Understanding the Quartz business model
Frederic Filloux of MondayNote.com writes about Quartz, the Atlantic’s business news site, and how its business model can work. Filloux writes, “Most of the time, the content is made or adapted especially for Quartz with a variable involvement of its advertising division (the branded content operations are kept segregated from the editorial department.) Quartz staff […]
Chicago Trib to launch biz innovation coverage
Chicago Tribune next week will launch new coverage of corporate innovation in Chicago’s business community, whether at start-ups or larger established companies, according to sources familiar with the plans, reports Lynn Marek of Crain’s Chicago Business. Marek writes, “The content will appear in print and online with the more extensive treatment on the paper’s website, […]
Savannah biz section becomes Business in Savannah
The business section of the Savannah Morning News, which has been called Exchange, will now be called Business in Savannah, or BiS, the name of its separate business publication. A story on the Morning News website states, “BiS was targeted at the greater Savannah business community and quickly established its identity with its mix of […]
Special SABEW seminar in biz journalism ethics
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will conduct a two-day journalism ethics symposium in downtown Phoenix on Oct. 24 and 25. The event, open to the public, will feature prominent journalists including Margaret Sullivan, Clark Hoyt and Barney Calame, who all have been public editors at The New York Times; Aaron Brown, former CNN […]
Fake news release makes it onto Dow Jones
A news release saying Samsung was purchasing a Swedish tech company for $650 million was published on Dow Jones before it was discovered to be false. Sven Grundberg of The Wall Street Journal writes, “Dow Jones & Co.’s newswires republished the release from the Cision news release service. The release was removed from the Dow […]
Reuters looking for company news reporter in Mexico
Reuters is looking for a driven self-starter to join the Mexico bureau’s Spanish-language team, covering company news – from the telecoms to banking empire of tycoon Carlos Slim to industry and banking as Mexico’s government seeks to shake up regulations and jump-start a teetering economy. The successful candidate will work in a team with Spanish […]
Reuters looking for political/economics reporter in Mexico
Reuters is looking for a talented and experienced correspondent to help lead economics and politics coverage in the Mexico City bureau, with a special emphasis on enterprise reporting across the file and in particular on business stories. The successful applicant will cover a wide range of spot news stories and team up with other correspondents […]
Fox Biz beat CNBC in daytime rankings on Wednesday
Fox Business Network had better ratings than CNBC among the advertising demo of people aged 25–54 for every hour between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Wednesday, according to Nielsen Media Research. Michael Ide of ValueWalk.com reports, “Lou Dobbs also bested his rival, CNBC host Larry Kudlow, in both total viewers and the advertising demo. This […]
SABEW offers training in covering how biz and government intersect
Reporters who want to learn more about federal data and the business of government are invited to be part of special immersion training be conducted by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in January. The weeklong session, Jan. 12-17, is thanks to a $50,000 donation from the Chicago-based Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Family […]
WSJ names new M&A staffers
Jamie Heller, the deals editor for the Money & Investing section of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following staff promotions on Friday: We are thrilled to announce several new additions to the deals team of The Wall Street Journal. David Benoit, currently a MoneyBeat blogger, is taking on a new beat covering shareholder […]
