NY Times biz reporter Steel discusses O’Reilly coverage
Emily Steel, the New York Times media reporter who broke the story about confidential settlements related to sexual harassment claims against Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly, discussed her coverage on CNN’s “Reliable Sources.” Here is an excerpt: STEEL: Yes. It was — in the summer, we had started to look into what happened with the Andrea Mackris […]
O’Reilly taken down by NY Times biz reporter whom he threatened in 2015
The New York Times business reporter who wrote the stories that led to the departure of Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly was threatened by him in 2015, reports Eric Lutz of Mic. Lutz writes, “Emily Steel — whose reporting in the New York Times brought down Bill O’Reilly — was threatened by the now-former Fox News host […]
The rise of “no comment” from newsmakers
Harvey Radin writes for the Times of San Diego about the increasing use of “no comment.” Radin writes, “And just recently, a Wells Fargo Bank spokesperson declined to comment in stories in the New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle reporting that top executives had taken ‘home lavish sums last year’ while the bank’s fake accounts […]
When a biz reporter breaks news to the source
Michael Dailey of the New York Times writes about how business reporter Sapna Maheshwari broke news to JPMorgan Chase about its advertising. Dailey writes, “In late February, while investigating the financing of a network of fake news sites, Sapna Maheshwari, a business reporter at The Times, came across a site that looked similar to many others she had […]
How Baker of Reuters broke the SoftBank story
Last month, Reuters reported that Japan’s SoftBank was prepared to give up control of Sprint to Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile to clinch a merger of the two U.S. wireless carriers. The story, by Reuters tech, media & telecom reporter and M&A team leader Liana B. Baker, reported SoftBank has been frustrated with its inability to grow […]
A business reporter who loves her job
Boston Globe business reporter Janelle Nanos spoke with FoodTank.com about her career and her interest in covering the food waste issue. Here is an excerpt: Food Tank (FT): What originally inspired you to get involved in your work? Janelle Nanos (JN): I always loved reading and writing as a kid, and ultimately felt compelled to find ways […]
When a newspaper kept a biz news “secret,” or did it?
Dennis Seid, the business editor of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal in Tupelo, writes about how the paper kept the “secret” 10 years ago that Toyota was going to build a manufacturing plant in the area. Seid writes, “It was 10 years ago today, on a late Monday afternoon in former Journal editor Lloyd Gray’s […]
Meeting sources: Dimly lit parking garage or Soul Cycle?
Many potential sources (PR people’s clients) are keen on meeting with the media while they’re in New York City for business. This also holds for clients visiting other cities that may have a local bureau — San Francisco, Chicago, London, Hong Kong, etc. New York carries a special significance given that it’s home to both Wall […]
WSJ’s Carreyrou talks about how the Theranos story happened
John Carreyrou, an investigative reporter at The Wall Street Journal, talks about his coverage of the blood testing company Theranos in a short video. Carreyrou notes in the video that he began investigating the company after a whistleblower approached him with information about its operations. “The blood testing startup wasn’t all that it seemed,” said […]
Testy Copy Editor: Trump victory fuels confidence
Trump won. Consumer and small-business confidence surged. Now what? – Albuquerque Journal Correlation is not causation. Although the election result has been “credited” with improving some measures of the economy, there is no objective proof of it. The headline states flatly that Donald Trump’s election was what caused increases in “confidence.” This story exacerbates the […]
