Bartiromo on how biz journalism has changed

Lulu Chiang, a senior producer at CNBC, interviewed CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo about what has changed in business journalism in the 15 years since she began reporting live from the New York Stock Exchange floor. Bartiromo said, “This is really special. Over the 15 years that I’ve been broadcasting, it wasn’t always easy. When the […]

Bartiromo to ring opening bell Wednesday to honor biz journalism first

CNBC‘s Maria Bartiromo, anchor of “Closing Bell” and host and managing editor of the nationally syndicated “Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo,” is ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday to commemorate her 15-year anniversary of making history as the first journalist to report daily from the floor of the NYSE. […]

CNBC to begin show of business biographies

CNBC announced Wednesday that it will begin a new program called “CNBC Bizography” that will profile famous business men and women. The first show will air Wednesday, Aug. 11, at 9 p.m. EST, and it will profile former boxer George Foreman, who has become a millionaire businessman after retiring from the ring. The networks says […]

CNBC's viewers dropping precipitously

The StreetInsider.com site has a posting on Tuesday about the sharp decline in CNBC‘s viewership numbers. It writes, “According to data from Nielsen Media Research, CNBC has lost viewership during every hour long block during the prime market news hours from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm EDT, with the biggest overall drop seen during the […]

Santelli on explaining the markets

Alissa Krinsky of TVNewser profiles CNBC‘s Rick Santelli, who reports every day from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, about how he does his job. Krinsky writes, “In fact, as he provides live updates each weekday from the CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) group trading floor, Santelli feels his mission is to put the pieces together, helping viewers […]

CNBC.com reports record month in June

Business news site CNBC.com had its best June ever in terms of unique visitors. According to latest data from comScore Media Metrix, the site was visited by 5.6 million unique users this past month and generated 278 million page views. CNBC Mobile Web also had its best June ever in terms of page views with […]

CNBC and its deal with Cisco Systems

Brian Steinberg of Advertising Age writes Tuesday about a deal between business news network CNBC and tech company Cisco Systems in which the news organization is using Cisco’s videoconferencing technology on the air in return for having its name mentioned on the screen. Steinberg writes, “The involvement doesn’t affect CNBC’s business coverage, news executives added. […]

Fortt to join CNBC from Fortune

Jon Fortt will join CNBC as technology correspondent covering the companies, startups and trends that are driving innovation in the industry, effective July 19, based in CNBC’s Silicon Valley bureau. He will appear on CNBC’s Business Day programming and on CNBC.com. He replaces tech reporter Jim Goldman, who is leaving the network for the Burson-Marsteller […]

How the media cover the Allen & Co. fest

Joe Flint of the Los Angeles Times writes Wednesday about how the business media cover the annual Allen & Co. event in Sun Valley, Idaho. Flint writes, “Hiding in the bushes hoping to break some news or at least score some gossip will be a handful of reporters including the folks from CNBC. For one […]

Concern about CNBC’s “Fast Money” ratings

Scott Rubin of Benzinga.com writes Wednesday about the dramatic drop in ratings at CNBC‘s “Fast Money” show. Rubin writes, “CNBC’s post-market show, Fast Money, has seen its ratings decline precipitously on a year over year basis. As ZeroHedge has noted, 2Q 2020 is down 28% in the key 25-54 age demographic compared to 2Q 2009. […]