CNBC's Gasparino does a lot of screaming
New York Magazine played 21 questions with CNBC business reporter Charles Gasparino about his job and what he likes and dislikes about living in New York. Here is an excerpt: In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job? Scream at sources to get stories, scream at producers to put them […]
New editor named for CNET News
Dan Farber has been named editor-in-chief of CNET News.com, according to a release Tuesday afternoon. CNET also announced that Jai Singh, senior vice president and editor-in-chief of CNET.com, will be leaving the organization March 10. Farber has more than than 20 years of experience as an editor and journalist, primarily covering technology adn new media. As […]
A clean design for Boston's high tech business paper
Mass High Tech is an American City Business Journals publication based in Boston that covers the area’s high tech industry. The paper won the best overall design award in its class of weekly papers at this year’s New England Press Association conference. In giving the award, the judges stated, “Mass High Tech makes good use […]
Regulators clear Thomson's takeover of Reuters
The European Commission has given conditional approval to Thomson Corp. to acquire Reuters, according to a Reuters story. The story stated, “The EU executive said the deal as proposed had raised concerns about so-called ‘aftermarket broker research reports’, which provide data such as financial statements, financial ratios and earnings per share. “It said the deal […]
Chattanooga business section focuses on local news
John Vass Jr., the business editor of the Chattannoga Times Free Press, notes that his daily business section likes to focus on local business news. But there’s a nice mixture of stories on Tuesday’s front page, from a trend piece to a column to a national story. Vass says, “Our emphasis is on local news […]
The Bancroft on News Corp.'s board
Sophia Banay of Conde Nast Portfolio writes Tuesday about Natalie Bancroft, the opera singing member of the Bancroft family that sold Dow Jones & Co. to News Corp. and now sits on the News Corp. board. Banay wrote, “During her two-year term, Bancroft will be paid $195,000 annually in cash and stock. (She is up […]
Charlotte Observer wins Polk Award for business reporting
The Charlotte Observer won the George Polk Award in business reportingfor its yearlong series on the area’s high rate of housing foreclosures and the questionable sales practices by Beazer Homes USA, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders. A story in Tuesday’s paper stated, “The Observer’s reporting led to FBI, IRS, SEC and HUD investigations of Beazer […]
The Plain Dealer's cool Sunday tax cover on biz section front
Cleveland Plain Dealer business editor Paul O’Donnell calls the paper’s Sunday business section on taxes a “killer cover.” “Every year at tax time, we produce a host of consumer-oriented stories on news you can use to help you file your tax return,” says O’Donnell. “We kicked off the coverage Sunday with the attached.” (See below.) […]
Biz sections dying for lack of ad revenue
Jeremy Mullman of Advertising Age writes Monday that the reason business sections are being cut by daily newspapers is the decline of advertisers who want to buy space in them. Mullman wrote, “While the cuts are a source of much consternation among business journalists — and also to public-relations executives at small local firms and […]
Fox Business once again live on holiday while CNBC shows tape
Fox Business Network, which last month was live on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, is once again live on President’s Day while competitor CNBC is running taped programming. CNBC also ran taped shows on the MLK Jr. holiday, a day in which the international stock markets tanked. Only Fox Business was live Monday when the […]
