NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, TheStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:TST) announced new additions to TheStreet.com newsroom including Scott Billings, who joins the team as Managing Editor and Jennifer Van Grove, who joins as Technology and Social Media Reporter. Billings will be based out of TheStreet's headquarters on Wall Street and Van Grove will report from San Diego, CA.

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"Our mission is to offer investors credible insights that will help them make the best decisions about their money," said Elisabeth DeMarse, President, Chairman and CEO of TheStreet. "Our newsroom has really been taking shape under the leadership of Editor in Chief Janet Guyon in recent months, and adding Scott and Jennifer to the team will undoubtedly further the company's goal."

Billings brings over 30 years of newsroom experience to the team, having spent the bulk of his career with The Wall Street Journal, both overseas and in the United States. Among his roles at the Journal were Copy Editor on the foreign and domestic desks, News Editor for the national desk and Broadcast News Editor for the Wall Street Journal's content partnership with CNBC. Billings helped launch CNBC.com in 2006 and was the website's first news editor, overseeing staff in New Jersey, London and Singapore while coordinating content with CNBC TV.

Van Grove began her career covering technology for Mashable where she wrote about startups in a daily series, "Spark of Genius" while reporting on technology, business and social media. During that time, she was also the Technology Correspondent for NBC San Diego. Van Grove went on to VentureBeat where she wrote about social media and reported on breaking news developments in technology. She most recently was a reporter for CNET where she led coverage of the social beat with breaking news stories, original reporting, features and analysis.

"Scott brings a strong newsroom background and keen editorial eye to help oversee the flow of news, and Jennifer has spent years entrenched in the social beat, which is one that continues to be important to our audience," added Janet Guyon, Editor in Chief of TheStreet.com. "We are delighted to have them both on board as TheStreet.com continues to grow."

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About TheStreet
TheStreet, Inc. is the leading independent digital financial media company providing business and financial news, investing ideas and analysis to personal and institutional investors worldwide. The Company's portfolio of business and personal finance brands includes: TheStreet, RealMoney, RealMoney Pro, Stockpickr, Action Alerts PLUS, Options Profits, MainStreet and RateWatch. To learn more, visit www.thestreet.com. The Deal, the Company's institutional business, provides intraday coverage of mergers and acquisitions and all other changes in corporate control. To learn more, visit www.thedeal.com.

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