FT’s digital subscriptions pass 300,000
Most Financial Times readers are now digital subscribers, after another spurt in online subs pushed the publisher to 313,000 digital subscribers this September, reports Robert Andrews of paidcontent.org. Andrews writes, “The 17 percent annual subs jump means FT Group has a combined print and digital circulation of over 600,000, its owner Pearson reported in a […]
New York Times unveils hidden wealth for Chinese leaders
The New York Times’s David Barboza published an incredible story Friday, Oct. 26 on the hidden wealth of Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao’s family. In the magazine length piece, Barboza details the power, business dealings and wealth the prime minister’s family has amassed during his political tenure. The story is an impressive piece of journalism, […]
Covering the billionaire beat
Christine Haughney of The New York Times writes about the latest issue of Bloomberg Markets, which features 200 billionaires and aims to cut into Forbes long-held dominance in covering the super rich. Haughney writes, “The latest issue is part of Bloomberg’s broader plan to capture a reporting thread that Forbes has dominated for decades. Last […]
Just be transparent about it
A growing trend in journalism revolves around branded or sponsored content — individuals or companies pay to place their editorial creations alongside the “real” journalism. It’s not new; advertorials have been around for a while. But more and more websites are allowing it — even some run by major news organizations — and the line […]
From opera to business journalism
Billy Gray of HauteLiving.com profiles Bloomberg Television anchor Trish Regan and writes about how she made the transition from wanting to be an opera singer to business journalism. Gray writes, “Any rear view glances are limited to opera house visits as Regan happily travels the world as a business journalist. An alumnus of CBS News […]
Analyst fired for talking to biz reporters
A Citigroup tech analyst has been fired from his job after he talked about Facebook’s initial public offering with business journalists. Stephen Foley of the Financial Times writes, “Mr Mahaney, one of the most widely-respected and quoted analysts in his sector, was given a ‘letter of education’ in April this year about his failure to […]
AP names new markets reporter
Associated Press business editor Hal Ritter sent out the following staff announcement on Friday: Steve Rothwell, a former Bloomberg News reporter, joins us Monday as a markets reporter. Steve worked for Bloomberg in London for 12 years and covered most of the financial markets – from stocks and bonds to credit and currencies. He also […]
FT rolls out Windows 8 app
The Financial Times released Friday its Windows 8 application, available to download for free from the Windows Store and accessible on any tablet, desktop or laptop running Windows 8. The app will be pre-installed on Samsung Windows 8 tablet and PC models globally. Access to FT content will be free via the app for the […]
Forbes unveils new tagline
Steve McClellan of Media Daily News writes about Forbes magazine’s new tagline and advertising campaign. McClellan writes, “The print and online campaign will feature mini-profiles of entrepreneurs recently featured on Forbes covers who ‘exemplify what it takes to be truly successful today.’ The campaign also introduces a new positioning tagline for the 95-year-old publication — […]
Expanding while traditional media contract
The Richmond, Va., alternative weekly Style has a short profile of Aaron Kremer, who founded RichmondBizSense.com five years ago and now has the business news site thriving. Style writes, “Kremer employs three full-time journalists with a fourth on the way and has built a following of readers and advertisers. Moreover, the site regularly breaks stories. […]
