What exactly does that mean, Mr. Chairman?
Allen Wastler, the managing editor of CNBC.com, writes about the potential for press conferences at the Federal Reserve Board, which has not been holding such events. Wastler writes, “It’s a notion of particular interest to business journalists, since we’re covering the institution all the time. The central bank is typically aloof and guarded in its […]
Hospitals reporter leaves WSJ
Suzanne Sataline, the hospitals reporter at the Wall Street Journal, is leaving the paper. In an e-mail to the staff on Thursday afternoon, Sataline wrote, “After five years and three beats – most memorably, under the guidance and fellowship of the hallowed Boston bureau — I’m leaving the Journal. I have enormous respect for the […]
Ocala Business Journal shuts down
Richard Anguiano, the editor of the Ocala Business Journal in Florida, writes Thursday about the paper’s closing after four years. Anguiano writes, “Above all, I cannot thank enough, you, the readers, who invited me to your businesses, your trade shows, the meetings of your professional organizations. You shared story tips, a friendly lunch now and […]
Forbes wants to resell content it got for free
Erik Sherman of BNET reports that Forbes.com is taking free content from bloggers and wants to resell it in other formats. Sherman writes, “In other words, Forbes can take any free blog material and use it in any of its magazines or give permission to any other publisher that has licensed the Forbes name. It […]
Sorkin named biz journalist of the year
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Andrew Ross Sorkin, the chief mergers and acquisitions reporter for The New York Times, is Talking Biz News business journalist of the year for 2010. Sorkin also oversees the Dealbook section of the Times business coverage, and he also authored “Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street […]
The biz journalism word of the year is Greece
The Wall Street Journal reported an analysis of the news it published in 2010 reveals an array of words and terms that starred in this year’s coverage – many of which rarely appeared in 2009, if at all. Covering topics ranging from volcanoes and other disasters to sports and financial events, fashion trends and automobile […]
Reuters posting releases on editorial feed
Reuters is now distributing press releases of its parent company’s corporate clients in its editorial feed to Yahoo! Finance, according to Dominic Jones of IR Web Report. Jones writes, “The development appears to run counter to the Reuters Trust Principles, a set of standards designed to safeguard the respected global newswire’s editorial independence from Thomson […]
Atlanta biz reporter shuffle continues
Misty Williams has left the business weekly Atlanta Business Chronicle to cover health care at the daily Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Williams was the industry focus/strategies editor at the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Prior to that she was at the East Valley Tribune in Phoenix, where she covered real estate, and The Bakersfield Californian, where she covered real […]
Understanding when news is driven by underwriting
TheStreet.com media critic Marek Fuchs doesn’t understand why the media is falling all over themselves to report the analyst research coming out about General Motors when it is primarily from firms that underwrote its initial public offering.
Feud continues between Salmon and Gasparino
Alex Schiff of Benzinga reports that the comments made by Fox Business Network‘s Charles Gasparino that he was not given a chance to respond to a post by Reuters blogger Felix Salmon before it was posted has been met with a reply by Salmon. Schiff writes, “As I had done the interview with Charlie and […]
