Newsweek tech writer Lyons to head ReadWriteWeb
Newsweek tech editor Dan Lyons has been hired to be the editor in chief of technology blog ReadWriteWeb. Paul Sawers of The Next Web writes, “In an interesting twist, Lyons has been writing for Newsweek as Technology Editor in recent times, and just last week it was announced that it was ceasing print later this […]
Forbes content to appear in ads
Charlie Warzel of AdWeek reports that Forbes content will appear in ads for blue-chip companies as part of a deal with Martini Media. Warzel writes, “The ads will let the marketer surround their own rich media with Forbes articles that are specific to the brand’s message. For example, one launch client, Emirates Airlines, will include […]
New Yahoo CEO shows you can have it all
Remember back in July when Yahoo named Marissa Mayer as its new CEO. Not only is she a woman; she was pregnant. Cue the stories about work-family balance and if someone just starting a family could hold such a high-profile position. Even other women joined the chorus of questions, like this Miami Herald blog post […]
SABEW to raise membership rates
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers announced Monday that it has approved higher rates for its members, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Individual memberships will go from $55 to $60. Other rate changes are: Institutions with 1-5 members will increase from $105 to $110 Institutions with 6-10 members will increase from $165 to $170. […]
Australian biz reporter joins WSJ on temporary basis
Susannah Moran, a well-known business journalist in Australia, is now working temporary for The Wall Street Journal. Moran is a senior business journalist at The Australian, a newspaper owned by News Corp., which is also the parent of The Journal, a spokeswoman confirmed to Talking Biz News on Monday. She has been “seconded” to The […]
Reuters hires McCarthy for tech team
Megan McCarthy, who had been news editor at the New York Observer for the past year, has been hired by Reuters. Although there has been no internal announcement, McCarthy confirmed the change on Twitter this morning. Paul Smalera, deputy editor of Reuters Opinion, tells Talking Biz News in an email that he and McCarthy “will […]
Charleston paper names new biz reporter
Tyrone Richardson has joined The Charleston Post and Courier in South Carolina as a business reporter. A story on its website states, “He primarily will be covering the port, residential real estate and employment issues. “Richardson, a New Jersey native and graduate of Seton Hall University, joins The Post and Courier after more than four […]
Iowa farming millionaires and what it means
Bloomberg’s Tim Jones and Elizabeth Campbell wrote a fascinating story about the increasing wealth of Iowa farmers last week. In it, they examine the rising cost of land, and what that means for the people of the mostly rural state. From their story: Farmland auctions in Iowa now resemble a dressed-down spectator sport with Sotheby’s […]
ACBJ names its best papers
Charlotte-based American City Business Journals, which operates 40 business newspapers across the country, has named its best papers in a variety of categories. The winners are: Best use of social media: Boston Business Journal Best page one: Milwaukee Business Journal Best special section in paper: Orlando Business Journal Best special section out of paper: Buffalo […]
Jack Welch and the business media
Tom O’Boyle of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, who wrote a book about former General Electric CEO Jack Welch, writes about Welch’s relationship with the business press. O’Boyle writes, “Although Jack Welch was the epitome of the modern celebrity CEO, his greatest genius wasn’t in reading a balance sheet or executing a business strategy, but rather in […]
