Tofel on the purge at the Wall Street Journal

Richard Tofel, a former attorney and associate publisher at The Wall Street Journal, writes about the decline of its culture. Tofel writes, “In the last 14 months, and with the advent of the most recent of the editors, things have changed rapidly, and brutally. The editor-in-chief, managing editor (now the number two role), two deputy […]

The balancing act in business journalism

J. Jennings Moss, the departing editor of the Silicon Valley Business Journal, writes about the difficulty that faces business journalists. Moss writes, “Unlike other some other lines of journalism, business news can be a bit incestuous. We’re writing about companies that might be advertisers. Or our advertisers come to us with legitimate story ideas about […]

Guida becoming Politico’s economics and finance columnist

The following announcement was sent out at Politico on Thursday: Good morning, everyone — We are delighted to announce that Victoria Guida is taking on a new assignment as POLITICO’s economics and finance columnist. She will apply her deep expertise and incisive analytical mind to these subjects as a signature voice for POLITICO’s global audience. […]

Bloomberg Opinion seeks an industrial and transportation columnist

Bloomberg Opinion is looking for a dedicated writer to cover the industrial and transportation industries with insight, flair and authority. We are seeking an independent and quick-thinking columnist who will play a leading role shaping our global audience’s understanding of the biggest trends, most important companies and most influential leaders in these parts of the […]

The lack of optimism in Wired magazine about technology

Om Malik, the founder of tech news site GigaOm, writes about the lack of optimism about technology in Wired magazine. Malik writes, “What confounds me is that technology-first publications such as Wired, and technology-first writing communities seem to have little enthusiasm for technology and change. Now, more than ever, we have so many converging trends […]

Why Kevin Carmichael has joined The Logic

Longtime Canadian business journalist Kevin Carmichael writes about who he has joined The Logic as a columnist and editor at large. Carmichael writes, “One of the reasons that capitalism trumps the other –isms is that entrepreneurs are always welcome, provided they have enough guile and money to join the game. In the early 1900s, John Bayne Maclean was […]

Bloomberg Opinion hires Klas as a columnist

Bloomberg Opinion has hired Mary Ellen Klas as a columnist. She will start in November. Klas is the Capitol bureau chief for the Miami Herald, where she covers government and politics and focuses on investigative and accountability reporting. The Herald’s statehouse bureau merged with the Tampa Bay Times in November 2008. She was part of a Miami Herald […]

Is the media to blame for economic ignorance?

Former ProPublica president Dick Tofel writes on his blog about the disconnect between the recent positive economic news and what consumers think is happening in the economy. Tofel writes, “How does all this relate to the press? Look at this CBS poll on the economy: It tracks inflation by asking people if they think prices are rising. Of course […]

The problem with economics reporting

Jennifer Rubin of The Washington Post writes about what she sees as the problem with economics coverage. Rubin writes, “We have seen far too little coverage of the economic transformation in little towns, rural areas and aging metro centers brought about by new investment in plants, infrastructure projects and green energy related to the Chips […]

Benning named ME for Bloomberg Opinion

Bloomberg Opinion has named Victoria Benning its managing editor overseeing U.S. political commentary. She had joined the company last year as a managing editor for the Bloomberg News national team. She recently was deputy America editor at The Washington Post. Benning had been with the Post for over 26 years. There, she held various posts, including education reporter, […]