientific discipline in addition to media trends, respectively.

By belatedly 2017, Axios had added to its initial $10 i M m fund-raising circular amongst an additional haul of $20 million—backers from both rounds included Greycroft, Lerer Hippeau, NBC Universal, Laurene Powell Jobs’s Emerson Collective, in addition to Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo. At the time, the society said it would role the extra dough for a major expansion of its newsroom, which has grown to most 50 journalists since the company’s debut. The latest beneficiary of this hiring spree, I tin dismiss reveal, is Felix Salmon, the longtime fiscal columnist in addition to inveterate provocateur. Salmon’s musings on Wall Street, money, in addition to media accept made him a hot teach for by employers ranging from Condé Nast Portfolio, to Reuters, to Fusion, where he was reportedly beingness generously compensated earlier he resigned, rather cryptically, at the commencement of the year, every bit Fusion Media Group was commencement to implode.

Most recently, Salmon has been hosting Slate’s Money podcast, a gig he’ll hold every bit he launches a Dominicus newsletter inwards the fashion of Swan’s Sneak Peek. The novel tip canvas volition endure called Axios Edge, amongst “a focus on marketplace trends, business, in addition to economics,” every bit a spokesperson seat it to me. With Axios Edge, the society is signaling an expansion of its coverage of markets in addition to finance, an endeavour that every bit good volition include CNBC alumna Courtenay Brown, about other fresh recruit....MORE 

Previously on Felix:
Catfishin': Creating Felix Salmon in addition to the What, Why in addition to How He Got Paid What He Got Paid
reportedly beingness generously compensated earlier he resigned, rather cryptically, at the commencement of the year, every bit Fusion Media Group was commencement to implode.