Online WSJ subscribers: Dow Jones acted unreasonably
A group of online subscribers to The Wall Street Journal told the Second Circuit on Wednesday that Dow Jones & Co. did not act reasonably when it stopped providing access to some of its Web content, urging the appeals court to reverse a district court’s summary judgment ruling. Sean McLernon of Law360.com writes, “A New […]
Reuters plans new products in 2013
Reuters plans to launch new mobile and Internet offerings in the first quarter of 2013, according to a presentation by editor in chief Stephen Adler in London on Thursday. The Baron, a site that follows Reuters news, reports, “Rather than focusing on the front page concept of the print media, the dotcom offering would have […]
Perelman invests in business newspaper
Investor and philanthropist Raymond Perelman has made an investment in Region’s Business, a weekly “Journal of Business and Politics” started in a Plymouth Meeting office by former Philadelphia Metro publisher James McDonald last summer, reports Joe DiStefano of the Philadelphia Inquirer. DiStefano writes, “McDonald and Perelman won’t say how much Perelman invested. Regions Business, written […]
Fox Business Network turns five
Alex Weprin of TVNewser.com examines Fox Business Network, which celebrated its fifth anniversary on the air earlier this week. Weprin writes, “There is no denying now that FBN launched at a tough time. When Fox News debuted, cable subscribers were still growing, and it filled a niche that was not being served: people who wanted […]
What the end of Newsweek’s print edition means
It’s another sad day for lovers of print publications with Newsweek announcing it would cease printing its weekly magazine at the end of the year and move to online only content. It’s yet another sign of the times for journalism as one of the media’s best-known brands ceases to land in subscribers’ mailboxes each week. […]
NY Times names new investigative biz reporter
New York Times business editor Larry Ingrassia sent out the following staff announcement: We’re pleased to announce the David Kocieniewski will take a new assignment in Business Day, as an investigative reporter covering multinationals and how they operate around the globe. David has displayed his great reporting chops in various assignments at The Times, most recently […]
Covering finance and learning on the job
Mina Kimes, a writer at Fortune, was interviewed by Aaron Lammer in a podcast about her career in business journalism. Among Kimes’ comments in the podcast: “I don’t know if I thought anything about business journalism. In high school, I was reading arts and music journalism.” “It would be great if somewhere we could convince […]
Please, no more “The Warren Buffett of…” references
Tim Shufelt of Canadian Business takes dead aim at one of the most overused cliches in business journalism — calling someone “The Warren Buffett” of their country or their field. Shufelt writes, “But look pretty much anywhere and you’ll find someone described as the Warren Buffett of…well, something. While some of these Oraclones are a […]
WSJ launches Korean news site
The Wall Street Journal has become the first global digital news organization to launch a local language edition in Korea. The site has already surpassed 2 million page views in its first week.. The launch of WSJ.com Korean edition is the latest development in The Wall Street Journal’s ‘WSJ Everywhere’ strategy, which drives the franchise’s […]
Half of Forbes revenue will come from digital
For the first time, half of Forbes Inc.’s revenues will come from its digital businesses, according to Meredith Levien, the business media company’s chief revenue officer. Erik Sass of Media Daily News writes, “In a conversation at the American Magazine Conference, Levien was quick to point out that this proportional increase isn’t a result of […]
