Reuters Adler: Great reporters don’t make great bosses
Reuters editor in chief Stephen Adler posted the following message internally on Wednesday: We all report to someone, and many of us have people reporting to us, so I suspect the topic of newsroom management — good, bad, and indifferent — is of interest to all of us. The first thing to note is that […]
The how and why behind the building of a digital FT weekend
Jasper Jackson of The Media Briefing writes about the new digital FT Weekend, launched earlier this month. Jackson writes, “The FT’s launch of a digital FT Weekend section of its app earlier this month suggests part of its answer involves slicing up its content to create new products. “This digital version of FT Weekend features […]
WSJ designer Pybas leaving paper
David Pybas, a designer at The Wall Street Journal for more than 20 years who was involved in at least four redesigns of the paper, is leaving. Pybas posted on Facebook that Wednesday was his last day at the paper. “I want to thank all the people out there who made it such a challenging, […]
WSJ seeks reporter covering defense and foreign policy
The Washington bureau of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires is seeking a staff reporter to join its national security group and become part of the country’s premier team covering defense, intelligence and foreign policy. We’re seeking a reporter who is knowledgeable both about the world and the U.S. role in the world, […]
Yahoo Finance adding contributors
Phil Pearman, interactive editor for Yahoo Finance, posted the following announcement on Wednesday: Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of Yahoo Finance Contributors – a finance-focused and socially driven network where expert contributors will regularly create and share premium original content. We are opening up the Yahoo Finance platform to a select group […]
A common sense approach to business reporting
John Ingle, the business editor of the Wichita Falls Times Record News in Wichita Falls, Texas, writes about how he distinguishes his columns from his news stories. Ingle writes, “I have earned an extensive and distinguished fellowship from the School of Hard Knocks. I’ve survived two events in life that some say are financially crippling: […]
Florida biz reporter moving to Washington Post
Amy Hollyfield, the Tampa Bay Times’ deputy managing editor for politics and business, sent out the following announcement: I’m very sorry to announce that Drew Harwell is leaving the Times to join the Washington Post. Drew will be a national business reporter. His last day will be Aug. 1. Over several years, Drew has made […]
WSJ takes some computer systems offline after hacking
Computer systems housing The Wall Street Journal‘s news graphics were hacked by outside parties, according to Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co. Greg Milliman and Jeffrey Trachtenberg of the Journal write, “The systems have been taken offline in an effort to isolate any attacks, according to people familiar with the matter. Journal officials hadn’t found […]
MLive hires new business reporter
MLive Media Group announced Tuesday that Emily Lawler has joined the MLive Lansing team as the Capital business reporter. A story on its website states, “Lawler comes to MLive from MIRS News, a subscription-based Lansing political newsletter, where she covered the state Senate. Previously she covered the Gov. Rick Snyder administration with the same publication. […]
Explaining Storyline vs. the Washington Post biz section
Ryan McCarthy, the assistant business editor of the Washington Post, writes about how the paper’s Storyline website will be different than the paper. McCarthy writes, “So rather than covering, say, health care — a topic so broad that it includes Obamacare, economics, the business of health care and wellness — we’ll be focusing on questions like ‘How […]
