Crain’s paper, ACBJ paper place wager on World Series
Crain’s Detroit Business and the San Francisco Business Times have placed a small wager on the outcome of the World Series. According to a story on the Crain’s Detroit site, “Native Michiganian and now Bay Area resident Ron Leuty, the biotech reporter for the Business Times, admits to being ‘conflicted.’ He loves his new adopted […]
Yet another mortgage lawsuit filed
There’s another large bank being sued by the U.S. government this week – Bank of America. What’s new, you may ask, which is reasonable since it seems there’s another large bank suit every day. From the Wall Street Journal: The federal government filed a civil lawsuit against Bank of America Corp., alleging the second-biggest U.S. […]
WSJ names new legal reporter
Veteran Albany reporter Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal is preparing to leave the Capitol beat and report on legal matters for the paper, reports Azi Paybarah of Capital New York. Paybarah writes, “Gershman, an enterprising reporter who has spent years covering state government, will be hard to replace. “He began reporting on Albany in […]
Bloomberg Businessweek names Paskin AME, editor of website
Bloomberg Businessweek announced Thursday that Janet Paskin has been named assistant managing editor of the magazine and editor of Businessweek.com. Paskin will report to Josh Tyrangiel, editorial director of Bloomberg Digital and editor of Bloomberg Businessweek, beginning Nov. 12. “Janet is a talented digital editor who has a great understanding for how to grow strong […]
WSJ names new head of in-depth video unit
Wall Street Journal deputy managing editor and executive editor for online Alan Murray sent out the following staff promotion on Thursday: I’m happy to announce that Andy Regal will be taking over as head of our in-depth video production unit, formerly headed by Shawn Bender. Andy will oversee a growing team of skilled […]
Biz press ignoring that home sales still below pre-recession
Tom Blumer writes that coverage this week that new homes sales are at their highest levels in the past two-and-a-half years, but the business media has ignored the fact that the level is still below new home sales before 2008. Blumer writes, “Here are the headlines and descriptions of today’s report found at the three […]
FT is most ethical British paper
According to research conducted by the Carnegie Trust and Demos, the Financial Times is considered to be the most ethical UK newspaper. The study, which surveyed a representative sample of 2000 adults across the UK, found that 57 percent of respondents thought the FT operates in an ethical manner, higher than any other title. Duncan […]
The stock market’s wild ride
After dropping almost 4 percent in three days, the stock market closed down again Wednesday after showing a few signs of rebounding. Market volatility isn’t anything new for investors, but it does beg the question of what exactly should we believe? Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal story explains the losses through Tuesday: With Tuesday’s declines, some […]
Orlando Biz Journal publisher to retire
Orlando Business Journal publisher Ann Sonntag announced her retirement after 21 years with parent company American City Business Journals and 16 years as head of ACBJ’s Orlando paper. A story on the paper’s website states, “Sonntag joined ACBJ in May 1991 as ad director in Charlotte, N.C., then transferred to Orlando in September 1995 as […]
Hiring biz reporters with a special knowledge
Fox Business Netwok anchor Gerri Willis was interviewed by John Bruno Turiano of Westchester Magazine about her job and her career. Here is an excerpt: What’s the toughest part of your job? Getting my fake eyelashes off at night. Kidding. It’s really being on top of every news story—it’s impossible to ever feel fully prepared. […]
