ICFJ offering personal finance/biz reporting class

The International Center for Journalists will offer two online courses in English and Spanish on covering marketing concepts such as how to plan for retirement, understanding your 401(k), stock and bond markets, mutual funds and private and public companies. These courses will be available to U.S. journalists who report in minority communities. The online courses […]

Newsday launches new Sunday business section

Newsday introduced on Sunday a new standalone business section with more color. In a note in the paper last Thursday, publisher Fred Groser wrote, “This Sunday, we launch a stand-alone LI Business section, making this indispensable report easier to find.  LI Business will include the redesigned help-wanted classifieds and wrap Sunday’s Optimum Autos pullout section.” […]

Identity crisis for Reuters

Stephen Foley of the Independent in London writes Wednesday about the growing changes at the Reuters news service and how it is no longer emphasizing being first with the news. Foley writes, “The news operation is facing questions of its own now it has lost its champion in Mr Glocer who steeped himself in its […]

How digital blindsided SmartMoney

Paula Dwyer of Bloomberg View takes a swipe at the last issue of SmartMoney magazine in which the editors impart lessons it has learned from the past 20 years. One of the lessons is that “Digital is for real.” Dwyer writes, “You mean it’s not just a passing fad? The article quotes an industry consultant […]

Comcast ordered to put Bloomberg TV next to other news networks

The Federal Communications Commission has ordered Comcast to place Bloomberg Television next to other news networks such as CNBC and CNN on its cable systems. David Lieberman of Deadline New York writes, “Today’s order from the regulatory agency’s Media Bureau means that by tomorrow Bloomberg TV will be located next to other news channels such […]

Dickerson named LA Times biz editor

Los Angeles Times editor Davan Maharaj and managing editor Marc Duvoisin sent the following message to the staff on Tuesday: We’re very happy to announce that Marla Dickerson is the new Business editor of the Los Angeles Times. A career financial journalist who has served as a deputy Business editor for the past three years, […]

Only spritzer drinkers at Bloomberg Businessweek

Alexander Abad-Santos of The Atlantic writes about how The Economist recently chided rival Bloomberg BusinessWeek for falsely claiming that its journalists could be disciplined for drinking spritzers while at work. Abad-Santos writes, “So, The Atlantic Wire had to ask, what are you guys drinking over there? ‘We love The Economist,‘ Tyrangiel told us over the phone. ‘The […]

Groupon coverage misses the mark

Marek Fuchs, the business media critic at TheStreet.com, writes that coverage of Groupon’s earnings on Monday missed the key point that its business growth is slowing. Fuchs writes, “The Associated Press flailed about without touching upon the essential reason. It said that the weak European economy led less people to rush for services like ‘laser […]

The investigative reporter that few remember

Michael Hudson of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists profiles Morton Mintz, a former Washington Post reporter who was one of the best ever at investigating companies. Hudson writes, “A story might start with a tip from an informant, but Mintz wouldn’t hang the piece on the insider’s account. He’d go to the public record, […]