Can Fox Business Channel's strategy work in a recession?
Joakin Baage, writing on Digital Media Wire, likes what he’s heard so far about the new Fox Business Channel, but he wonders whether its strategy wll be as effective as CNBC in a recession. Baage wrote, “So, from what I gather, I think a ‘pro-business’ channel is good positioning, but it will have obvious journalistic […]
The real test for the Fox Business Channel
Jonathan Berr, writing on bloggingstocks.com, makes the point that whether the upcoming Fox Business Channel is successful depends on how well it attracts viewers during slow business news days. Berr, a former reporter for TheStreet.com and Bloomberg, wrote, “The real test for Fox Business News won’t be how it reports earnings, corporate scandals or mergers […]
NY Times: CNBC's Gasparino investigated Bartiromo's Citi link
A story in the New York Times on Monday reports that CNBC reporter Charles Gasparino did investigate claims that his co-worker, CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo, was one of the reasons why Citigroup fired an executive earlier this year because of theri close relationship. Landon Thomas Jr. wrote, “On Dec. 11, after the appointment of Robert […]
Reporting on business, or becoming a business?
Tom Steinert-Threlkeld of Multichannel News writes that CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo has a bigger ethical dilemma than accepting a plane ride on the Citigroup corporate jet. Steinert-Threlkeld wrote, “Now that she has climbed her own ladder of success, on the CNBC, Wall Street Journal and Business Week platforms, she has produced her own conundrum. The […]
Fox Biz Channel could change biz journalism on TV
The News Corpse blog has an interesting take on the announcement last week that News Corp. would roll out its Fox Business Channel to compete with CNBC by the end of the year. What’s most troubling, this blog asserts, is the stated goal of being more friendly to business. News Corpse wrote, “Financial news broadcasting […]
Ways for Fox Business News to differentiate itself from CNBC
The Minyanville site is quickly becoming one of my favorites, particularly for its humorous take on business news issues. (See its cartoon about the Maria Bartiromo controversy.) Anyway, Kevin Depew, writing the daily Five Things You Need to Know to Stay Ahead of the Pack on Wall Street column, has come up with a list […]
Murdoch's idea of business news is misguided
James Poniewozik, Time’s TV and media critic, examined comments made by News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch this week when he announced the launch of the Fox Business Channel criticizing CNBC for being anti-business and wonders whether he truly understands the difference between business news and other types of news. Poniewozik wrote on his Tuned In […]
CNBC applications flooding into Fox
Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News writes that the applications for jobs at the newly announced Fox Business Channel are flooding in from CNBC employees, according to an interview with Fox News head Roger Ailes. Reynolds wrote, “Ailes said staffing up would be a top priority in the months ahead. ‘We’re looking at a few hundred […]
GE CEO backs Bartiromo
General Electric Co. CEO Jeffrey Immelt told Variety that a review was done of the actions of CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo, who took a trip on the Citigroup corporate jet, and her actions have been cleared. GE is the parent company of the business news cable channel. Michael Learmonth of Variety wrote, “Indeed, GE topper […]
Bartiromo wouldn't make it at Motley Fool
Motley Fool contributor S.J. Caplan, a former vice president and assistant general counsel of Goldman Sachs and former vice president and derivative finance specialist at Lehman Brothers, writes that CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo would not have been able to make her trip on the Citigroup jet if she worked for the personal finance news site. […]
