Biz media overplaying Facebook IPO
Jerry Lanson, a journalism professor at Emerson College, writes for The Huffington Post that the business news media is devoting too much coverage to Facebook’s initial public offering. Lanson writes, “Facebook’s public offering is everywhere — on the web, on the radio, on TV. Does the public really care as much as the press seems […]
Biz editor says thanks to mother
Budd McLaughlin, the business editor of the Huntsville Times, changes topics for his readers in his regular Saturday column. McLaughlin writes, “Instead of writing about small businesses, local entrepreneurs or help for the small business owners, this is going to be a salute of sorts to a woman who managed a business, also known as […]
What makes Weisenthal and Business Insider so good
Reuters blogger Felix Salmon writes about Business Insider and its star, Joe Weisenthal, in the wake of a profile about him in the New York Times Magazine, noting that a recent tweet by Weisenthal calling the jobs data a “DISASTER” explains their success. Salmon writes, “And in that ultra-fast tweet, Joe managed not only to […]
New biz site Quartz aiming for the 0.1 percent
Ryan Chittum of Columbia Journalism Review writes about the upcoming business news site from The Atlantic called Quartz and questions its strategy of aiming of an elite audience. Chittum writes, “But it’s disheartening to say the least that to find a business model for business journalism, The Atlantic believes it has to follow the reportorial […]
The appealing — and annoying — aspects of Andrew Ross Sorkin
Marketwatch.com media columnist Jon Friedman writes Wednesday about business journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, who is an anchor on CNBC and also writes a column for the New York Times. Friedman writes, “Plus, the ever-ambitious Sorkin is the rare print/web journalist who has parlayed his role in a grubby newsroom to become a legitimate television-news star. […]
Minneapolis paper looking for new biz columnist
Nancy Barnes, the editor of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, writes Sunday about how the paper’s business columnist Eric Wieffering is taking on a new job in the newsroom, causing her to search for a new columnist for the business desk. Barnes writes, “In other news, I’m both pleased and sorry to report that columnist Eric Wieffering […]
Sacramento biz columnist says goodbye to great sources
Bob Shallit, the business columnist for the Sacramento Bee who is retiring at the end of the month, reminisces about his job in a column Thursday. Shallit writes, “All in all, it’s been a great run. And over the past few weeks, as word of my retirement plans has circulated, I’ve heard from hundreds of […]
What the Loebs can learn from the Pulitzers
Reuters blogger Felix Salmon, a former judge of the Gerald Loeb Awards for business journalism, writes about what the awards can learn from the Pulitzer Prize. Salmon writes, “The Loebs have awards for large newspapers and for small newspapers, for news services and for magazines — all of them judged according to exactly the same […]
The perils and merits of financial journalism
Lisa Pollack of The Financial Times writes about the difficulty in covering the markets when dealing with sources. Pollack writes, “Stories like this remind us of the perils, and potential merits, of financial journalism. If you have a moment then, put yourself in the shoes of a journalist covering markets… “… now picture that someone, or […]
Retiring biz columnist: Keep sending me tips!
Bob Shallit, the retiring business news columnist for the Sacramento Bee, writes Saturday that he’s not retired yet. Shallit writes, “I’m retiring at the end of the month after nearly 30 amazing years at The Bee. “It’s been a great run – especially these past 12 years, when I had the opportunity to connect with […]
