The problem with tech journalism
Timothy B. Lee writes in Asterisk magazine about why a lot of technology reporting is superficial. Lee writes, “The awkward reality is that tech journalism is the way it is because that’s mostly what consumers want. Nobody is explicitly asking for technology coverage that lacks depth or nuance, of course. But journalism like this is […]
Bloomberg Opinion hires Smith as a columnist
Bloomberg Opinion senior executive editor Timothy O’Brien sent out the following on Wednesday: Victoria Benning and I are pleased to let you know that Erika Smith will be joining Opinion as a politics and policy columnist based in Los Angeles. She’ll start on April 29. Prior to joining Opinion, Erika was a columnist with the […]
FT seeks a Lex column writer in San Francisco
The Lex column has a job opportunity for a writer in San Francisco. This is a chance to join the close-knit, award-winning team that puts out the FT’s flagship investment column. We produce concise, informed opinion pieces on big business, markets, private investment and other financial subjects. The column is central to the FT’s premium […]
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 […]
