CNBC destroys tech stocks? Get serious
Tim Beyers of The Motley Fool writes Friday about how some tech industry CEOs have been blaming TV business journalists for their bad rap. Beyers wrote, “During a Wednesday afternoon conference call with analysts to discuss his company’s solid but unspectacular second-quarter earnings, [Cisco CEO John] Chambers whined about TV news coverage of the tech […]
Writers on the storm
TheStreet.com media critic Marek Fuchs wants to know why so many business journalists believed Wal-Mart Stores Inc. earlier this week when it announced that January sales were hurt by the weather. Fuchs wrote, “The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is a federal agency that compiles world weather data on land and ocean surfaces, and you […]
BBC hires U.S. tech reporter for Silicon Valley
The BBC has appointed its first permanent San Francisco technology reporter to cover the “second renaissance” of creativity and business in Silicon Valley, according to a story by Jemima Kiss in The Guardian. Kiss wrote, “Maggie Shiels has already covered Silicon Valley for the BBC on a freelance basis, as well as undertaking science and […]
News Corp. president: Fox Biz content ahead of schedule
News Corp., the parent of The Wall Street Journal and Fox Business Network, released its earnings earlier this week, and lost in the coverage was a comment made by president Peter Chernin about the performance of the new business news cable network. Chernin hasn’t said very much up until this point about Fox Business, so […]
Fast Company changes web site to include user content
FastCompany released a new web site on Friday that blends its journalism with a substantial amount of content contributed from its online community. The site uses a networking platform to encourage an ongoing business conversation among its members, editorial staff and everyday readers. “Starting today, Mansueto Digital becomes the first major website to blend journalism […]
Bloomberg names new Detroit bureau chief
Bloomberg News reporter Jeff Green is now the Detroit bureau chief, as of Feb. 4. Green has been with Bloomberg since June 2001. Green came from BusinessWeek, where he covered Chrysler, and he has covered General Motors for the wire service. Detroit is one of 135 bureaus worldwide for Bloomberg. Previous Detroit bureau chief John Lippert has […]
Boston Herald business editor leaving
Greg Gatlin, the business editor at the Boston Herald, is leaving the paper to become director of public affairs at Suffolk University, according to a news release. The release stated, “Most recently, Gatlin has served as Business Editor of the Boston Herald, a post he assumed in 2006. During his 10 years at the newspaper […]
Unlimited possibilities in buying business newspapers
Roy Brown is the chief executive officer of Ohio-based Brown Publishing Co., a newspaper company that in the past six months has entered the business newspaper industry by purchasing weekly and bi-weekly papers around the country. Brown Publishing has purchased the Des Moines Business Record in Iowa, the Charleston Regional Business Journal in South Carolina […]
Buffett corrects Dow Jones story by calling CNBC
Chris Ariens of TV Newser writes Thursday that billionaire investor Warren Buffett called CNBC‘s Becky Quick this morning to correct a misquote in a Dow Jones Newswires story. Ariens wrote, “Quick interrupted CNBC’s Jim Cramer and Steve Liesman to repeat what Buffett was telling her. “The Newswires story was headlined: Buffett: Dollar ‘Worthless’ If Acct […]
WSJ names new executive to oversee digital strategy
Matt Goldberg has been named senior vice president of digital strategy and operations for The Wall Street Journal Digital Network, effective immediately. In this role, Goldberg assumes operational responsibilities across the network, including general management, strategy and business development, finance, research and analytics, licensing, mobile, video and podcasting initiatives. “The Wall Street Journal Digital Network […]
