Biz journalists report fluff by choice
If political reporters are behind the curve and missing the real story, what about business journalists? Are they, too, remiss in reporting what really is going on at the companies they cover? This past Sunday, Sasha Issenberg presented a strong argument in The New York Times: political journalists aren’t even good at covering what’s devolved […]
So, are you better off?
Bloomberg Insider, the political convention print publication by Bloomberg News, has an interesting opinion piece by “The Editors” (whatever that means) analyzing if the country is better off than it was four years ago. The story (full version here) is a thoughtful and a wide-ranging depiction of the current economic state and outlines the many […]
A biz journalist’s great value: Asking hard questions
Because most American business journalists are not working this Labor Day, we’re going Down Under to Ian Verrender, the business columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald who is leaving the Australian paper. Verrender’s goodbye column is on the demise of the business journalist. He writes: Because, unlike politics or sport, those running big business have […]
Why biz journalists yawned at the Gawker scoop of Bain documents
Yvette Kantrow, the executive editor of TheDeal.com, writes about why business journalists were not excited when Gawker posted documents from Bain & Co. related to presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Kantrow writes, “Their nonchalance — and Primack’s admission that he possessed the same documents but didn’t think they were newsworthy — got some of their colleagues […]
Vacation assignments for biz journalists
Your news organization has enticed you with a tempting boondoggle. Go to Davos, Switzerland, and report on the comings and goings of some of the biggest names in business, politics and entertainment. Or, perhaps, the destination is Sun Valley, Idaho. Ah. A summer week in Sun Valley during the investment firm Allen & Co.’s annual […]
Progressive’s public stumble
Progressive Corp.’s insurance division has been under fire lately for a public relations disaster, which started with a blog post that quickly spread through the Internet. Matt Fisher, fed up with his family’s treatment by Progressive in the wake of his sister’s death, wrote this post detailing his side of the story. In it, he […]
Salam to write column for Reuters
Reuters announced Wednesday that policy analyst Reihan Salam will write a weekly column for Reuters Opinion. Salam is currently a policy advisor at e21 and will continue to serve as lead blogger for the National Review’s “The Agenda” and as a contributing editor at the National Review, where he writes on politics and policy, economics and […]
Be a business journalist, not a political blowhard
Doug Kass writes on Real Money, an online publication of TheStreet.com, about how some business journalists have turned into political commentators. Kass writes, “I have very strongly held political beliefs, but I feel as strongly that my platform in my diary on Real Money Pro is an inappropriate forum for me to deliver and voice […]
The New Orleans “daily” punts business coverage
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE On Sunday, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune and its website, NOLA.com, announced the new management team that will oversee the paper and website’s editorial content. There is just one problem — no one was named to oversee business news coverage. It’s a glaring omission and it shows how far business news has […]
Getting it right vs. getting it wrong
Tom Keene of Bloomberg Television muses about the importance of business journalists getting it right vs. getting it wrong. Keene write, “In my fancy leather wallet, I have pasted my simple security badge the day, years ago, when I visited Apple. Bloomberg on the Economy was a success and the good people of Cupertino had […]
