Wasting Charlie's time
Fox Business Network‘s Charles Gasparino attended the “The Great Recession: How Should Journalists Respond” seminar hosted by the Committee of Concerned Journalists, but he came away frustrated by the lack of interest by business journalists in questioning former Treasury secretary Henry Paulsen about what happened. Gasparino writes, “But rather, my esteemed colleagues from the journalism […]
WSJ names new personal finance editor
Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson sent out the following announcement Tuesday evening: “We are pleased to announce the appointment of the excellent Rob Hunter as the Journal’s new Personal Finance Editor. Rob joins us from Bloomberg BusinessWeek where he’s worked since 2005 and was clearly the most outstanding journalist of his generation. He […]
OC Register launching RE section
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE During a time when many daily newspapers are cutting back on the space devoted to business and financial news, the Orange County Register newspaper is slated to debut a new real estate section this Sunday. The section, called “Real Estate” after initially being called “O.C. Homes,” will have as much news […]
Bloomberg columnist Reilly returns to WSJ "Heard on the Street" team
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE David Reilly, a columnist at Bloomberg since the beginning of 2009 covering banks, accounting and the financial system, is returning to The Wall Street Journal‘s “Heard on the Street” team, an internal memo issued Tuesday afternoon confirms. In the memo, Thorold Baker, who oversees the 13-person “Heard on the Street” team, […]
Murdoch brags about NYPost real estate reporters, coverage
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch in remarks given Tuesday at the Real Estate Board of New York also praised the real estate reporters for one of his newspapers, the New York Post. Murdoch stated, “On the residential side, the Post’s ‘home section’ is Thursday’s must-read. Unlike the competition, we include photos that tell you exactly […]
Murdoch acknowledges NY edition of WSJ coming in April
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch in remarks given today at the Real Estate Board of New York acknowledged that The Wall Street Journal will launch its New York Edition in April. Here is what Murdoch said: “So in the next few weeks, one of our other papers will be giving the (NY) Post some competition […]
Covering the green economy seminar
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism is offering 20 fellowships for an all-expenses-paid seminar on covering the green economy from June 28 to June 30 in Phoenix. This three-day specialized reporting institute, combined with two follow-up Webinars, will arm attendees with information to help them recognize “greenwashing,” track federal stimulus dollars designed […]
FT to use PayPal for payments
Robert Andrews of PaidContent.org writes Tuesday that the Financial Times plans to use only pay service PayPal to charge for daily and weekly access to the business newspaper’s content on the Web. Andrews writes, “Today, FT CEO John Ridding said the day pass and a weekly pass will be powered by PayPal and will begin […]
Dow Jones buys rest of Smart Money
Dow Jones & Co. announced Tuesday that it has acquired the 50 percent of personal finance magazine Smart Money it didn’t already own from Hearst Corp. for an undisclosed price. “SmartMoney is a natural fit within Dow Jones, having carried brand association with The Wall Street Journal since its launch,” said Todd Larsen, president of […]
Marketwatch.com launches online video series
MarketWatch.com has launched a new online video series, ‘Media Matters’ – an ongoing interview series with newsmakers from the worlds of film, television, radio, print and online journalism to discuss hot button issues and trends in their respective media. Hosted by MarketWatch media columnist Jon Friedman from Michael’s restaurant in midtown Manhattan, new segments will […]
