NYT’s biz editor slams public editor’s column
Larry Ingrassia, the business editor of the New York Times, has distributed his response to public editor Arthur Brisbane‘s column Sunday about Dealbook in which he questioned how the business news desk was distributing its resources. Jim Romenesko of Poynter has Ingrassia’s memo, which reads in part: Your column left me wondering how closely you […]
CQ defense industry reporter becomes editor
John Donnelly, who has covered the defense industry for the past seven years for Congressional Quarterly, has been named an editor at the publication, according to a posting on Fishbowl DC. The memo from executive editor Susan Benkelman reads: I’m happy to announce that John Donnelly will take over the newly created position of editor […]
In defense of the NYT’s DealBook
Felix Salmon of Reuters defends the DealBook site operated by the New York Times business section in the wake of criticism by the paper’s public editor. Salmon writes, “Brisbane, by contrast, wants to see ‘in-depth investigating of a complex ecosystem’ in Europe, and wants the NYT to help its readers ‘understand deep crises like European […]
Money AME named editor of Chicago magazine
Elizabeth Fenner, the assistant managing editor at Money magazine, has been named editor in chief of Chicago magazine, a Chicago Tribune publication. Her appointment is effective Sept. 19. Fenner succeeds Richard Babcock, who retired in April after 20 years in the position. She will report to Richard Gamble, publisher and general manager of Chicago and […]
Does NYT’s DealBook mean print readers get less?
New York Times ombudsman Arthur Brisbane writes Sunday about the paper’s DealBook site, which covers Wall Street but only gets a half page in the printed paper. Brisbane writes, “The Times’s DealBook expansion is a strategy for capturing digital readers interested in this narrowly defined perspective. Larry Ingrassia, the Business Day editor, told me that […]
How business reporting helps one understand numbers and markets
Editor Britta Waller of Pace Communications, which produces magazines for companies such as Southwest Airlines and US Airways, writes about how she became facile with understanding markets and numbers. Waller writes, “Most of the editors I know joke about their lack of skill with understanding numbers or even doing simple arithmetic without a calculator. ‘We’re […]
How “Marketplace” became a business news behemoth on the radio
James Rainey of the Los Angeles Times writes Saturday about “Marketplace,” the radio show that explains business and economic news to the masses in a way that’s entertaining. Rainey writes, “‘Marketplace’ (which airs locally at 3 and 6:30 p.m. weekdays on KPCC-FM [89.3] and at 2 p.m. on KCRW-FM [89.9]) has grown into a behemoth […]
Bank of America coverage takes short-term view
TheStreet.com media critic Marek Fuchs takes umbrage at The Wall Street Journal’s coverage of Warren Buffett’s investment in Bank of America.
Journalists and the Madoff allure
Charles Gasparino of Fox Business Network writes Thursday about how journalists are falling all over themselves to interview convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff. Gasparino writes, “On the surface, Madoff appears both candid and believable about his own career and about what he says is the scandal-ridden business he was part of for the past half […]
WSJ bureau chief in Hong Kong to depart
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Peter Stein, the Hong Kong bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, has resigned. His last day is Friday. In an e-mail to the staff, Stein writes: This is my last week working at The Wall Street Journal. Some of you may scoff that I’m an impetuous job-hopper with commitment issues, […]
