LATimes biz reporter to cover Pentagon
W.J. Hennigan, who has been a Los Angeles Times business reporter since 2009, is moving to Washington, D.C., to cover the Pentagon. An internal announcement stated: Bill joined The Times in 2009 and has spent much of his time focusing on Southern California’s aerospace and defense industries, which will stand him in good stead as […]
Reuters and its GM scoop
Earlier this month, Reuters exclusively reported that at least 74 people have died in General Motors cars in accidents with some key similarities to those that GM has linked to 13 deaths involving defective ignition switches. The scoop was the result of a Reuters analysis of government fatal-crash data, which also showed that such accidents […]
Houston Business Journal seeks reporter
The Houston Business Journal, a thriving and growing news organization, is looking for a reporter who can break news before it happens and tell readers what it means on all of our platforms — web, social media, video and print. Our reporters own and expand their audiences by every measure. We’re looking for strong journalism […]
WSJ/Dow Jones seeks digital media reporter
The Media and Marketing Group is looking for a reporter to cover the fast growing digital media sector as well as the rapidly evolving newspaper business. Few businesses have been affected as much by the digital revolution as news – people can now read what’s happening on BuzzFeed, Vice, Business Insider and a plethora of […]
KCPT seeks multimedia reporter to cover entrepreneurship and business
The multi-media journalist is responsible for researching, writing, capturing visual content and editing stories for multiple platforms. JOB FUNCTIONS: Receives assignment or evaluates news leads and news tips to develop story ideas. Gathers and verifies factual information regarding stories through interview, observation, and research. Organizes material, determines slant or emphasis, and writes story according to […]
Reuters seeks energy reporter in London
Reuters London is looking for an energetic reporter to cover the European crude oil and refined products markets. The successful candidate will be expected to glean information from busy traders, break news, spot fresh trends in the industry and generate regular analysis as well as in-depth, investigative-type stories. The reporter will be expected to build […]
Bloomberg seeks managing editor of financial crime
Bloomberg News is seeking a Managing Editor for Financial Crime. The person in this role will drive coverage across the Financial Crimes team, with about 8 -12 reporters and editors in Washington and New York. This individual must have exceptional news judgment and editing skills and be able to handle this-just-in news on very competitive […]
FT examines charging for ads based on time spent on content
Sam Petulla of Contently examines how The Financial Times is exploring charging online advertisers based on how long its readers spend on a page. Petulla writes, “The British newspaper hopes this will solve some of the viewability problems that plague the advertising industry, and more properly value The Financial Times‘ deeply engaged audience. According to […]
The NYTimes and its use of anonymous sources in biz stories
Margaret Sullivan, the public editor of the New York Times, writes about how the paper’s business news desk used anonymous sources when writing that golfer Phil Mickelson was being investigated for insider trading. Sullivan writes, “I talked with the business editor, Dean Murphy, on Tuesday about one of the cases mentioned above: A story that […]
International Biz Times hires Learmonth as global tech editor
International Business Times editor Peter Goodman sent out the following announcement to the staff: We are beyond excited that Michael Learmonth is joining our team as our Global Technology Editor. Michael is at once a digital native and an old-school journalist par excellence, having spent the past 15 years covering the intersection of technology, entertainment […]
