Assessing the biz news site redesigns
Ricardo Bilton of Digiday looks at how some business news sites — Quartz, Fortune and Bloomberg — redesigned themselves to be more appealing. On Quartz, Bilton writes, “Qz.com is now home to The Brief, a summarized list of top stories from not only Quartz itself but other news sites as well. It’s a significant departure from […]
FT readers connected at all times of the day
World Editors Forum Research Fellow Julie Posetti spoke to Tom Betts, who is vice president of customer analytics and research for Pearson PLC, the parent company of the Financial Times, about its mobile strategy. Here is an excerpt: How has the landscape has changed in the past twelve months from the point of view of your […]
Xconomy expands to cover North Carolina
Xconomy.com, a website that covers technology and innovation in major cities around the country, has opened a bureau in Raleigh to cover the North Carolina market. Founder Bob Buderi writes, “In each region, Xconomy reporters deliver daily stories about the high-tech and life science startups, bigger companies, investors, and innovators driving growth in the economy. […]
Bloomberg seeks speed desk reporter in Helsinki
Bloomberg News is seeking a reporter for speed desk duties in its Helsinki bureau. The successful applicant will be able to meet real-time deadlines, send rapid headlines and write breaking news stories on business and general-interest topics, ranging from company earnings, merger and acquisition news to politics. Qualifications: -Journalism experience is essential. -Ability to write […]
Bloomberg seeks consumer news reporter in Hong Kong
Bloomberg seeks a reporter in the Hong Kong office to join the Consumer News team, covering a beat that includes casinos, retailers, luxury brands, food and beverage makers, fast-moving consumer goods, clothiers and shoemakers. Knowledge of the industry as well as Hong Kong/China’s economy and financial markets is essential. A minimum of three years of […]
Re/code adds sponsored content
Walt Mossberg of the tech news site Re/code writes about its decision to accept sponsored content. Mossberg writes, “Known broadly as ‘native advertising,’ this is a category of ad that takes the form of an article written by, or commissioned by, an advertiser. It’s widely used online, but the technique actually goes back well before the Web, […]
Bartiromo: Be authentic and be yourself
Kate O’Hare of Zap2It interviewed Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo about how her job is different than when she was at CNBC. O’Hare writes, “Bartiromo also knows that the audience that’s tuning into see her wants to see just that. “‘The viewer is so smart,’ she says. ‘They see right through it. If you’re […]
Dow Jones News Fund names new managing director
Richard Levine, the president of the Dow Jones News Fund, sent out the following announcement on Monday: I am delighted to announce the appointment of Linda Shockley as managing director of the Dow Jones News Fund. Since April, Linda has led the Fund in her capacity as deputy director, a position she assumed in 1992, […]
Wharton Seminars for biz reporters accepting applications
The Wharton School is pleased to announce the Penn Wharton Public Policy Scholarship which will allow up to five business journalists whose reporting highlights public policy issues either domestically or internationally to attend the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists flagship program in Philadelphia this year. Each scholarship covers the cost of tuition, course materials, most […]
WaPo launches “Get There” personal finance website
The Washington Post launched Monday a new personal finance website called ‘Get There’, which brings together reporters, columnists and other experts for a look at money and its impact across all stages of life. The site will be run by personal finance reporter Jonnelle Marte. She writes: Here, we’ll hold robust conversations about saving, spending […]
