Middle East journalists' view of U.S. biz coverage
I just spent the past hour talking about U.S. business coverage with a group of about 16 journalists from Middle Eastern countries ranging from Morocco to Bahrain to Iraq. The general impression that they have about business news coverage in this country is that it is too soft and not critical enough about businesses. I […]
Biz editor inundated with calls after cut listings
P.J. Harston, the business editor of the London Free Press, writes in Thursday’s paper that he was inundated with phone calls after the Canada paper cut its mutual fund listings. Harston wrote that he received 175 phone calls in the past 36 hours and that he is still responding to all of the callers. Harston […]
Analyst: Dow Jones won't be sold anytime soon
Merrill Lynch analyst Lauren Rich Fine issued a research report on Wall Street Journal and Barron’s parent Dow Jones Inc. in which she said that the company, the subject of takeover speculation in recent years, is unlikely to be sold anytime soon because of the new management put in place, which is being given a […]
NY Times tech writer has ethical lapse
New York Times online tech columnist David Pogue, who also contibutes to CBS News, is being scolded for accepting an online service without paying for it. At first, he defended his actions, noting that was accepted practice. SF Weekly writer Matt Smith wrote, “Last month Pogue embarrassed his blue-chip media employers by accepting $2,000 in […]
Wish more biz sections offered this information
I was looking at the York Dispatch business section today, and I noticed that every Wednesday they offer a list of recent product recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. I think this is a great feature and is likely well-read by readers of the section. Here is this week’s list. Product recalls can be […]
MarketWatch's Barnako to begin blogging
MarketWatch writer Frank Barnako, who began writing “Internet Daily” for the business news Web site in 1998, is now becoming the first blogger for Dow Jones. He begins his own blog on Barnako.com on Thursday. Barnako writes, “My background is radio, with its frequent deadlines and fast reporting. That’s the kind of blog I’ll write […]
SABEW Best in Business award winners named
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers has named the winners in its 11th annual Best in Business contest, which recognizes the best overall publications, as well as best breaking news, enterprise and special projects reporting in business journalism during 2005. The contest received 850 entries from daily newspapers, business weekly newspapers, magazines, wire […]
Comparing apples to oranges
When I’m in my classroom, I emphasize a lot about avoiding comparing apples to oranges. In the “Business Reporting” class, an example would be to compare the actual stock price of two companies when we all should know that’s a comparison that can’t be made because the two companies don’t have the same number of […]
News & Record reporter fired for plagiarizing Triad Biz Journal
John Robinson, the editor of the News & Record newspaper in Greensboro, N.C., is posting details on his blog about how the newspaper fired a reporter for stealing information that was published on the online site of the Triad Business Journal, which is also based in Greensboro. The reporter in question is Carla Bagley, and […]
Defaming of the stock pages?
A reader sent me the stock pages for the Tuesday, March 28 Washington Post and asked my opinion about what the paper had done, so here it is: It sucks, and it hurts the credibility of the paper and the business news staff. First, some background: If you can get last Tuesday’s Post, turn to […]
