Inc. and Fast Company magazines in red ink in 2005
That’s according to an article posted today on the BusinessWeek site by media writer Jon Fine. Here are some snippets: CEO John “Koten’s memo said profitability in 2006 was unlikely, and goals for this year involve halving 2005’s loss and doing that again in 2007. “‘If we can accomplish that…we should have a good shot […]
Press release masquerading as a WSJ story
That’s the conclusion that Fortune senior writer Devin Leonard reached about the Wall Street Journal’s coverage of the change in management at parent Dow Jones & Co. last week. “The newspaper read — and feared — by everybody in corporate America published the equivalent of a press release,” wrote Leonard. He added: “Here’s what you […]
Ethics and business-to-business magazines
Here is an entry today from the Editors Weblog at www.editorsweblog.org: American B-to-B editors ‘dissatisfied’ with ethics at their own magazines “Against a splattered backdrop of product placement and increasing pressure from advertisers to blur the lines between advertising and editorial, a survey of high-ranking editors at 157 trade publications reveals “a serious concernâ€? about […]
Chicago Tribune joins list of papers cutting stock listings
Here is the note in this morning’s paper from Jim Kirk, assistant managing editor of business: “Effective Wednesday, Jan. 18, the Chicago Tribune will make several changes in its reporting on investments. “A major change will involve stock listings. The Tribune will continue to publish in the Saturday Business section a complete list of the […]
College student in India who wants to be a business journalist
Her name is Puja Jain, and she is currently studying for her master’s in economics. The Hindu, a daily newspaper in India, profiled her in this morning’s edition. “Keeping her career options in mind, she watches the business channels on television and reads business newspapers and magazines,” reads the article. “I don’t understand things like […]
Bloomberg News writer is new National Press Club president
Jonathan Salant, who works for Bloomberg News in Washington, is the new president of the National Press Club. Salant covers campaign finance and lobbying for Bloomberg. He has been a member of the Press Club Board of Governors since 1998 and currently serves as vice president. He is past president of the Regional Reporters Association […]
Does the news media make economics coverage negative?
That’s the summary of what the Newsbusters blog is saying about Robert Samuelson’s column in this week’s issue of Newsweek. Samuelson’s column is about five things that could go wrong with the economy in 2006, including the potential for GM to file for bankruptcy court protection. He states, “All this good news is, of course, […]
LA Times series on labor causing a lot of talk
The Los Angeles Times this week has been running a series called “UFW: A Broken Promise” on the migrant farm worker population that is so important to California agriculture and the state’s economy. You can read the series here. The day one story has this as its multi-paragraphed nut: “Today, a Times investigation has found, […]
Real estate writing competition
Just a warning: If you win, you might have to hear me speak. I have committed to talk about real estate coverage at the NAREE convention. The deadline to enter the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) Journalism Awards Program is fast approaching. The competition, open to ALL media covering real estate and home […]
Knoxville newspaper to start business journal this week
The Knoxville News Sentinel will begin publishing a weekly business newspaper called the Greater Knoxville Business Journal this week. The publication date for the first issue will be in mailboxes by Jan. 17. The new publication will have a Web site at www.knoxbusinessjournal.com, but as of now, it’s not up and running. (When you click […]
