Bartiromo to start new show named "Money Honey"
Hamptons magazine has a Q&A with CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo in its latest issue in which she talks about business journalism and her career. Here are some excerpts of the interview with Lesley Bryce: H: What are the challenges facing financial journalists today? The field must have experienced significant changes in the 14 years since you […]
CNBC viewers up during the day, but not primetime
TVNewser’s Brian Stelter reports that CNBC‘s viewership for the second quarter of the year shows increases during the day for the 25-54 demographic, but not for the primetime shows such as “Mad Money” and “Fast Money.” Stelter wrote, “‘All CNBC programs from 6am-6pm increased in A25-54 audience over 2Q06. Business Day programs with the largest […]
How Dow Jones will help the new Fox Business Channel
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman calls News Corp.’s $5 billion offer to acquire Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, almost a done deal now that the two sides have agreed to editorial safeguards preventing CEO Rupert Murdoch from meddling in the journalism at the paper. So, Friedman says, it’s time […]
Pearlstine: WSJ brand won't transfer well to TV
Former Wall Street Journal managing editor Norman Pearlstine, speaking at the PriceWaterhouseCoopers media conference in New York on Tuesday, said he doesn’t beliebe that the newspaper’s brand name will transfer well to television if News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch decides to use the paper to help launch Fox Business Channel. Paul LaMonica, who covers the […]
Hennessey named managing editor of Fox Business Channel website
Ray Hennessey has been named managing editor and director for the Fox Business Channel website, announced Kevin Magee, executive vice president of Fox News. Reporting directly to Magee, Hennessey will oversee all editorial content and design function of the website. The website is expected to launch later this fall when the channel launches. In making […]
How should CNBC resolve its stock picking contest?
Tim Catts of BusinessWeek writes Tuesday that at least one of the finalists in CNBC’s Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge game now being investigated for alleged improper trading by some of the contestants is asking for the business news cable network to rerun the game. Gresyon Masters, one of the finalists, wrote a letter to CNBC […]
Investors want Pearson to sell Financial Times
Richard Wachman of The Observer newspaper in London writes that investors are calling for Pearson Plc to sell The Financial Times newspaper instead of engaging in a war with The Wall Street Journal if News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch is successful in buying the rival paper. Wachman wrote, “Calls for the divestment of the FT […]
Everyone wants to make a deal
Richard Siklos of The New York Times explains for Sunday’s newspaper why there is so much talk about dealmaking among media properties, particularly those involved in business journalism, these days. Siklos wrote, “Sometimes, as in the case of Pearson’s outreach to G.E. and Hearst, it’s the most basic of instincts: self-preservation. Pearson knows that one of […]
CNBC/Financial Times makes a lot of sense
Phil Rosenthal of The Chicago Times writes Friday that in the wake of the decision by their parent companies not to make a bid for Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, having CNBC and The Financial Times work together makes a lot of sense. Rosenthal wrote, “Pearson’s Financial Times division […]
Bartiromo takes off her journalism hat again, this time on the air
CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo took off her “journalism hat” once again this week when discussing hedge fund Blackstone and CEO Stephen Schwarzman, but this time she did it on the air Thursday afternoon when discussing the attempt by Rep. Henry Waxman to have the company’s initial public offering delayed. For some background, remember that Bartiromo […]
