Seattle paper looking for Microsoft reporter
The Seattle Times business staff is seeking a hard-driving, enterprising reporter to cover one of the most influential corporations in the world: Microsoft. This reporter should have considerable experience covering business and/or technology and should take pride at being ahead of not only local competitors, but the national media as well. He or she must […]
Fox Business chipping away at CNBC
Chris Ariens of TV Newser interviewed Fox Business Network executive vice president Kevin Magee about the business news channel’s plans to close the gap in viewership with leader CNBC. Here is an excerpt: TVNewser: FBN is growing, but CNBC still has about 5 times the audience on an average day. What are you doing to […]
More business journalism insights from "You Can't Fire Everyone"
Hank Gilman, the deputy managing editor of Fortune, has a book out called “You Can’t Fire Everyone, and Other Lessons from an Accidental Manager.” In the book, he uses a lot of examples from the world of business journalism of what he likes and dislikes about managers. Here are a few: 1. Gilman doesn’t understand […]
More business journalism insights from “You Can’t Fire Everyone”
Hank Gilman, the deputy managing editor of Fortune, has a book out called “You Can’t Fire Everyone, and Other Lessons from an Accidental Manager.” In the book, he uses a lot of examples from the world of business journalism of what he likes and dislikes about managers. Here are a few: 1. Gilman doesn’t understand […]
TheStreet.com strikes content deal with Ohio paper
TheStreet.com has agreed to provide business and financial news to the Lorain Morning Journal, a newspaper in Ohio. A brief on the newspaper’s website states, “This partnership allows The Morning Journal and MorningJournal.com to deliver more robust and extensive content to our audience. “From detailed analysis of stocks, bank and mortgage rates to extensive coverage […]
Detroit News auto critic returns to the paper
Scott Burgess, the auto critic for the Detroit News who quit earlier this month after a critical review of a Chrysler car was changed online when an advertiser complained, is returning to the paper. Ray Wert of Jalopnik has his return e-mail, which reads, “I return to the paper on Monday. I have never experienced […]
CNBC, Fox Business, Bloomberg Television and market share
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE With Fox Business Network announcing Tuesday that it would start having its shows tracked by Nielsen in terms of audience size, Talking Biz News decided to see what available information was already out there in terms of business news audiences on television. Data is already available for CNBC and Fox Business […]
WSJ/Dow Jones names joint bureau chiefs for France and Italy
Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson sent out the following announcement to the staff on Thursday afternoon: We are delighted to announce that Grainne McCarthy will become joint bureau chief for France and Alessandra Galloni will be joint bureau chief for Italy, expanding the international roster of shared Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires offices. In […]
Calling sources at home
Robert MacMillan, an editor at Reuters, writes Thursday about how a reporter at the news service has been chided by a PR person at a well-known company for calling board members at home instead of going through the corporate communications office. MacMillan writes, “A reporter who asks only for the company’s comment, gets told that […]
Forbes launches Bulgarian edition
Forbes announced Thursday the launch of its 15th local-language edition, Forbes Bulgaria, in partnership with Attica Media Bulgaria. The first issue hit newsstands on Thursday. Forbes Bulgaria launches as a monthly magazine with a circulation of 20,000. Iordan Mateev will serve as editor. Mateev most recently served as editor-in-chief of the three Bulgarian editions of […]
