Getting ahead of the food price story
The Poynter Institute is holding a web training session for journalists interested in improving their coverage of rising food prices. Rising food prices affect everyone, making this more than a business story. Learn how to cut through the buzz words to explain the story to your readers and viewers. You’ll see how you can go […]
Bloomberg Businessweek editor Tyrangiel among the young dudes
John Koblin of Women’s Wear Daily writes Wednesday about the young men who have taken over running many of the country’s magazines, including Bloomberg Businessweek, where Josh Tyrangiel became editor about 18 months ago. Koblin writes, “‘What I’m surprised at is that the persona that Josh had as a rock critic or a music critic […]
Media covering deficit more than unemployment
Major U.S. newspapers have increasingly shifted their attention away from coverage of unemployment in recent months while greatly intensifying their focus on the deficit, a National Journal analysis shows. Clifford Marks of the National Journal writes, “National Journal compiled counts of articles that mention one of the words in their headline or first sentences in […]
New task for business journalist: Classroom teacher
The Washington Post has introduced a series of classes that its readers can take — for a fee — and has lined up some of its top journalists to teach the courses. One of the courses is on economic literacy and is being taught by Steven Pearlstein, the Post’s Pulitzer Prize-winning business columnist. The course […]
Covering the tech industry and ethics
Anthony DeRosa, the Reuters media product manager, weighs into the current conversation about conflicts of interest that journalists covering the tech industry encounter — or thrust upon themselves. DeRosa writes, “Many of the same people writing about these startups are good friends with the principals, and the nearly flawless fawning coverage reads more like an […]
Online personal finance reporting course offered for minority journalists
The International Center for Journalists is offering two online courses in English and Spanish on covering personal finance. The courses are for Hispanic journalists and US journalists covering finance issues for minority and immigrant communities. They will run July 1 to Aug. 12. The courses are open to Spanish-speaking and English-speaking journalists from ethnic media. […]
Asking the question again if they don't answer
Eric Bolling, host of Fox Business Network’s “Follow The Money,” talked with managing editor Leslie Stone of Opportunist magazine about how he made the switch from being a trader to covering the markets and other issues. Here is an excerpt: Opportunist: How do you handle guests who skirt the issues or refuse to answer your […]
Asking the question again if they don’t answer
Eric Bolling, host of Fox Business Network’s “Follow The Money,” talked with managing editor Leslie Stone of Opportunist magazine about how he made the switch from being a trader to covering the markets and other issues. Here is an excerpt: Opportunist: How do you handle guests who skirt the issues or refuse to answer your […]
How the media portrays business
Phyllis Furman of the New York Daily News interviewed CNBC anchor Joe Kernen, who has written a book about how the media and others portray business interests. Here is an excerpt: Q: Give us some examples of how you see business people portrayed in the media. A: There was a study done of TV which […]
American Banker hires new editor from Forbes
Neil Weinberg has been named editor in chief of American Banker, the publication announced Tuesday. Weinberg will join American Banker on May 24, following a long and successful tenure at Forbes Media, where he rose to the level of executive editor. In that role, Weinberg edited Forbes.com’s Personal Finance channel and related blogs, as well […]
