Bloomberg columnist has kind words for Cramer
Bloomberg News columnist Susan Antilla writes admiringly about “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer because he admits the mistakes he’s made on his show in his new book. Antilla wrote, “Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s ‘Mad Money’ television show, also knows how to say when he’s wrong. And that’s one reason I won’t say that […]
CNBC West Coast correspondent leaves for marketing job
Jerry Cobb, senior West Coast correspondent for CNBC, is leaving the business news cable network to oversee the marketing and communications efforts of a Phoenix-based software company. Cobb is being hired to develop new strategies for promoting Kolbe Corp.’s flagship product, the Kolbe Index, which measures an individual’s conative makeup, or natural instinctive strengths, according […]
In 2007, the sexy media will be in business news
Marketwatch columnist Jon Friedman writes Wednesday that the media’s most compelling battles will occur in business journalism with the launch of the Fox business news cable channel and the Conde Nast Portfolio business magazine. Friedman stated, “Who will win? Who knows. Portfolio has deliberately kept mum about its contents, style and tone. Likewise, Fox News […]
Critic: Google Finance close, but not there yet
Joe Lewis of WebProNews.com critiqued the changes to Google Finance that were unveiled Tuesday morning to better compete against market leader Yahoo Finance. He wrote, “Aesthetically, the improvements are a slam-dunk. Three quarters of the battle, when it comes to retaining user interest, is presenting a crisp, sleek looking product that is easy on the […]
CNBC finding its inner Gordon Gekko
Johnnie Roberts of Newsweek analyzed the recent moves by business news cable network CNBC to remake itself and found that it is striking a chord with viewers. Roberts wrote, “CNBC has rediscovered its inner Gordon Gekko. With a new team led by president Mark Hoffman, the network unspooled a lineup of dynamic new shows anchored […]
Fine: WSJ redesign shows biz journalism will lead the way
BusinessWeek media columnist Jon Fine writes about the Wall Street Journal’s redesign and notes that the paper has always been at the forefront of trying new and different things and using the Internet to break news. That’s why, he believes, that business news will be at the fore of changes in the media. Fine wrote, […]
TV news ignores strong housing data
Noel Sheppard writes on the NewsBusters web site that the television news shows recently downplayed or simply didn’t report strong housing data that shows that the market may not be headed toward a bubble busting. Sheppard wrote, “Surprisingly strong data about the nation’s residential real estate market was released on November 30 by the Office […]
CNBC web site is like financial Mountain Dew
Justin McHenry, writing on the Zen Personal Finance blog, reviewed the new CNBC web site and noted that while he is prone to sensory overload, he found it overwhelming. McHenry wrote, “My first impression of CNBC is that it overwhelms me. I’m not really sure where to start, with headlines, video, markets, moving ads, blogs […]
New CNBC site more like ESPN.com than competitors
Cassimer Medford, who writes for the tech-related Red Herring, critiqued the new CNBC.com web site and noted that its look and feel was more like ESPN.com than competing financial news and investing web sites. Medford wrote, “The site is more ESPN.com than it is Google Finance, MarketWatch.com, or TheStreet.com, none of which has a TV […]
Steiger: Reporters need to adapt
In a Q&A interview with PR Week about the redesign of the Wall Street Journal, Paul Steiger said that the changes to the paper will continue to force journalists to think about the best format to present a story. Steiger said, “Back in the late 1990s, we started the relationship with CNBC. There was a […]
