Blogging and business journalism
Financial blogging is like gambling: You can never predict when it’s going to take off. But a handful of different strategies — keeping it personal, having a strong social media presence and being consistent — can help propel one financial blog to be more successful than another. A panel of financial bloggers spoke about creating […]
Seeking Alpha editor: We did not disclose anonymous source
Eli Hoffmann, senior vice president and editor in chief of Seeking Alpha, writes about the resolution of its case with Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn, who wanted the financial site to disclose the name of an anonymous writer who disclosed one of Einhorn’s investments. Hoffmann writes, “We were about to file our opposition to this petition, […]
Anonymous sources, Trish Regan and business journalism
Felix Salmon of Reuters writes Monday about Bloomberg Television’s Trish Regan and her interview with Seeking Alpha CEO David Siegel where she was critical of his company’s refusal to disclose the name of an anonymous writer who had disclosed an investment by hedge fund manager David Einhorn. Salmon writes, “Let’s say that the blogger in […]
A hedge fund goes after a blogger
Andrew Ross Sorkin of the New York Times writes about hedge fund manager David Einhorn’s attempts to find out the name of a Seeking Alpha blogger who disclosed one of his investments. Sorkin writes, “The case could be a watershed for both the reporting of financial news using anonymous sources, and perhaps more important, the […]
Covering the cybersecurity beat
Nicole Perlroth of The New York Times profiles Brian Krebs, a former Washington Post tech reporter whose Krebs on Security blog is the leader in covering cybersecurity. Perlroth writes, “Mr. Krebs, 41, tries to write pieces that cannot be found elsewhere. His widely read cybersecurity blog, Krebs on Security, covers a particularly dark corner of […]
How financial bloggers provide help to investors
Barry Ritholtz of Bloomberg View writes about why financial bloggers are a positive force in providing information to investors. Ritholtz writes, “Go back in time a decade or so, and we all got our financial news from only a handful of sources. The mainstream papers and magazines dutifully reported what companies said, government agencies reported […]
Reuters launches Equals blog
The Reuters financial news service has launched a blog called Equals that focuses on gender equality and the role women play in the economy. In a post on the blog, journalist Shane Ferro writes: We’ll be tackling subjects like education, workplace performance, competitiveness, pay, and leadership. The topics will encompass virtually any subject that relates to […]
The new Valleywag has been a disappointment
Farhad Manjoo of Slate writes that he has been disappointed with what he has seen in the new Valleywag tech news site. Manjoo writes, “I was excited when I heard, earlier this year, that Gawker Media was resurrecting Valleywag, which it founded in 2005 and later shut down. Valleywag is necessary. The tech industry is […]
All Things D nearing split with Dow Jones & Co.
J.P. Mangalindan and Dan Primack of Fortune are reporting that tech news site All Things D could soon be leaving the Dow Jones & Co. family of financial news products. Mangalindan and Primack write, “Since then, Fortune has learned that AllThingsD is working with investment bank Code Advisors to find outside investors at an enterprise […]
A blogger takes aim at Silicon Valley
Nick Bilton of the New York Times writes about Sam Biddle, who is overseeing a revived Valleywag website that covers Silicon Valley with a large dose of snark. Bilton writes, “Mr. Biddle has another favorite target: other writers who cover the tech industry. “He has gone to great lengths to ruffle Sarah Lacy, a former […]
