Business journalism, and journalism in general, needs to rethink its future in terms of its audience, not how the information is delivered, said a Washington & Lee professor in a speech Thursday. “We have...
The challenge of business journalism on television is getting past the visual aspect and focusing on the content, said a former CNBC show host at a business journalism symposium Thursday. “My three years there...
Jossip reports that Tim Arango, the New York Post’s media business reporter, is apparently looking for a job in television, and CNBC is among his suitors. Jossip writes, “Tim Arango is the one guy...
News Corp.’s Fox News plans to launch a business news channel by the middle of next year, according to an analyst report on Tuesday that cited recent comments by the network’s chairman and chief...
Marketwatch columnist Frank Barnako disagrees with fellow columnist Jon Friedman, who wrote last week that CNBC’s Jim Cramer was an embarrassment. Barnako wrote, “Friedman says ‘shame’ on Cramer for putting some life into Mad...
Marketwatch columnists Herb Greenberg, Bambi Francisco and Frank Barnako have started blogging. Barnako’s blog is called the Media Blog, while Francisco’s is called Bambi’s Blog. Greenberg’s blog is called the Market Blog. All three...
Variety reporter Michael Learmonth writes about business news network CNBC, noting that the cable network has plans to expand its evening audience. Learmonth writes, “With a hit in Jim Cramer’s ‘Mad Money’ at 6...
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman called out “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer, calling him an embarrassment. Friedman says he has no grudge against Friedman, and that CNBC probably hates him complaining, but the time...
According to the TVNewser, cable channel CNBC was the first to break the news that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates would step away from day-to-day operations of the software company to spend more time running...
CNBC promoted Jonathan Wald to senior vice president of business news, succeeding David Friend, who left the business news channel after more than three years in that position. Wald, a former executive producer of...
