CNBC's midlife crisis
Scott White of The Huffington Post writes about the changes that have taken place at business news network CNBC. White writes, “Then something happened. I don’t know exactly what caused it. But CNBC changed. For the worse, and hasn’t looked back. Maybe several somethings happened. Not sure. Maybe it was the shattering of investor confidence […]
The magazine cover effect
Barry Ritholtz writes about the psychology and market connotations of being a CEO who is named Time magazine’s Man of the Year. Ritholtz writes, “It is somewhat fitting that a decade after Time marked the very top of the internet bubble by putting Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos on the cover as person of the year […]
Biz media's love affair with Dimon
Yvette Kantrow of The Deal writes about the media fawning all over J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. Kantrow writes, “In fact, the very virtues the press constantly praises in Dimon — his cost cutting, his wonkiness, his blunt speech, his faith in the virtue of banking behemoths — we find reprehensible in everyone else, […]
Freelance business journalists must master business skills
Maya Payne Smart, a Society of American Business Editors and Writers board member and freelance journalist, writes Thursday about what freelance business journalists need to do to improve their income. Smart writes, “Beyond writing, reporting and editing chops, thriving financially outside of a traditional newsroom requires one major skill that most journalists lack: salesmanship. Commerical […]
Press miss foreclosure scandal news
Ryan Chittum of the Columbia Journalism Review writes that most of the business media, except for Reuters and the Des Moines Register, missed the news that the Iowa attorney general plans to bring criminal charges in the foreclosure scandal. Chittum writes, “This is a story the rest of the press might want to report. The […]
Who wants to write about pork belly futures for a trade magazine in Topeka?
Or, would you like to cover the financial services industry for a Website, until it is bought by another Website and they move all of the writing jobs to Bangalore, India?
Where's the coverage of falling house prices?
Dan Froomkin of Nieman Watchdog writes Monday about the lack of coverage about declining home prices. Froomkin writes, “Dean Baker, co-director of the liberal Center for Economic and Policy Research, tells me the story isn’t getting nearly as much coverage as it should — if nothing else because ‘as you see a drop in home […]
WSJ/Dow Jones looking for forex commentator
Wall Street Journal deputy managing editor Deborah Brewster sent out the following announcement to the staff on Wednesday: The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires are looking for a foreign-exchange strategist who can deliver smart, opinionated commentary and analysis quickly for publication. The strategist will formulate views and identify trading opportunities in a range […]
Defending personal finance journalism
CNBC.com senior editor John Carney writes Wednesday in favor of personal finance journalism despite some claims that it is old news or a contrary indicator. Carney writes, “Personal finance journalism is like a magical mirror that reflects back at the reader a slightly smarter and better looking version of himself. “Once we understand this, it’s […]
Baltimore biz columnist threatened by company
Baltimore Sun business columnist Jay Hancock writes Tuesday about how he called the vice president of global marketing at Abbott Laboratories after e-mails the executive sent with a threat to Hancock were subpoenaed by the Senate Finance Committee and published Monday in a report. “Don’t you have connections in Baltimore?????” Pacitti e-mailed a subordinate regarding […]
