Longtime biz journalist Ledbetter dies at 60
Longtime business journalist James Ledbetter has died at the age of 60. He most recently was editor of thought leadership at KPMG. He had earlier launched paid newsletter FIN, focused on decentralized finance and fintech. He was also executive editor of The New York Observer. “Jim was a deep thinker and a brilliant writer, awe-inspiring traits […]
Bankadelic podcast: After Hurricanes Milton and Helene, a way banks can literally lend a hand.
On Lou Carlozo’s Bankadelic, Bradley Tompkins, the Chief Information Officer of Vergent LMS, explains how software as a service can help consumers and financial institutions hook up–a more urgent matter than ever for survivors of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The timing couldn’t be more poignant, as even under the best of circumstances, some outliers who […]
Let’s stop covering everything about Zuckerberg, Altman and Musk
Public relations executive Ed Zitron argues that the business media is doing a disserve to society by covering everything it can about technology executives Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman and Elon Musk. Zitron writes, “The reason that Elon Musk is able to lie and get away with it is that a far-too-large chunk of the press seems dedicated […]
Bloomberg, NY Times and Washington Post win multiple Loeb Awads
eb awBloomberg News, The New York Times and The Washington Post won multiple Loeb Awards on Thursday. The following is a list of the journalists and media outlets that received 2024 Loeb Awards in the 12 competition categories: AUDIO CATEGORY “Spellcaster” – Bloomberg News and WonderyHannah Miller, Annie Massa, Max Chafkin, Chris Seigel, Russell Finch, Rachel B. Doyle, Mark Milian and Jeff Grocott BEAT […]
Business Insider hires Heller as editor in chief
Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng sent out the following on Monday: Team, Some exciting news to share — Jamie Heller is joining Business Insider as our new Editor-in-Chief! Jamie has worked at The Wall Street Journal for more than 20 years and currently leads their global business and tech coverage. She led the corporate team […]
Stelter returning to CNN as chief media analyst
Longtime media industry reporter Brian Stelter is returning to CNN as chief media analyst. He will helm the “Reliable Sources” newsletter, develop digital content and appear on television. Stelter writes, “All the while I remained an avid reader of Reliable Sources, and especially admired Oliver Darcy‘s fearless reportage, as well as his decision to launch Status last […]
Loeb finalists named for 2024
The Gerald Loeb Awards banquet and celebration will be held on Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Rainbow Room in New York City.The winning journalists and outlets in each competition category will be announced during the banquet and not in advance. The following Loeb Awards finalists were selected from 491 entries, representing the work of over 200 journalists […]
Do reporters like pitches by social media?
In an update to the groundbreaking 2015 Talking Biz News article “The pros/cons of pitching biz reporters through social media,” we again asked several reporters their opinion on receiving pitches via social media. Back in ‘15, X was Twitter and TikTok didn’t exist. Instagram had just launched Boomerang, and Facebook had enabled GIFs. Snapchat was […]
Bloomberg’s Epstein to cover Harris campaign
Bloomberg News real estate reporter Jennifer Epstein is moving to cover the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris. She has been covering residential real estate for the past two years. Epstein previously was a correspondent covering the White House. Before joining Bloomberg Politics in February 2015, she spent more than four years at Politico, including time […]
WSJ’s Gershkovich is being released
Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner swap with the U.S., report Jennifer Jacobs and Cagan Koc of Bloomberg News. Jacobs and Koc report, “Further details of the exchange weren’t immediately available. The US has been in extensive talks to achieve the release of […]
