Suze Orman is in her element
Susan Dominus of the New York Times Magazine profiles CNBC personal finance guru Suze Orman, whose advice is in demand during the current economic turmoil. Dominus writes, “Overall viewership on ‘The Suze Orman Show’ is up 22 percent from this time last year, and the urgency of the calls has increased, too. Instead of asking […]
Cramer responds to criticism
In the current issue of Time magazine, CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer answers questions from magazine readers about his job, the economy and the stock market. Here is an excerpt: Do you regret going on The Daily Show in the first place? —John Puterbaugh, Dekalb, Ill. No one wants to suffer a beat-down. No […]
The difference between CNBC and ABC
Steve Krakauer of TVNewser has excerpts of an interview this morning with ABC financial correspondent Bianna Golodryga, who used to work at CNBC. Krakauer writes, “But covering the bad economic news came much earlier. ‘This crisis really hit home last September, October,’ she said. ‘It really did feel like a financial 9/11. We didn’t know […]
CNBC names new senior VP of biz news
Jeremy Pink, the current president of CNBC Asia, has been named the network’s new senior vice president of business news, replacing Jonathan Wald, who left at the end of March. A memo from CNBC president Mark Hoffman on TVNewser states, “With almost 10 years experience at CNBC, Jeremy knows the brand well and has proven […]
Will Ratigan take viewers away from CNBC?
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman wonders if former CNBC “Fast Money” anchor Dylan Ratigan‘s departure to MSNBC will cause the business news network to lose viewers. Friedman writes, “In an interview Wednesday afternoon, MSNBC President Phil Griffin and Ratigan stressed they weren’t concerned about Ratigan pulling CNBC’s viewers with him to MSNBC. “‘We thought about […]
The problem with CNBC's journalism
Maureen Tkacik writes for the May/June issue of Columbia Journalism Review about business news network CNBC and argues that it disappoints so many people because it solely focuses on “actionable” items that people can use to buy or sell stocks. Tkacik writes, “On CNBC, information is still an ‘asset,’ and CNBC would not be unloading […]
Up early in the morning
201 magazine’s Ian Spelling profiles CNBC “Squawk Box” co-anchor Becky Quick about her job and what it entails. Here is an excerpt: “We work early hours, from 6 to 9 a.m., which means we’re in at 4/4:30 a.m. and already drinking our caffeine, reading all the morning’s papers and digging through the computers to find […]
Ratigan goes to MSNBC
Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News reports Wednesday that former CNBC “Fast Money” anchor Dylan Ratigan, who left last month, will begin appearing on sister network MSNBC. Reynolds writes, “Ratigan will step in as a host of MSNBC’s 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. block, following Morning Joe, to which he was a regular contributor.The format for […]
CNBC reporters Santelli, Liesman go at it on the air
Robert MacMillan of Reuters reports Tuesday that CNBC business reporter Rick Santelli and Steve Liesman, the chief economics correspondent for the network, got into it on the air when Santelli said that Liesman was asking stupid questions. “One CNBC reporter, Dennis Kneale, wondered aloud if it would be illegal for, say, a lawyer to recommend […]
Why Jim Cramer is bad for viewers
Nick Kapur of The Motley Fool writes that CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer may have good intentions of helping his viewers, but his strategy of accomplishing that feat is all wrong. Kapur writes, “It’s like Punxsutawney Phil. The furry little critter climbs out of his hole and either sees his shadow or he doesn’t. […]
