Biz news source Citybizlist.com touts its growth
Citybizlist.com, a business news site that operates in 11 cities across the country, now has more than 200,000 unique visitors to its site, a 50 percent growth in the past 60 days, the company said Thursday. A story on its site states, “‘Citybizlist has become the local destination site for C-level executives and for B2B […]
Detroit News auto writer resigns after review changed
Scott Burgess, a Detroit News auto critic, resigned from his job on Wednesday after editors bowed to pressure from an advertiser and watered down his review for the Chrysler 200, reports Jalopnik. Ray Wert writes, “Two sources at The Detroit News tell us that after receiving a phone call from an advertiser, changes were made […]
Yahoo Finance to start show featuring two former CNBC personalities
Former CNBC reporter Matt Nesto and “Fast Money” cast member Jeff Macke are starting a stock-picking show for Yahoo Finance called “Breakout.” Chris Nicholson of the New York Times writes, “Mr. Nesto joined CNBC as a financial reporter in 2007, but The Daily Caller reported in December that his contract would not be renewed this […]
Barlett & Steele Awards seeking 2011 entries
Named for the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning investigative business journalist team of Don Barlett and Jim Steele, these awards, funded by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, celebrate the best in print and online investigative business journalism. The annual awards were first given out in fall 2007, and feature a Gold award […]
Barlett & Steele Awards seeking 2011 entries
Named for the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning investigative business journalist team of Don Barlett and Jim Steele, these awards, funded by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, celebrate the best in print and online investigative business journalism. The annual awards were first given out in fall 2007, and feature a Gold award […]
Forbes launches Ukraine edition
Forbes announced Wednesday the launch of its latest local-language edition, Forbes Ukraine, through a licensing agreement with United Media Holding. The first issue is on newsstands now in the Ukraine. This marks Forbes’ 14th international edition to date. Forbes Ukraine will begin on a monthly publishing schedule with a circulation of 30,000. Vladimir Fedorin, who […]
Bond Buyer names new editor, new ME
Gavin Murphy has been promoted to editor-in-chief and Michael Scarchilli was named managing editor of The Bond Buyer, the daily newspaper covering the municipal bond market. A story on the paper’s site states, “Murphy, who had served as interim editor-in-chief since late 2010, joined the paper in 2000 as national editor. Scarchilli joined the paper […]
Editing vs. curation and the evolution of Forbes
Chief product officer Lewis Dvorkin writes about how Forbes magazine is evolving as the traditional role of editing is changing. Forbes writes, “The Forbes news experience, like so many others, is evolving, but we remain steadfast in our focus on editing, or curation. The thing is, our competitors look different. They don’t so much resemble […]
Let's calm down with our reaction to Japan disaster
Marketwatch.com columnist David Weidner asks that business journalists and pundits pontificating about the economic and financial impact of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami need to take a deep breath and realize what’s more important. Weidner writes, “But in times of tragedy, the financial world needs to be more sensitive, at least in how it discusses […]
Let’s calm down with our reaction to Japan disaster
Marketwatch.com columnist David Weidner asks that business journalists and pundits pontificating about the economic and financial impact of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami need to take a deep breath and realize what’s more important. Weidner writes, “But in times of tragedy, the financial world needs to be more sensitive, at least in how it discusses […]
