Talking Biz News Today — March 20, 2014

The Wall Street Journal

Airbnb in advanced talks to raise funding at a $10 billion valuation, by Evelyn M. Rusli and Douglas MacMillan
Sony to add original TV shows for PlayStation, by Amol Sharma

The New York Times

Bloomberg should have rethought articles on China, chairman says, by Neil Gough
U.S. and Russia swap sanctions tit for tat over Crimean crisis, by Mark Landler

Ad Age

Got $1 million? Pinterest would like to sell you an ad, by Cotton Delo

CNNMoney

Yellen’s big mistake, by Paul R. La Monica

Bloomberg

Sales of existing homes in U.S. fall to lowest since 2012, by Shobhana Chandra

Fortune

At financial news sites, stock promoters make inroads, by Stephen Gandel

Today in business journalism

LA Times names Yoshino its new biz editor
Tantillo named ME for Reuters.com
Dolan, parent of business weeklies, filing for bankruptcy court protection
McGovern, founder of ComputerWorld, dies at 76
Frankie Flack: Lies, damn lies, statistics and business journalism

This date in business journalism history

2008: FT to relaunch its Wealth magazine
2009: Career show coming to Fox Business

Business journalism birthdays

March 20: David Weidner of MarketWatch.com

“We saw an opportunity to serve our readers in the region even better with both our journalists around the world and an increased focus in India,” says Kevin J. Delaney, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Quartz. “It’s a mobile-first region at a critical moment in its economic history—and we’re excited to deepen the coverage available to readers on their smartphones and tablets especially.”