Biz journalism needs more journalists of color
Christopher Nelson, a freelance journalist and graduate student at the Georgetown University Law Center, writes on the National Association of Black Journalists website about the lack of journalists of color he encountered when he attended the Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference last month. Nelson writes, “Given the importance of reporting on the […]
The Top 100 U.S. journalists in the past 100 years ignores biz journalism
In March 2012 the faculty at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University, together with an Honorary Committee of alumni, selected “the 100 Outstanding Journalists in the United States in the Last 100 Years.” The list was selected from more than 300 nominees plus write-ins and was announced at a reception in […]
Financial literacy column to begin in Cincinnati daily
Julia Heath writes in the Cincinnati Enquirer about how the Gannett-owned daily is starting a new column in its business section. Heath writes, “Later this month a new column debuts in The Enquirer’s Business section that will be aimed primarily at our youth (although adults might enjoy it as well). It will explain current economic […]
The problem with covering the gaming industry
Erik Kain of Forbes.com tackles the thorny issue of business journalists who cover the gaming industry and are forced to write positive reviews of new games. Kain writes, “Gamers and game journalists want games to be good – and I don’t blame anyone for this impulse. Indeed, it’s a uniquely optimistic stance. “In other forms […]
Why are we writing stories about lower Wall Street pay?
Yvette Kantrow, the executive editor of The Deal, wonders why business journalism is falling all over itself, particularly a Bloomberg News story, to cover how Wall Streeters are seeing a decline in pay and bonuses. Kantrow writes, “First of all, the Bloomberg story hardly qualifies as investigative journalism and offers little in the way of […]
Minneapolis paper looking for new business columnist
Minneapolis Star-Tribune editor Nancy Barnes sent out the following staff announcement on Thursday: We are delighted to announce that our new Assistant Managing Editor for News is Eric Wieffering. Eric is one of the most talented, well-respected journalists in our newsroom. He has a sharp and ambitious eye for stories, a distinguished background in both […]
Why Bloomberg News needs to cover its parent
Noting that Michael Bloomberg won’t be listed in its new billionaires list, Ryan Chittum of Columbia Journalism Review writes that Bloomberg News needs to report on its parent the same way other business media report about themselves. Chittum writes, “How can you write about, say, turmoil in Thomson Reuters’s markets division without writing about its […]
Funder of CJR’s “The Audit” resigns from board, withdraws support
Herb Winokur, a businessman who funded the business journalism blog “The Audit” on the Columbia Journalism Review‘s website, has withdrawn his financial support and resigned from the publication’s board, reports Joe Pompeo of Capital New York. Pompeo writes, “Nicholas Lemann, dean of Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, which publishes the magazine, confirmed Winokur’s exit, but […]
North Carolina paper starts unemployment column
The Hickory Daily Record, a Media General newspaper in North Carolina, has a new column called The Unemployment Line, by freelance columnist Skip Marsden. The column will appear on Sundays in the Business section. A story on its website states, “With a preschooler to take care of, Marsden handled home duties while freelance writing. In […]
Biz media too compliant with Apple
Dan Gillmor, a former tech reporter, writes for The Guardian that the reporters who cover Apple aren’t aggressive enough. Gillmor writes, “There are, of course, some mitigating factors in journalists’ contribution to this endless charade. Apple is, after all, the most valuable company in the world, one of the most profitable enterprises of all time […]
