CJR's Audit moving in right direction
Forbes.com columnist Gary Weiss, who in the past has criticized Columbia Journalism Review Daily’s blog called “The Audit” that critiques business news, wrote Thursday that a recent item on the blog is a step in the right direction. Weiss wrote, “The Audit seems to have finally caught up with reality, judging by a well-aimed barb […]
Forbes plans to launch local versions of its web site
BusinessWeek’s Steve Baker attended the Folio Publishing Summit in Chicago earlier this week and heard Forbes.com CEO Jim Spanfeller speak about its future growth plans. Baker wrote that the web site is pushing forward with an aggressive growth strategy that includes: Within the next 18-24 months, Forbes.com plans to launch local-language editions in German, Russian […]
Making fun of business news
Jane Wells, a CNBC reporter based in Los Angeles, has a new blog on the CNBC web site called “Funny Business” that has as its goal to make fun of business news. She wrote, “I’m looking for quotes from overly-handled-by-PR-people CEOs, badly written press releases, the ‘good marketing ideas gone bad,’ people with too much money […]
Dow Jones Newswires editors to lead new editorial team
Dow Jones Newswires assistant managing editor Robert McGough and news editor Pat Sullivan will lead the newly formed editorial team for Dow Jones Wealth Manager, a new news service from the company, according to a release. Dow Jones Wealth Manager maps news from Dow Jones and other leading sources to client-specific investments and professional and […]
New NYTimes reporter on media beat
Richard Perez-Pena is joining the business news desk of the New York Times to cover the publishing beat formerly covered by Katherine Seelye, according to a memo from business editor Larry Ingrassia posted on the Romenesko site. Ingrassia stated, “We’re pleased to say that, after many years in Metro, Richard will become the new publishing […]
BBC: Forbes loses defamation case in Russia
Forbes magazine’s editor in Russia has lost a defamation case filed by Russia’s richest women, who was upset that an article in the business magazine last year implied that her husband, the mayor of Moscow, helped her company, according to a BBC report. Forbes will have to pay $4,000. Stephen Eke of the BBC wrote, […]
WSJ to provide content from Hispanic edition to Yahoo! Telemundo
The Wall Street Journal announced Wednesday that it will provide some of its editorial content of its Hispanic edition to the Yahoo! Telemundo site. A release stated, “The articles will include specially edited Journal features on personal finance, health, small business, personal technology, travel and careers. Â “‘We look forward to working with Yahoo! Telemundo […]
Consumer Reports will use experts in the future
Katherine Seelye of the New York Times reports that Consumer Reports magazine, reeling from an embarrassing mistake earlier this year, will now try to use more outside experts when it evaluates products. Seelye wrote, “But yesterday, the magazine said that its quest for independence had kept it from reaching out to experts who might have […]
Cramer's comment on Pisani could cause trouble with CNBC
“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer‘s dig at fellow CNBC broadcaster Bob Pisani in a video clip could land him in hot water with the business news cable channel, according to the New York Post’s Roddy Boyd. Boyd wrote, “The clip, which had Wall Street tongues wagging earlier this week after Cramer admitted in it to […]
CNBC examining animated show for fall
CNBC is developing an animated series based on the comic strip “CEO Dad,” which could become a half-hour series on the network in the fall, according to a report in the Hollywood Reporter. Paul J. Gough and Kimberly Nordyke wrote, “Sources said the network will likely air five one-minute shorts that will be cut from […]
