The demise of personal finance magazines? Not at Kiplinger’s
Knight A. Kiplinger, editor in chief, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, wonders why some people who “gladly pay $4 for a latte at Starbucks — sometimes every day — balk at paying even $1 for an issue of a useful magazine.” Hal Morris, writing on his Grumpy editor blog about Kiplinger’s note in the October issue, […]
Las Vegas biz editor named deputy editor of metro and biz
Jim Wright, who was named the business editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal in April 2011, has been promoted to deputy editor/metro and business. Wright’s new position means that the business editor role is being eliminated at the paper, according to a story on its website. Wright, 54, also oversaw the Las Vegas Business Press, […]
Fox Business beats CNBC during Republican convention
Alex Weprin of TVNewser.com reports that Fox Business Network has more viewers on Tuesday than rival CNBC during its airing of the Republican National Convention. Weprin reports, “CNBC went with limited coverage, only going live from 10-11PM with Larry Kudlow and John Harwood anchoring. Fox Business was a bit more intensive, going live from 8-11:15 […]
Minnesota biz magazine names new editor
Steve Mollman, who has worked at The Wall Street Journal and Wired magazine, has been hired as editor of Minnesota Business magazine. He’s reported on business, technology and other topics for the likes of Time, CNN, the Wall Street Journal, and many other print and online publications, traveling the world along the way with stints […]
Salam to write column for Reuters
Reuters announced Wednesday that policy analyst Reihan Salam will write a weekly column for Reuters Opinion. Salam is currently a policy advisor at e21 and will continue to serve as lead blogger for the National Review’s “The Agenda” and as a contributing editor at the National Review, where he writes on politics and policy, economics and […]
Be a business journalist, not a political blowhard
Doug Kass writes on Real Money, an online publication of TheStreet.com, about how some business journalists have turned into political commentators. Kass writes, “I have very strongly held political beliefs, but I feel as strongly that my platform in my diary on Real Money Pro is an inappropriate forum for me to deliver and voice […]
Detroit News has new Ford reporter
Karl Henkel, who joined the Detroit News earlier this year to cover retail, is now its Ford reporter. Henkel replaces Jaclyn Trop, who is now at Columbia University on a Knight-Bagehot fellowship. “We were so impressed with Karl’s maturity and the stories he did in his first couple months with The News that we decided […]
WSJ.com and Dow Jones Newswires to integrate London editing desk
Steve McGrath, editor for news at Dow Jones Newswires in London, sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: We are integrating our newswires and wsj.com editing desks in London to better reflect the integration we’ve already implemented in our European bureaus. We’re aiming to eliminate much of the duplicate editing that happens today, and also […]
Dow Jones Newswires reorganizes Latin American ops
Steve Wisnefski, senior editor of Americas for Dow Jones Newswires, made the following staff announcement on Wednesday: I am pleased to announce Santiago Perez has been appointed real-time Latin America editor and Charles Roth will become lead writer for a soon-to-be-launched Wall Street Journal blog on Latin America. Santiago, who currently serves as chief of […]
FT names new editor of Investors Chronicle and FT Money
The Financial Times has appointed John Hughman editor of Investors Chronicle, effective immediately. Investors Chronicle, the FT’s 150-year-old publication, is the authoritative source of fund and share tips, analysis and independent commentary to help private investors make money. “During his tenure, John has been instrumental in Investors Chronicle’s award-winning coverage and growing its digital offering, […]
