The problems with TV business news
Margaret Heffernan, writing on The Huffington Post, writes Friday about the “sado-masochistic sport that is now TV business coverage.” Heffernan wrote, “Recession? What recession? Whether you’re watching CNBC or just browsing through newsstands, that’s what seems to be on everyone’s mind. Are we in a disaster, heading for a disaster – or really pretty okay? […]
Kandel to newspapers: Save business news
Myron Kandel, a two-time president of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, founding business editor of CNN and a longtime business journalist, has this message for newspapers cutting their business sections: You’re making a mistake. Kandel, in an editorial on PBS’ “Nightly Business Report” show, stated, “Just under 30 years ago, there was […]
Taking a jab at M&A coverage
TheDeal executive editor Yvette Kantrow writes Friday about the recent mergers and acquisitions coverage in The New York Times and Wall Street Journal, and notes that a Times column about M&A by Andrew Ross Sorkin. Kantrow wrote, “‘The problem is that most CEOs don’t have the guts to make acquisitions when everyone is running scared,’ […]
WSJ attorney fired; reporters upset
John Koblin of The New York Observer writes Friday that an attorney who has represented The Wall Street Journal for more than a decade has been fired, leaving many journalists at the paper upset about the decision. Koblin wrote, “The lawyer, Stuart Karle, has been with the newspaper since 1992. Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Karle was […]
Business journalism ethics question
A business journalist that I know contacted me this morning with the following scenario. He wanted to know if what happened was an ethical problem for his publication. I have deleted the names of the company and the publication involved. Here is the journalist’s explanation: “The handful of people working on the story were funneling […]
CNBC's "Squawk Box" ups viewers, has scoop
CNBC‘s morning show “Squawk Box,” with 67,000 viewers in the adult 25 to 54 demographic, had its best February since 2003 in that age group, and is up 2 percent from last February The show also had its best month in adults between the agees of 25 to 54 since April 2007. The increased viewers comes as other CNBC […]
Economist wins U.S. readers by targeting the smart
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Monday that The Economist continues to gain more U.S. readers because it is targeting their intellectual curiosity. Friedman wrote, “Even without the ever-newsworthy Spears gracing its pages, the Economist is making its mark in the U.S. Spokesman Justin Hendrix told me that the magazine expects to show 13% circulation […]
NBC's Zucker: Competition has made CNBC better
Jeff Zucker, the head of NBC Universal, the parent of CNBC, spoke Wednesday at the Harvard Business School media and entertainment conference and suggested that the launch of Fox Business Network has made his business news network better. Broadcasting & Cable reported, “Zucker also mused on News Corp.’s $ 5 billion acquisition of Dow Jones […]
Biz journalist conference call on exec pay held
A panel of expert journalists and a compensation consultant gave more than 100 business reporters useful advice on how to figure out CEO pay, pensions and severance in a training teleconference Wednesday sponsored by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. The 90-minute conference, accompanied by a Web-based presentation of key points and sample […]
Eight business journalism scholarships awarded
Eight university students from around the country who have shown promise in the field of business journalism were today awarded $4,000 scholarships from the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. After being nominated by a faculty member on the basis of achievements, each student wrote a theme and provided published works to indicate […]
