All biz journalists have conflicts

Dan Primack of Fortune doesn’t understand what all of the hullabaloo is about tech journalists and their conflicts, noting that at the end of the day, it is the quality of their content that matters. Primack writes, “Most tech media site hosts live events, for the primary purpose of generating revenue. Yes, there are secondary […]

Tech news blogs and their conflicts

Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times takes a look at the increasing conflict that exists among many tech news bloggers in Silicon Valley — they’re writing about companies and investors in which they have a vested interest. Hiltzik writes, “The basic question is: Should you trust what you read in some of these blogs? […]

Proliferation of business news blogs good, but they have limits

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The expansion of business news to where there are hundreds of blogs writing about business and economics news topics overall is good, said former Wall Street Journal managing editor Paul Steiger, but these outlets do have limitations. “There are hundreds of blogs out there that report stories that aren’t in The […]

Happy Valentine’s Day, tech bloggers

Mat Honan of Gizmodo writes a mushy Valentine’s Day homage to all of the tech bloggers he likes. Honan writes, “And that’s not just the bright sunny day, or the ecstasy I took this afternoon talking. We are living in a new golden age of journalism, even if we don’t realize it yet. One where […]

Some tech journalists and their lack of ethics

Newsweek technology editor Dan Lyons writes about how a tech journalist, Michael Arrington, who has started a venture capital fund, and his cronies are now bad mouthing another tech journalist for writing negatively about a company that they invested in. Lyons writes, “Separately another VC recently told me his firm recently had passed on opportunities […]

Bloomberg News and blogging

Bloomberg News has been quietly adding to its blog portfolio. The latest is a tech blog, which appears to have launched earlier this week and is simply called Tech Blog. The blog’s home page says it will illuminate “the layer of personalities, controversies, clashes and curiosities that keep Silicon Valley humming.” There are already dozens […]

Biz news still important despite dropped standalone section

Courtney Sherwood, the business and features editor of The Columbian in Vancouver, Wash., writes about the importance of the paper’s business news coverage despite its decision to fold the business section into another printed section of the paper. Sherwood writes, “Since the Business section moved inside the Clark County section, we have looked at the […]

The best alternative financial news blogs

John Carney of CNBC.com writes about the best alternative financial news blogs — those that aren’t affiliated with a major media organization. About Dealbreaker.com, Carney writes, “We still can’t let a day go by without checking on the new ways Bess Levin has discovered to hurl hilarious bile at the news. She’s what Jon Stewart […]

WSJ’s blogs name two writers

Stephen Grocer, who oversees The Wall Street Journal‘s Dealbook blog, made the following staff announcement on Monday: We are pleased to announce the addition of two new bloggers to Money & Investing. Steven Russolillo has joined The Wall Street Journal as a blogger for MarketBeat, giving readers of WSJ.com real-time markets news and insight. Steven […]

Lacy launches tech news site

Business journalist Sarah Lacy has launched a new tech news site called Pando Daily, writes her former TechCrunch boss Michael Arrington, who invested in the site. Arrington writes, “Sarah could call her new site anything she likes and it would still be something amazing and special. She talks about taking the best parts of TechCrunch […]