Bloomberg columnist Rogin joins Washington Post
Bloomberg’s Josh Rogin is joining the Washington Post as a columnist, reports Hadas Gold of Politico. Gold writes, “Rogin, who joined Bloomberg’s opinion and analysis site in 2014 to much fanfare, will anchor ‘a heavily-reported opinion blog focusing on diplomacy and foreign affairs,’ the Post announced. “The blog is part of a new global expansion […]
Why are there so many open business journalism jobs?
Victor Epstein, a former business journalist with Bloomberg, Bond Buyer and the Des Moines Register, writes about the large number of open business journalism positions currently on Gorkana compared to other journalism jobs. Epstein writes, “The list below represents this week’s news industry job openings on the Gorkana website. There are 43 slots, but the mix of business jobs to […]
The problem with traditional biz media sites
Jaime Pham, a content marketing and social media consultant, writes on LinkedIn about her issues with traditional business news websites. Pham writes, “This morning, I went to a business publisher’s website to read an article about Snapchat. The headline appeared in my LinkedIn news feed, having been placed there because a colleague reacted to it. Publisher: […]
Turning off the financial news addiction
Carl Richards writes for Investment News about turning off the financial news spigot. Richards writes, “Unless they’re concerned with following the latest changes in tax law, there’s little value to be had in much of what passes for financial journalism. It’s a lot of noise dedicated to grabbing our time and attention. But for most clients, […]
The guest column and the business publication
Byline, guest article, blog submission, white paper — clients are often keen on submitting their amazing ideas in their own words. Unlike general news stories where clients/sources provide their expert commentary as part of a mix of voices, with a guest article there’s no risk of a misquote, improper title, or the common refrain PR […]
The pressure to produce copy at Business Insider
Huffington Post business reporter Shane Ferro writes on Medium about the pressure she experienced while working at Business Insider to produce copy. Ferro writes, “I never came close to hitting my goals, despite the fact that I became something of a hot take machine, churning out opinions day after day. Some of them took off and got […]
Milwaukee biz editor starts “C-level” column
Steve Jagler, the business editor of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, has started writing a column called “C-level.” Jagler writes, “The column will be a value-added venture to complement the award-winning journalism provided by our staff during the week. The Sunday column will go beyond those headlines. We will interview the leaders of companies in the news […]
Barro returning to Business Insider
Josh Barro is returning to Business Insider as a columnist and senior editor, writes Hadas Gold of Politico. Gold writes, “Barro will take charge of the site’s commentary team while also writing columns on politics, business and the economy. “Barro previously worked at Business Insider as politics editor, but left after less than a year in 2014 to […]
FT columnist fights back at HP Enterprise response
Lucy Kellaway, a columnist for the Financial Times, responded in her article to a letter she received from the head of marketing and communications at Hewlett Packard Enterprise after a column she wrote criticizing what its CEO said at the World Economic Forum. Kellaway writes, “The most popular way of dealing with tiresome journalists or […]
Reuters Breakingviews seeks columnist in New York
Reuters Breakingviews is the leading provider of agenda-setting insight to the global financial community. With around 30 columnists worldwide, we deliver hard-hitting commentary across Thomson Reuters’ 500,000 desktops and our own subscriber website. We also publish daily columns in newspapers and websites around the world, including the International New York Times, Dealbook, The Globe and […]
