NYT’s fictional Sorkin column mentioned in “Breaking Bad”
New York Times business columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin has penned a short, fictional column that goes along with the story line in the television show “Breaking Bad.” He was mentioned in Sunday night’s episode as having written the column.’ Here is an excerpt: Last week, the founders of Gray Matter Technologies gave a $28 million […]
“Breaking Bad” shout out for NYT’s Andrew Ross Sorkin
In Sunday night’s episode of AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” Charlie Rose, portraying himself, cites a fictional column by Andrew Ross Sorkin of the New York Times business section about a $28 million charitable donation that is made after news linking a drug company’s founders to a meth dealer. “Mr. Rose, interviewing the characters of Elliott and […]
NYTimes biz desk names new weekend editor
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent out the following announcement: You perhaps know Connor Ennis as The Times guy who is all-things-football. And as an editor of the college sports blog, The Quad, he occasionally fielded reader questions about celebrities like Tim Tebow. Oh, and Robert Frost. Reader: In my mind, […]
NYTimes moving some biz editors to London
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent out the following announcement to the staff: With the main business desk for the International New York Times moving soon from Paris to London, we will roll out a news operation in London intended to drive business coverage in Europe while coordinating closely with editors in New […]
NYTimes small biz editor not a fan of list stories
Andy Crestodina of Copyblogger.com interviewed New York Times small business editor Loren Feldman about his story style preferences. Here is an excerpt: Loren, you prefer not to write list articles. Why is that? I think list articles tend to be overdone and to have limited credibility. I’m not sure it’s convincing to just say, “here […]
Timmons joins Quartz in Hong Kong
Heather Timmons has joined Quartz as Asia correspondent, based in Hong Kong, it was announced Thursday by editor-in-chief Kevin J. Delaney. Her appointment is effective July 15. Timmons joins Quartz from The New York Times where she was based in London and New Delhi, and covered mergers and acquisitions, high-flying bankers, the private equity boom, and […]
NYTimes to start workplace column
The New York Times Sunday business section will add a column on workplace issues next month. The column will be written by Rob Walker, who has written about technology, business and culture for a variety of publications, such as The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, The New Republic, Fast Company and Wired, as well […]
NYT public editor examines “You’re the Boss” blogger ethics
Margaret Sullivan, the public editor of the New York Times, looked into allegations by a public relations professional that a blogger for the paper’s “You’re the Boss” blog was asking to be reimbursed for coverage of companies. She interviewed the paper’s small business editor, Loren Feldman. Sullivan writes, “Mr. Feldman, who came to The Times from […]
NYTimes media reporter moving to politics
New York Times political editor Carolyn Ryan sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: I’m delighted to announce that Amy Chozick will be joining our political team, with a special focus reporting on Hillary Clinton and the Clinton family. Amy is an unusually gifted reporter, with a unique ability to penetrate tight-lipped institutions and deliver […]
NYT blogger was not seeking money for articles
Gawker on Monday published an article that accused New York Times “You’re the Boss” blogger Cliff Oxford of asking for money from companies in return for coverage on the small business blog. The Times examined the allegations and found that the claims were without merit. Its statement: Editors have reviewed this situation in detail with […]
