WSJ, AP both should have won Pulitzer for oil spill coverage
Joel Achenbach of the Washington Post writes that either the Wall Street Journal or the Associated Press should have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for their coverage of the Deepwater Horizon/BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Achenbach writes, “I should note that the Journal didn’t go unacknowledged: Its oil spill coverage was […]
Investigative reporting tips for business journalists
By Alex Barinka Matt Apuzzo epitomized how I always imagine an investigative reporter. He spoke 1,000 mph though I’m sure his brain was working faster, he was animated and spoke with passionately waving arms, and he was so excited when he talked about the benefits of using documents. Geeze, sounds a little bit like someone […]
Shinkle promoted to AP’s deputy biz editor
Kevin Shinkle, an assistant business editor who joined The Associated Press at the height of the financial crisis in 2008 and has directed AP’s coverage of the financial markets since then, has been promoted to deputy business editor. The appointment was announced Thursday by business editor Hal Ritter. An AP story states, “In his new […]
Shinkle promoted to AP's deputy biz editor
Kevin Shinkle, an assistant business editor who joined The Associated Press at the height of the financial crisis in 2008 and has directed AP’s coverage of the financial markets since then, has been promoted to deputy business editor. The appointment was announced Thursday by business editor Hal Ritter. An AP story states, “In his new […]
Why Bloomberg and AP want your medical records
Jim Edwards of BNET.com writes about how some big media companies have filed briefs in a U.S. Supreme Court case considering whether pharmaceutical companies have the right to obtain prescription drug data. The briefs have been filed by Associated Press, Bloomberg News, McGraw-Hill, Hearst Corp., and the investigative non-profit group ProPublica (among others) in one […]
AP names new financial markets editor
Associated Press business editor Hal Ritter made the following staff announcement on Wednesday: In four weeks, Jennifer Merritt will join us as financial markets team leader, filling a job that has been vacant since Joyce Rosenberg became Money & Markets editor. Jennifer has spent the past 3 1/2 years at Dow Jones, most recently as […]
AP launches global economic tracker
The Associated Press announced Monday that it has launched the AP Global Economy Tracker, the new analytical tool that’s a quarterly analysis of world economic and financial trends that draws on data from 22 countries that account for more than 80 percent of global economic output. AP economics writer Paul Wiseman is the lead business […]
Charlotte Observer banking reporter to become AP retail reporter
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Charlotte Observer business editor Patrick Scott sent out the following message to the staff on Tuesday afternoon: I’m sorry to say that Christina Rexrode is leaving the Observer, but that we are excited for her and her new adventure – covering retail for the Associated Press out of New York City. […]
AP, Bloomberg win Polks
The Associated Press and Bloomberg News won George Polk Awards for their business coverage. The AP was recognized for its recognize the colossal effort in covering last year’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The AP was the first news organization to report that the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig had sank following an […]
AP hires new airlines reporter
Associated Press business editor Hal Ritter sent out the following announcement to the business news staff on Wednesday: I’m pleased to announce that Scott Mayerowitz joins Business News today as an airlines reporter in New York. Scott arrives from ABC News where he was travel editor and manager of the travel vertical of ABCNews.com. Scott […]
