WSJ wins three Loebs; Bloomberg and NYTimes win two
The first two Loeb Awards — and three of the first four — announced Tuesday night went to Dow Jones & Co. news operations. Julia Angwin, Emily Steel, Scott Thurm, Christina Tsuei, Paul Antonson, Jill Kirschenbaum and Jovi Juan of The Wall Street Journal received the Loeb Award for “What They Know” in the online […]
NYT biz reporter to write book about morning television
Brian Stelter, a business journalist for The New York Times, announced Monday morning that he’s writing a book about morning television. On his blog, Stelter writes, “Tentatively titled ‘The Top Of The Morning,’ it’s going to be about ‘Today,’ ‘Good Morning America’ and the other morning shows that collectively set the nation’s breakfast table every […]
Ford Motor courts bloggers
Josh Cable of IndustryWeek writes about a recent conference that Ford Motor Co. held for journalists included a number of unusual bloggers. Cable writes, “For three days, Ford executives, engineers and communications staffers rubbed elbows with a ragtag group of self-proclaimed ‘social media geeks’ from all walks of life, armed with iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, BlackBerrys […]
New retail reporter in Roanoke
Amanda Codispoti is the new retail reporter at the Roanoke Times, replacing Jenny Kincaid Boone, who left the paper in May. Codispoti writes, “I’m happy to say that beginning today I’ll be bringing you retail news on this blog. I’ll also be writing the Retail Roundup column in Sunday’s business section. “I’m an Ohio native who moved […]
Forbes new business model focuses on social media
Mike Perlis, the chief executive at Forbes, talked with Arif Durrani of MediaWeek about the changes occurring at the business magazine. Durrani writes, “Since reaching that particular tipping point the chief executive says the entire business has been propelled by a social media strategy, the likes of which has never been seen before. “‘It’s really […]
WSJ names editorial director for blogs
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson sent out the following announcement to the staff on Tuesday: I’m pleased to announce that Chris Farley will assume the role of editorial director for WSJ blogs. Over the past 18 months, Chris has built Speakeasy into one of the most popular destinations on […]
AOL Daily Finance names new editorial team
AOL Daily Finance, which was taken over by the editorial management of The Huffington Post earlier this year, named a new staff to be managed by Huffington Post executive business edior Peter Goodman. “I’m excited to announce that AOL Daily Finance has built a dynamic and savvy editorial team that will bring wisdom and passion […]
Popular retail reporter leaving Raleigh paper
Sue Stock, a retail reporter at The (Raleigh) News & Observer who became a local cult hero for her stories about coupons and saving money while shopping, is leaving the paper. Her last day is Friday. Stock writes, “My husband and I have weighed the pros and cons and decided that this is the right […]
Cramer is the big bang of financial blogging
Barry Ritholtz, commenting on the New York Times Magazine piece about CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer, notes that a lot of business journalists owe their careers to him because of his co-founding of TheStreet.com. Ritholtz writes, “You may not know this, but TheStreet.com was a factory that churned out award winning journalists and market […]
SABEW to assess social media use by business journalists
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers is conducting an anonymous survey of business journalists throughout the country to determine how they use social media technology such as Twitter, Facebook and blogs. The results of the survey will be made available to all SABEW members by the end of June on the organization’s web […]
