Who we are and where did we come from?
I received in the mail today a monograph from a professor in Spain with whom I have been corresponding with in the past several months. The title of the monograph is “Economic and Financial Press: From the Beginnings to the First Oil Crisis,” and it is written by Angel Arrese, a professor at the University […]
Interesting conversations
I’ve had three interesting conversations and/or contacts related to business journalism in the past 24 hours that I thought I would pass along for their interest: 1. I was contacted by the CFO of a private company in Connecticut, who had gotten my name from a journalism professor at Quinnipiac University. Seems this CFO is […]
Expanding SABEW membership?
One of the things that I have been wondering about in relation to the Society of American Business Editors and Writers is how to keep this fine organization growing. And it seems as if SABEW has yet to tap the vast potential of membership within business-related magazines and with the weekly business newspapers that are […]
Online business news web sites
How much do the online business news Web sites differ in what stories they lead with every morning? That’s something that I have been thinking about a lot in the past few days, so I decided this morning to conduct a test. Here is what the top four sites are leading with on the first […]
LA Times biz columnist explains his blog
I wrote last week about Michael Hiltzik, who writes a twice-weekly column for the business section of the Los Angeles Times, starting a blog. In this morning’s column, he explains why he’s starting his blog and what he hopes to accomplish. I also like his breakdown in differentiating between different types of blogs.
San Jose Mercury News blog celebrates anniversary
Silicon Beat, the business news blog at the San Jose Mercury News, celebrated its one-year anniversary on Friday. As near as I can tell, it’s the oldest business news blog out there. The two writers, Matt Marshall and Mike Bazeley, had a nice commentary on the anniversary, asking for advice on how they can make […]
Blogging in general
I spent some time today at the Charlotte Observer, which was hosting the Knight-Ridder Writers’ Workshop. As part of a panel on writing for the Internet, I was a little surprised at where blogging is heading in the newsroom. It seems to be most common in the entertainment or features section, and less prevalent in […]
Bloomberg for sale?
The rumors that business data information and news wire service company Bloomberg LP is for sale are circulating again. There was a story in the British newspaper The Independent today. In addition, the Wall Street Journal has also written a speculative story about the potential for the company to be sold. Both stories give a […]
A black eye for Consumer Reports?
I have always respected Consumer Reports and given it credit for the creation of the consumer reporting movement in business journalism. But the editor of the Rocky Mountain News recently wrote about it in a not-so-flattering way. Read what he had to say here. To be fair, this seems like an advertising department idea that […]
Can blogs save business journalism?
That’s the headline of a post I discovered tonight on a blog coming out of Houston. I’m not sure who the author of this blog is, or what his background is, but his name is apparently Greg judging from the name of his blog. If you want to read his comment on whether blogs can […]
