Business Insider Expanded Leadership for Discourse Team
The media firm hired a new senior correspondent and elevated a veteran editor to grow its focus on agenda-setting features.
Updated on Oct. 5, 2026 in People
Business Insider has hired Arielle Pardes as a senior correspondent and appointed Bartie Scott as a Discourse editor. The staffing changes mark an expansion of the Discourse team, which aims to increase production of agenda-setting topical features.
Why it matters
Media organizations are shifting editorial resources toward niche, high-impact reporting to differentiate content in a crowded digital space. This expansion reflects a strategy to deepen institutional expertise and refine editorial focus through veteran leadership.
The expansion integrates a six-year company veteran alongside a newcomer with experience at The Information and Wired. Meanwhile, contributor Mike Miller brings over 40 years of prior experience to the team through the end of 2026.
The players
Business Insider
A digital-native media company focused on business, finance, and technology news.
Arielle Pardes
A journalist formerly with The Information and Wired who now serves as a senior correspondent.
Bartie Scott
An editor and six-year company veteran who previously directed the publication's Economy team.
Mike Miller
A veteran journalist with 40 years of experience at The Wall Street Journal serving as a contributing editor.
Zak Jason
An executive editor overseeing the publication's strategic reporting initiatives.
The details
Arielle Pardes joins the publication in San Francisco and will report to executive editor Zak Jason. Bartie Scott, who previously led the Economy team, moves into the Discourse editor role alongside Zak Jason and Bob Bryan. The team is tasked with driving the development of topical, analytical content intended to set the agenda for the publication's readership.
Timeline
Mike Miller will continue as a contributing Discourse editor through the end of 2026.
Market Landscape
This development follows a long-standing pattern of digital-native publications hiring legacy media veterans to anchor analytical coverage. It marks a continued push by Business Insider to blend digital-native speed with the editorial depth typically associated with legacy business reporting.
Operators should monitor these editorial shifts as signals of the specific industry sectors the publication intends to highlight in the coming months. Adjust your media monitoring or PR outreach strategies to align with the new editorial focus on agenda-setting topical features.
The takeaway
Staffing moves at major media outlets often precede shifts in industry-wide coverage priorities. Monitor the Discourse team's output over the next several months to identify which business themes are receiving increased analytical focus.
What happens next
Mike Miller is scheduled to remain in his role as a contributing Discourse editor through the end of 2026.
Further reading
For more on shifts in media management and industry talent, see our coverage of People.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Business Insider.
