Welcome to the Talking Biz News redesign: A new look and a look ahead
On Monday, Aug. 15, we marked a new beginning at Talking Biz News: Welcome to our first extensive redesign since 2013. While we hope you love what you see, I want to stress that for all the changes on the outside, plenty others are going on behind the scenes to make our content stronger, livelier […]
A Gannett job cut casualty: Award winner Rowland leaves Columbus Dispatch after 31 years
In the face of draconian layoffs at Gannett in the face of readership loss, award-winning senior reporter/editor Darrel Rowland has been dismissed from the Columbus Dispatch. Rowland tweets: “My 31-year Columbus Dispatch career ended abruptly Friday w/elimination of my job. Tremendously grateful for so many amazing colleagues & sources over the years. Got some severance/health […]
With revenues down, Gannett lays off journalists at a dozen newspapers
Gannett, America’s largest newspaper chain laid off employees across its newsrooms across the country. The affected outlets include: The Athens (Georgia) Banner-Herald (South Texas) Caller-Times Columbia (Missouri) Daily Tribune Ventura County Star Cloud (Minnesota) Times Monroe (Louisiana) News-Star Billerica (Massachusetts) Minuteman, (Milwaukee) Journal Sentinel Panama City (Florida) News-Herald (Kentucky) Courier Journal Gadsden Times Tuscaloosa News […]
CNBC chairman Hoffman stepping down after 17 years running network
CNBC chairman Mark Hoffman sent out the following to the staff on Tuesday: After 28 years with NBC, and leading CNBC since 2005, I’m writing to let you know I’ll be stepping aside on September 12th. At Jeff’s request, I’ll continue at the company to help with the transition. CNBC sits today at its absolute […]
TBN talks biz news with Andrew Schrage, founder-CEO of Money Crashers
It’s a literal case of “small change”: Pieces of financial advice are a dime a dozen these days. It can be impossible to immediately identify which are essential—and which amount to a mess of tarnished pennies. Andrew Schrage understands this dilemma and founded Money Crashers, a financial services content hub, to help regular people who […]
Cox Enterprises to acquire Axios for $525 million
Cox Enterprises is in plans to buy Axios with the latter being valued at $525 million. The move comes with plans to expand the news site’s coverage to encompass more cities. An excerpt from CNBC reads: Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz will remain on the company’s board and continue to manage […]
Consumer Reports chief content officer Bounds is departing for Smart News
Gwendolyn Bounds, vice president and chief content officer at Consumer Reports, is leaving the publication to become head of content at SmartNews. Rich Jaroslovsky, vice president of content and chief journalist at SmartNews, writes: I’m delighted to announce that Gwendolyn (Wendy) Bounds is joining our team in a new role as Executive Director and Head […]
Nearly 300 Reuters journalists walking off the job
Nearly 300 journalists at Reuters will walk off the job Thursday for 24 hours in protest of management’s slow-walking contract renewal negotiations, the first major labor action by journalists at the company in more than 30 years. Journalists are expected to walk out and hold rallies at seven Reuters bureau offices — Washington, D.C., New […]
LA Times adds eight staffers to its Fast Break desk
The Los Angeles Times has added eight reporters on its Fast Break desk. An excerpt from the announcement reads: Kenan Draughorne joined the Fast Break Desk’s entertainment team in May as a general assignment reporter. Draughorne has already distinguished himself as an authority on rap and hip-hop and recently contributed to “Behold,” The Times’ […]
Can Chris Cuomo bounce back? Questions linger as he enters NewsNation’s prime-time line-up
The next move in Chris Cuomo’s career will test whether he can put behind him the scandal that led to his ouster from CNN and also took down his brother, ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Chris Cuomo, once a mainstay of the CNN lineup and one of its most popular on-air personalities, was fired in […]
