Record day for business news sites
The turmoil in the stock market on Thursday afternoon led to record hits and views for many financial news Web sites and mobile applications. CNBC.com had its best ever hour, with 2.6 million pages viewed on the site between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. The site averages 1.1 million page views during that time period. […]
Biz media dominate top of the Media Power 50 list
Five of the top 10 media in the BtoB Magazine’s Media Power 50 list are business media organizations. They include The Wall Street Journal at No. 1, CNBC’s “Power Lunch” at No. 4, The Financial Times at No. 6, Forbes at No. 7 and Bloomberg BusinessWeek at No. 8. For “Power Lunch,” Kate Maddox writes, […]
Cuss words and business journalism
Allen Wastler, the managing editor of CNBC.com, writes about the issue facing business journalists covering the Congressional hearings about Goldman Sachs earlier this week — do you use the cuss words spoken or not? Wastler writes, “Journalistically the actual use of the word is valid: It is central to how a Goldman employee really felt […]
CNBC's ratings continue to fall
StreetInsider.com reports that business news network CNBC has continued to see a drop in its ratings. StreetInsider.com writes, “Over the last 12 months the network has seen its number of average viewer during the prime market news hours of 5:00 am to 7:00 pm Eastern plummet 28 percent, and the number of viewer in the […]
CNBC names Drury permanent U.S. anchor
CNBC announced Monday that CNBC Asia’s Amanda Drury will be joining the network’s U.S. team as an anchor on CNBC’s Business Day programming, effective May 10. Drury’s initial assignment will be to co-anchor “The Call,” filling in for anchor Melissa Francis while she is on maternity leave. “Amanda is one of the smartest and most […]
Rubbing it in CNBC's face
Steve Krakauer of Mediaite interviewed Fox Business Network’s Charles Gasparino about covering Wall Street. Here is an excerpt: Mediaite: Do you notice anything different in the way you gather news and report stories from FBN to CNBC? Gasparino: Not really, I’m basically doing the same job. It’s kind of interesting. I like the people I’m […]
Thanks, but no thanks
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo has been making the rounds in recent weeks to promote her new book, “The 10 Laws of Enduring Success.” In the book, Bartiromo thanks a lot of people who have helped her become a success. She done the same in interviews recently about the book. Those mentioned […]
Why CNBC reports about marijuana
Allen Wastler, the managing editor of CNBC.com, writes Tuesday about why the business news network is airing a special on the marijuana business tonight. Wastler writes, “Fair question. Marijuana, after all, is an illegal commodity that some people argue causes a lot of social ills. Why promote it, or dignify it even, through coverage? On […]
Kelly will be CNBC's Gasparino
Joe Pompeo of The Business Insider interviewed Kate Kelly, who’s leaving The Wall Street Journal for a job at CNBC. Pompeo writes, “Kate’s expertise in covering Wall Street makes her a particularly attractive candidate for a network that appears to be looking to add more reporters who can break news on the air. CNBC approached […]
Stewart slams Cramer — again
Glynis McNicol of Mediaite points out that “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart has laid into CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer again about his advice on Wall Street banks. McNicol writes, “Not so much. Turns out, while doling out his energized advice on investing in bank there was something that ‘very confident man did not […]
