Weiss: CJR Daily gets it flat wrong on WSJ piece
Gary Weiss, the author of Wall Stret versus America, complains mightily on his blog tonight about how the CJR Daily web site makes some unfounded complaints about a Wall Street Journal article focusing on Warren Buffett‘s gift of $37 billion on Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Gates Foundation. Weiss noted that the story from the […]
Disappointing economics coverage at Slate
David Warsh, editor of Economic Principals, is disappointed in the economics coverage on the Slate web site since former Fortune reporter Paul Krugman left Slate for the New York Times. Warsh wrote, “Perhaps now they will start to think about replacing Krugman. Granted, good economics columnists don’t grow on trees. Slate had strong business writers […]
Sloan and Nocera assess state of business journalism
Newsweek columnist Allan Sloan and New York Times columnist Joseph Nocera both assessed the current state of business journalism for Marketwatch’s Jon Friedman in his Monday column. Friedman wrote, “This is a crucial period in the annals of business journalism, which has periodically been a fairly predictable (though some might substitute the word “sleepy”) segment […]
Ad Age editor Donaton loves NYPost biz section
Advertising Age editor Scott Donaton praised the New York Post’s business section in a column posted on the publication’s web site on Sunday, noting that it operates distinctly from the rest of the newspaper and writes about stories that are later covered by other media. Donaton wrote, “I’m talking here specifically about the paper’s business […]
Seattle columnist Dudley predicted Gates move
Seattle Times technology columnist Brier Dudley predicted Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ move away from the business operations toward his foundation with his first column several months ago, before Gates announced the decision, Times executive editor Mike Fancher noted in his Sunday column. Dudley wrote on April 17: “Nobody is saying that Gates is ready to […]
Why do biz journalists still quote analysts like this?
TheStreet.com’s Marek Fuchs criticizes a recent New York Times article in his Business Press Maven column for quoting an analyst who has a “buy” rating on stocks in which he is critical of in a quote. Fuchs wrote, “Make no mistake about it: The small item is representative of something the business media, after all […]
Criticizing the latest Fortune and Money
TheDeal.com executive editor Yvette Kantrow criticizes the latest issues of Fortune and Money magazines for being overly positive about retirement. She takes particular issue with their covers, which show smiling people in happy settings. The Money cover, she added, could be mistaken for a Land’s End beachwear ad. Kantrow wrote, “These scenes recall countless other […]
Best part of Barron's is Abelson wit
Stu Rodnick writes that the best thing about reading Barron’s magazine is Alan Abelson, the iconoclastic columnist whose writing typically graces the front page. Rodnick writes, “He would spin the weeks financial events, as he saw him, and provide a few good laughs with his monty python humor. So I am glad to see that […]
The advantages of Cuban's ShareSleuth web site
University of Illinois law profesor Larry Ribstein writes that there are advantages to the concept of having billionaire Mark Cuban invest in the stocks that business journalists will write about on the investigative journalism web site ShareSleuth.com that he is funding. Ribstein wrote, “There is a particular advantage in combining short-selling with journalism. The seller’s […]
The future of business journalism needs rethinking
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 a lot more control over how we define our audience than how we define our technology,” said Pamela Luecke, the Donald […]
