How the Mercury News covers tech on SiliconBeat
Levi Sumagaysay is editor of the combined SiliconBeat and Good Morning Silicon Valley websites. She also helps take care of SiliconValley.com, the San Jose Mercury News tech website. Sumagaysay has been with the Mercury News since 1998 in various positions, including a copy editor and designer, business copy chief, assistant business editor and business and […]
Forbes expands its science coverage
Alex Knapp of Forbes writes about how the business magazine is expanding its science coverage. Knapp writes: Today, I’m pleased to announce that the long-running science blog Starts With A Bang!has come to FORBES from its former home at Medium. Starts With A Bang! focuses on astrophysics and astronomy, and its roster includes a number of fantastic writers. […]
WSJ, GrowthSpotter win Eppy Awards
The Wall Street Journal won the Eppy Award for best business and financial news website with more than 1 million monthly visitors from Editor and Publisher, while the Orlando Sentinel’s GrowthSpotter.com won for best business and financial news website with less than 1 million monthly visitors. Meanwhile, The Journal’s “Open Sesame: Peering Inside Alibaba” won […]
How Ed Silverman’s Pharmalot blog has built reader loyalty
Justin Ellis of the Nieman Journalism Lab interviewed Pharmalot blogger Ed Silverman, whose blog covering the pharmaceutical industry now resides at the Boston Globe’s State. Here is an excerpt: Ellis: How has your reporting changed as a result of writing Pharmalot for so long? Silverman: When I first started it in early 2007, the pieces were […]
IBT launches Political Capital blog
International Business Times launched Monday a blog called Political Capital that explores the intersection of politics and finance. Political Capital’s content will be anchored by reporting from David Sirota, International Business Times’ award-winning senior investigative reporter, in addition to stories from staff writers. Political Capital will use political news as the jumping off point for […]
A blog that looks at life outside the financial mainstream
Sarah Todd of The Atlantic writes about Moneytripping, a blog by 26-year-old financial journalist Bailey Reutzel who decided this summer to quit her job and drive across the country interviewing people about how they are making do (or not) in post-Financial-Crisis America. Todd writes, “In my admittedly biased opinion, Moneytripping serves as a missing supplement […]
The business model for niche business journalism
Katie Benner of Bloomberg View writes about business models for niche business news publications such as tech news site Re/Code, which was sold this week to Vox Media. Benner writes, “Jim Grant, the founder of Wall Street newsletter Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, and Fred Hickey, the founder of tech investing newsletter High-Tech Strategist, say subscription […]
Inside the Baltimore Business Journal
James Levin of the American Journalism Review interviewed Baltimore Business Journal managing editor Ryan Sharrow about the newspaper’s operations. Here is an excerpt: AJR: Please describe any new websites (especially ones aimed at niche audiences) that your news organization has started in the last two years. Sharrow: We’ve launched a few blogs over the past […]
WSJ seeks editor for China Real Time in New York
The WSJ is looking for an editor/reporter for China Real Time, its highly successful and innovative Chinese blog. The post serves as a linchpin for CRT, ensuring that it maintains its position as a leading-edge showcase for our wider China coverage and a must-read for people interested in China. The editor helps curate CRT, which […]
Valleywag editor Lyons steps down
Dan Lyons, the technology journalist who took over Valleywag earlier this year, is stepping down. Lyons writes, “While all this was happening I sold a book, Disrupted, which I need to deliver by the end of this year. It’s a memoir of my ridiculous attempt to reinvent myself and start a new career as a […]
