Fast Company getting some help
MarketWatch media columnist Jon Friedman, continuing his weekly look at the business magazine industry, says that Fast Company magazine has overcome the loss of its top editor, John Byrne, who many feel left it abruptly last year to return to BusinessWeek. New editor Mark Vamos, who incidently worked with Byrne at BusinessWeek, has kept things […]
Criticizing biz section headlines on gas
Kevin Whitted, writing on BlogHouston.net, criticizes the headline writers for the Houston Chronicle’s business section for their use of the word “gas” instead of being more specific. Whitted writes, “Here are some headlines from recent stories: “Consumers keep buying despite gasoline prices: Warm weather, late Easter help many retailers “Texas gas prices drop slightly after […]
Myron Kandel on business journalism
I had the opportunity to speak this morning to Myron Kandel by telephone. Kandel is the founding financial editor of CNN News, and he was formerly a business reporter for the New York Times and business editor of the Washington Star, New York Herald-Tribune and New York Post. He has been a past president, twice, […]
NY Post biz section is "out" for the summer
Marketwatch’s Richard Weidner writes about what is “in” and what is “out” for the summer for the typical Wall Street person. The New York Post business section is among the outs. Weidner writes, “Where’s all the scoops? The gossip? The Grasso-meter? Though it still has its moments — Wednesday’s scoop on Cendant Corp.’s travel business, […]
The unnerving Klebnikov verdict
Richard Behar of Forbes writes about the recent verdict in Russia in the death of Forbes editor Paul Klebnikov. Three men on trial for kiling him were found not guilty. Behar writes, “If the verdict hasn’t exactly created shockwaves, that’s because few people know the details. The Klebnikov trial was closed to the press and […]
Financial Times not likely to be sold
The Financial Times, which has been rumored as being for sale for several years, isn’t likely to be sold now that new management is running the operation, the Times of London reported Tuesday. Their reasoning? The new person running the newspaper business would be in line to replace CEO Marjorie Scardino. Times media editor Dan […]
Why Mark Cuban reads the NY Times' biz section
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who made $1 billion when he sold his technology company in the late 1990s just before the stock market bubble burst, has been known to voice his opinion about various topics. The topic on his blog today was journalism, and he had this to say about why he always reads […]
Responses to cut stock listings in Kalamazoo
The Kalamazoo Gazette recently cut its stock listings, and business editor Al Jones wrote a column in Sunday’s paper describing some of the responses that he received due to the changes. Jones writes, “Joan Watkins, of Kalamazoo, said she was unhappy about the change, but she did not lose her sense of humor. She asked […]
East Valley Tribune cuts stock listings
The East Valley Tribune, an Arizona newspaper that serves the area around Scottsdale, announced that it was cutting its stock listings. The announcement comes on the same day that the local hip-hop radio station was sold, and business columnist Tom Gibbons makes a connection between the two. Gibbons writes, “Readership of stock listings has declined […]
Andrew Leckey remembers Rukeyser
Tribune Media Services columnist Andrew Leckey, who is also the director of the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at the American Press Institute, remembers how Louis Rukeyser helped him in his career in a column published Sunday. Rukeyser, the former host of “Wall Street Week,” died recently at the age of 73. […]
