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The International Business Times is an American online newspaper[1] that publishes five national editions in four languages. The publication, sometimes called IBTimes or IBT, offers news, opinion and editorial commentary on business and commerce. IBT is one of the world's largest online news sources, receiving forty million unique visitors each month.[2][3] Its 2013 revenues were around $21 million.[4] As of January 2022,[update] IBTimes editions include Australia,[5] India,[6] International,[7] Singapore,[8] U.K.[9] and U.S.[10]
IBTimes was launched in 2005; it is owned by IBT Media,[11] and was founded by Etienne Uzac and Johnathan Davis. Its headquarters are in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City.[12]
History
Founder Etienne Uzac, a native of France, came up with the idea for the global business news site while a student at the London School of Economics. He found that the strongest business newspapers had a focus on the United States and Europe and planned to provide broader geographic coverage. Uzac recruited Johnathan Davis to join him in the enterprise.[13] In late 2005, Uzac and Davis moved to New York City to launch the site, with Uzac primarily focused on business strategy, while Davis coded the site and wrote the first articles.[14]
In May 2012, the company announced the appointment of
On August 4, 2013,
Content
In April 2006 the International Business Times made its first foray into the online world with the launch of ibtimes.com. This provided a summary of news from around the globe, which was supplemented in November 2007 with a dedicated
Ex-journalists told The Guardian in 2014 that at times they seemed to operate more as "content farms" - demanding high-volume output - than a source of quality journalism. At least two journalists were allegedly threatened with firing unless readership to their articles increased sharply.[27]
From 2012, IBTimes won or was nominated for a series of online media and journalism awards, including best investigative journalism, editor of the year, best video journalism and best writer of the year.[28]
In 2015, IBT was nominated Gerald Loeb Award for distinguished business journalism in the beat reporting around state pension corruption.[29] The series of reports by the IBT team led New Jersey state government to open a formal pay to play investigation and to divest state holdings in a venture capital firm.[30][31] The series also led San Francisco officials to delay a proposed $3 billion investment in hedge funds.[32][33]
In 2016, IBT received four "Best in Business" awards from the
Goodman said of the time the awards were "validation of our aggressive investment in original reporting and story-telling."[39]
Also 2016, IBT hired
In early 2017, International Business Times joined a partnership along with the likes of Bloomberg, Channel 4 and the BBC to work together to combat the spread of fake news.[41]
In June 2017, Jason Murdock — who covers
In 2017, during the buildup to what would become the
In the Columbia Journalism Review, contributing editor Trudy Lieberman credited IBT's David Sirota's investigative reporting for helping to drive a call for reform in Connecticut health insurance regulation.[46]
In October 2017, as media and public frenzy grew around
Labor relations
Early in its history, IBT Media allegedly employed immigrant students of
Relationship to "The Community"
The nature of the connection between IBT and The Community, a Christian sect led by David Jang, is disputed; IBT states that many reports about its connections to The Community are false or exaggerated.[2]
Davis and Uzac both have ties to
Christianity Today claimed in 2012 that it had obtained an email in which Davis stated that he could not join a certain Jang-affiliated organization because his "commission is inherently covert". Davis denied the claim.[27]
References
- ^ "About us". International Business Times. IBT Media. August 23, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ^ a b c Dooley, Ben (March 31, 2014). "Who's Behind Newsweek?". Mother Jones. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ "IBT Media: 2014 Media Kit" (PDF). International Business Times. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ Kaufman, Leslie (March 4, 2014). "Huffington Post Business and Global News Editor Is Leaving for International Business Times". The New York Times. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ "International Business Times AU". International Business Times, Australia Edition. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "Latest News, Breaking News, Top News & Updates in India". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "IBTimes INTL". International Business Times, International Edition. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "International News, Analysis, Politics, Business, Technology, Entertainment – IB Times SG Edition". International Business Times, Singapore Edition. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "Latest Breaking News | Business, Technology, Political & Sport News | IBTimes UK | IBT". International Business Times, UK Edition. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "International Business Times". International Business Times, US Edition. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Media, IBT. "IBT Media: An Innovative Digital Media Company". corp.ibt.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Braving bad juju International Business Times moves into Newsweek's old newsroom". The New York Observer. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ "Company Timeline". Digiday. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ^ "Company Timeline". International Business Times. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "Marketwatch". Marketwatch.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ "Newsweek purchased by International Business Times owner". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 5, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ Leslie Kauffman (March 4, 2014). "Huffington Post Business and Global News Editor Is Leaving for International Business Times". The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ "IB Times editor Goodman is leaving".
- ^ Chris Roush (May 23, 2016). "Candappa named editor in chief of International Biz Times". Talking Biz News. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ Grove, Lloyd (July 29, 2016). "Pay Up: Journalists Twitter-Shame IBT Bosses Over Severance Pay". The Daily Beast. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ "IBT Media, Following Layoffs, Announces New Leadership Structure". Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "Battered in the US, IBT Media is expanding in Europe". Digiday. August 17, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "IBT Media, Inc.: Private Company Information". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "IBTimes Launches the First Forex News Channel". November 28, 2007.
- ^ "How Newsweek and IBT's Digital Redesigns Will Better Serve Advertisers". December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Newsweek and International Business Times Launch New Websites". December 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c Swaine, Jon (March 28, 2014). "Faith and a media icon: Newsweek's unconventional new owners". The Guardian. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ "About Us". International Business Times UK. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022.
- ^ Roush, Chris (May 14, 2015). "Finalists announced for Loeb Awards". Talking Biz News. Archived from the original on January 2, 2024.
- ^ Brush, Chase (March 11, 2015). "Report: More questionable pension investments under Christie". Observer. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023.
- ^ Phillips, Frank; O'Sullivan, Jim (May 9, 2014). "Baker denies connection between donation, investment". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021.
- ^ Sirota, David (October 9, 2014). "San Francisco Halts Hedge Fund Push". International Business Times. Archived from the original on February 27, 2024.
- ^ Pender, Kathleen (October 31, 2014). "S.F. board to vote on controversial hedge funds for pension fund". SFGATE. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Turkey, Russia, Iraq And Syria: The Black Market Oil Trade That's Fueling ISIS And Dividing The Terrorist Group's Opponents". December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Private Tech Firms Securus, GTL Offer Jails Million-Dollar Payments, Tablet Computers For Exclusive Phone Contracts". July 10, 2015.
- ^ "The Very Personal Reason This FCC Commissioner Fought To Regulate Prison Phone Calls". November 11, 2016.
- ^ "Marijuanna Inc".
- ^ "2016 Best in Business Honorees". March 17, 2016.
- ^ "International Business Times Wins Four SABEW Best in Business Awards". March 17, 2016.
- ^ Jackson, Jasper (February 24, 2016). "International Business Times appoints WSJ's John Crowley as UK editor". The Guardian (UK). Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ "European newsrooms are forming a united front against fake news". Digiday. March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ InPublishing. "The Drum Online Media Awards – the winners". Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ a b "Donald Trump And GOP Leaders Could Be Enriched By Last Minute Tax Break Inserted Into Final Bill". December 12, 2017.
- ^ "Why Corker flipped on the tax bill". December 18, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Best in Business Honorees". March 1, 2017.
- ^ "How IBT's reporting is driving a controversy over a major healthcare merger in Connecticut". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ Sirota, David; Cassano, Jay (October 5, 2017). "Harvey Weinstein's Lawyer Gave $10,000 To DA After He Dropped Sexual Assault Investigation". International Business Times. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Suk Gersen, Jeannie (October 13, 2017). "Why Didn't the Manhattan D.A. Cyrus Vance Prosecute the Trumps or Harvey Weinstein?". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024.
- ^ Duncan, Jericka (October 11, 2017). "Why didn't the New York D.A. Pursue charges against Weinstein?". CBS News. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024.
- ^ Ruiz, Michelle (October 13, 2017). "What's With Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr.'s Habit of Failing to Prosecute Powerful White Men?". Vogue. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023.
- ^ Colon, David (October 6, 2017). "Report: Cy Vance Got $10K Campaign Donation From Harvey Weinstein Lawyer After Declining To Pursue Sexual Assault Charge". Gothamist. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023.
- ^ Hepworth, Shelley (July 28, 2016). "Laid-off IBT journalists make news of their own in Twitter protest". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ Wattles, Jackie; Kludt, Tom (July 28, 2016). "IBT Media's fired workers say company has no 'human decency'". CNNMoney. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- International Business Times on Twitter