Diana Henriques receives SABEW award
Diana Henriques, reporter for The New York Times, received the 22nd SABEW Distinguished Achievement Award at the organization’s fall conference on Thursday night. Each year the honor, SABEW’s highest, is given to someone “who has made a significant impact on the field of business journalism and who has served as a nurturing influence on other […]
How technology is changing business journalism
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers fall conference began in New York on Thursday with two lively panel discussions — but only after everyone had a couple of drinks at the opening reception sponsored by the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University. The first panel, “How Social is Changing the Media,” […]
Peering over the fiscal cliff
There’s obviously a lot going on in terms of the economy and with the looming presidential election bringing up many issues, it seemed like a good time to take a look at recent coverage of the fiscal cliff. First off, Bloomberg’s Aki Ito and Joe Carroll offer this good primer while covering comments from Federal […]
Clap yours hands and say….oh, wait
The federal government said Tuesday that consumer spending rose 3.3 percent more in 2011 than in 2010. On the face, that’s just fantastic. But, dig a little deeper and the picture isn’t as pretty. From CNN: Consumers spent more on necessities, such as food, transportation and health care, but held back on splurging on other […]
Playing favorites and what that means
It’s no secret that certain reporters have better access to companies, executives and information. Many have such incredible access they’re household names – creating their own brands for breaking news. This is great for their publications — think Andrew Ross Sorkin’s branded content in Dealbook for the New York Times. By consistently being the first […]
The pension problem
As if we didn’t have enough to think about, The Wall Street Journal pointed out yet another looming national crisis: pension funding. Michael Corkery writes in the Sep. 21 edition of the paper about the nearly $1 trillion funding gap for state pension plans. He reports: Since 2009, 45 states have rolled back pension benefits […]
Rethinking the executive profile
William D. Cohan’s exceptional profile of Robert Rubin in Bloomberg Businessweek should be on everyone’s must-read list, especially younger journalists and students. Not to gush too much, but it’s balanced, fair, critical and interesting. And anyone who’s ever had to convince someone to say something less than glowing about an executive as well connected as […]
The business of music
Tuesday night I did what I do at least once a week and headed to a local bar to check out a band. We caught a set from the talented group Onward, Soldiers (check them out). While enjoying the show, I wondered, what keeps them on the road playing small bars and side stages at […]
Why we care that FedEx cut forecasts
The era of rising corporate profits may be over. As Nelson Schwartz wrote on Sept. 16, gains in earnings at large companies are declining, after outpacing the broader economy since the last recession. From his story: In all, Wall Street expects quarterly profits at the typical large American company to decline for the first time […]
A suggested guide for quote approvals
In one of my first posts for Talking Biz 2, I wrote about the process of quote approvals and its prevalence in business journalism. The esteemed New York Times columnist David Carr took up the story on Monday. He writes about his own experience: I’ve had my own encounters. Within the past year, I’ve had […]
