Palm Beach paper pulls editorial critical of CEO’s pay package
Kevin Gale, the editor of the South Florida Business Journal, reports Monday that the Palm Beach Post has pulled an editorial it published on Friday from its website about the compensation package of Office Depot’s departing CEO after the company raised questions about several facts in the editorial. Gale writes, “The editorial generally looked at […]
Palm Beach paper pulls editorial critical of CEO's pay package
Kevin Gale, the editor of the South Florida Business Journal, reports Monday that the Palm Beach Post has pulled an editorial it published on Friday from its website about the compensation package of Office Depot’s departing CEO after the company raised questions about several facts in the editorial. Gale writes, “The editorial generally looked at […]
Indianapolis paper’s tech columnist becomes metro columnist
Erika Smith, the tech columnist and reporter for the Indianapolis Star, is the paper’s new metro columnist. In her debut column, Smith writes, “In the 5 1/2 years since I moved here from my native Northeast Ohio, I’ve developed an attachment to Indianapolis that I never could have predicted. “For The Star, I’ve been a […]
Indianapolis paper's tech columnist becomes metro columnist
Erika Smith, the tech columnist and reporter for the Indianapolis Star, is the paper’s new metro columnist. In her debut column, Smith writes, “In the 5 1/2 years since I moved here from my native Northeast Ohio, I’ve developed an attachment to Indianapolis that I never could have predicted. “For The Star, I’ve been a […]
Detroit editor apologizes for changing Chrysler review
Jonathan Wolman, the editor and publisher of the Detroit News, writes in Saturday’s paper that changing auto critic Scott Burgess‘ review of the Chrysler 200 after an advertiser complained was a mistake. Burgess quit after the changes were made. Wolman writes, “While our intent was to improve the piece by making these passages less grating, […]
Canadian biz columnist loses libel case
The former Canadian head of the Teamsters union has won a libel lawsuit against Vancouver Sun business columnist David Baines. Neal Hall writes for the Sun that, “B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert Sewell, in a ruling Friday, awarded Lawson $30,000 in general damages. “The legal action stemmed from an article written by Baines and published […]
Detroit News auto writer resigns after review changed
Scott Burgess, a Detroit News auto critic, resigned from his job on Wednesday after editors bowed to pressure from an advertiser and watered down his review for the Chrysler 200, reports Jalopnik. Ray Wert writes, “Two sources at The Detroit News tell us that after receiving a phone call from an advertiser, changes were made […]
Let’s calm down with our reaction to Japan disaster
Marketwatch.com columnist David Weidner asks that business journalists and pundits pontificating about the economic and financial impact of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami need to take a deep breath and realize what’s more important. Weidner writes, “But in times of tragedy, the financial world needs to be more sensitive, at least in how it discusses […]
Let's calm down with our reaction to Japan disaster
Marketwatch.com columnist David Weidner asks that business journalists and pundits pontificating about the economic and financial impact of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami need to take a deep breath and realize what’s more important. Weidner writes, “But in times of tragedy, the financial world needs to be more sensitive, at least in how it discusses […]
Lousy biz media coverage of H-1B visa abuse
Don Tennant of ITBusinessEdge writes in response to complaints he’s received about the lack of business media coverage in regard to abuse of the H-1B visa by U.S. companies and their employees. Tennant writes, “I couldn’t find a single U.S. media outlet that covered the story. I found three UK sites that covered it – […]
