Pulitzer-winning biz journalist Wehrwein dies
Austin C. Wehrwein, a business reporter who brought home a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting to The Milwaukee Journal, died earlier this week at the age of 92. Amy Rabideau Silversof the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel writes, “Wehrwein won the prize for international reporting, writing a 25-part series called ‘Canada’s New Century.’ Wehrwein died of natural causes […]
The most powerful biz journalist online
Laura Stampler of Business Insider profiles LinkedIn executive editor Daniel Roth, the former Fortune magazine business journalist whom she calls the most powerful business journalist online. Stampler writes, “Roth oversees the news on LinkedIn Today, a social aggregator that brings top business headlines to LinkedIn’s 175 million-plus members across 40 different industries. “‘One of the […]
Issa’s office says Fox Business report was wrong
Dylan Byers of Politico reports that Rep. Darrell Issa’s office has denied a Fox Business Network report stating that he wants to hold hearings about how the government collects unemployment data. Byers writes, “The report that the House oversight committee chair is planning to hold hearings on the September jobs data was repeated several times […]
CNBC’s Liesman rocks Bowles-Simpson interview
Business Insider’s Joe Weisenthal liked the way CNBC chief economics correspondent Steve Liesman handled his interview on Thursday with Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson. Weisenthal writes, “Steve Liesman is CNBC’s top-notch economics reporter, who frequently gets flak from Rick Santelli and the internet, because he doesn’t knee-jerk hate the Fed, and buy into a lot […]
Lost in the shuffle, or Don’t forget the broader audience
Lost in the shuffle of Thursday’s news was a little nugget about private-equity firms agreeing to not compete for deals. From the Bloomberg story: Top executives at buyout firms including Blackstone Group LP (BX), KKR & Co. (KKR), Bain Capital Partners LLC and Carlyle Group (CG) LP assured each other in e-mails that they wouldn’t compete on deals to […]
Heaster, former KC Star biz editor, dies
Jerry Heaster, a former business editor of the Kansas City Star and former president of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, died on Wednesday. Diane Stafford of the Star writes, “‘We have lost a great journalist and a wonderful friend,’ said Steve Shirk, managing editor of The Star. ‘He loved his dialogue with […]
CEO resigns after critical Bloomberg Markets story
Betty Lin-Fisher of the Akron Beacon Journal reports that the CEO of InfoCision Management Corp. has resigned after an article critical of the company was published in Bloomberg Markets. Lin-Fisher writes, “InfoCision made national headlines recently after a lengthy investigation published by Bloomberg Markets magazine. “A report published in newspapers nationwide, including the Akron Beacon […]
Translating business journalism into tablet form
Janelle Harris of MediaBistro.com interviewed David Ho, mobile and tablets editor at The Wall Street Journal, about how the business newspaper distributes and displays its content in new media formats. Hers is an excerpt: The WSJ was one of the first major newspapers to develop an iPad app, and it was met with both cheers […]
Business Insider to offer sponsored content
Jason Del Ray of Advertising Age reports that Business Insider plans to offer companies sponsored content on its website. Del Ray writes, “Business Insider has sold sponsored posts and emails in the past, but is now doubling down on those efforts with what it calls ‘Brand Insider,’ which will allow advertisers to buy sponsored slideshows, […]
Tatge joins SABEW board
Mark Tatge, Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism at DePauw University, has been named to the Board of Governors of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. An association of business journalists, SABEW was formed in 1964 to promote superior coverage of business and economic events and issues. Tatge came to DePauw […]
