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Talking Biz News Today — March 4, 2014

March 4, 2014

Posted by Meredith Hamrick

Some of Tuesday’s top stories:

New York Times

Fictional disaster, made to sound real, draws F.C.C. fine, by Edward Wyatt

The Associated Press

RadioShack closing 1,100 stores as troubles grow, by Candice Choi and Michelle Chapman

Businessweek

In oil spill liability mess, BP gets stuck with its own deal, by Paul M. Barrett

Bloomberg

U.S. stock-index futures climb as Ukraine tension eases, by Inyoung Hwang

The Wall Street Journal

Starwood to expand European hotel portfolio by 40%, by Michael Calia
Russia and the West’s symbiotic energy relationship, by Ben Winkley

Today in business journalism

A biz journalist who is humble caring, and a friend who now teaches
Tech journalists Buchanan, Hermann hired by The Awl
Boston Globe launches tech site BetaBoston.com
How a PR person started her own agency that works with biz journalists

This date in business journalism history

2012: Bloomberg enters billionaires rankings business
2013: Tech site ZDNet is cutting bloggers

Business journalism birthdays 

March 4: Melvin Backman of Debtwire

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