Bartiromo on going to the NYSE floor
CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo, who is currently promoting her new book, talked with Moira Forbes of ForbesWoman about her career. Here is an excerpt: Moira Forbes: What was the greatest challenge for you when you entered business journalism, and is there still undo scrutiny of women in these roles? Maria Bartiromo: The playing field has […]
Professor: British biz media more aggressive in crisis than American
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The British business media took a more proactive approach in reporting on the economic crisis of the past two years than their American counterparts, said a London financial journalism professor and former BBC business journalist on Thursday. “The British media, by talking a more slightly leading role, helped shape the response” […]
Bloggers and financial journalism
The New York Financial Writers Association is sponsoring a panel on financial news blogging, its impact and its future, on Tuesday, April 27. The session will be held at 7 p.m. at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in midtown Manhattan. The panelists will include Barry Ritholtz, author, blogger and financial analyst; Jesse Eisinger, senior writer, […]
Varney of Fox Business: Business news is now more perspective
Stuart Varney, the anchor of “Varney & Co.” on Fox Business Network, talked to 201 magazine’s Ian Spelling about living in New Jersey and his career as a business journalist. Spelling writes, “‘You’ve got to be fast, you’ve got to be right, and you’ve got to put out the information in a way that’s understandable,’ […]
Bloomberg's mobile plans
Bloomberg Media head of mobile John Waanders spoke Wednesday at Mediabistro.com’s “Think Mobile” conference, and David Cohen of WebNewser was there to report on what he said. Waanders stated, “We’re beginning to build mobile products that incorporate Bloomberg BusinessWeek, the Bloomberg Web site, Bloomberg Radio, and Bloomberg TV. It’s critical that your mobile strategy fits […]
Washington Biz Journal editor talks redesign, new competition
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE On Friday, the Washington Business Journal will unveil a redesign, its first in five years and just 10 days before the Washington Post launches a competing weekly business newspaper called Capital Business. In addition, the Business Journal could face additional competition from the owner of Politico, which is planning to launch […]
WSJ launches Pro edition
The Wall Street Journal unveiled its Professional Edition to readers on Thursday, hoping to build the business into a large revenue producer. Watch a video of the service here. The service – available via https://wsj.com/pro – provides business and professional readers specialized news and information across industries and topics that matter most to them. The […]
AP to launch quarterly economic data survey
The Associated Press said Thursday morning that it is launching the AP Economy Survey, a quarterly view of financial trends and policy affecting consumers around the world that will draw on the forecasts of as many as 50 leading economists. The first survey findings will be reported in all formats on Monday, April 12. The […]
Does the business media continue to suck up to Wall Street?
Pulitzer Prize-winning business columnist Steve Pearlstein of the Washington Post has his own take on the relationship between the business media and the financial world, which he espoused in his Wednesday column. Pearlstein writes, “I attended a conference at Columbia University earlier this week that wound up focusing on how the mainstream business press contributed […]
Business media buying toxic assets
Both National Public Radio’s “Planet Money” and CNBC have dived into the markets to purchase their own toxic assets to help explain what they are to their listeners. The Planet Money blog notes, “After Planet Money bought Toxie, our very own toxic asset, David Kestenbaum went on CNBC to talk about it. The folks over […]
