Why is the biz media skeptical about economic news?
Jonathan Bernstein of Bloomberg Opinion writes Wednesday about the general negativity that surrounds economics news when covered by the business media. Bernstein writes, “This matters because many in the media are reluctant to adjudicate claims from politicians and will settle for describing reality as halfway between whatever the parties say it is. So as long as Republicans […]
Washington Post taps Long to write about economy on op-ed page
Washington Post editorial page editor Fred Hiatt, deputy editorial page editors Karen Tumulty and Ruth Marcus, and manager of editorial talent and logistics Nana Efua Mumford sent out the following announcement on Monday: We are delighted to announce that Heather Long will be joining the Opinions section as an editorial writer and columnist, focusing on […]
Why the WSJ remains stubbornly conservative
Adam Piore writes for Columbia Journalism Review about the conservatism that still plaques The Wall Street Journal despite the departure of former editor Gerard Baker, who was replaced by insider Matt Murray. Piore writes, “For Murray and for Latour, the conflict was about more than staff morale; the Journal was in the midst of an ambitious push to double […]
Financial Times seeks an opinion editor
The Opinion desk is looking for a new editor to join their team. This is an exciting role in a busy and wide-ranging department. We are looking for a journalist with strong commissioning and editing experience, a passion for interesting argument and ideas and a great list of names when it comes to thinking about […]
Bloomberg Opinion hires Wooldridge as global business columnist
David Shipley, senior executive rditor of Bloomberg Opinion, sent the following memo to staff on Wednesday: Dear Team Opinion, I hope this finds you well. This news just broke, so I didn’t want to wait for a weekend bulletin to share it. Adrian Wooldridge, I am delighted to report, will be joining Bloomberg Opinion as […]
The ethics of owning bitcoin
Former Washington Post tech reporter Timothy B. Lee, the founder of Rethinking News, writes about the ethics of reporters owning bitcoin and recounts how the newspaper made him sell his cryptocurrency. Lee writes, “The most clear-cut conflicts of interest occur when a reporter has a direct financial relationship with a company he covers. For example, no […]
Team leader Binham to join FT’s opinion team
Caroline Binham, team leader for professional services at The Financial Times, is joining its opinion team. As team leader, she has been leading coverage of law, tax, accountancy and regulation. She also reported on financial regulation and joined the FT in May 2011. Binham spent three years working for Bloomberg News as a UK financial […]
Columnist Giugliano departs Bloomberg Opinion
Bloomberg Opinion columnist Ferdinando Giugliano has left the news organization. His last day was Friday. Giugliano is becoming a media advisor to Italian prime minister Mario Draghi. Giugliano wrote columns and editorials on European economics. He was also a columnist for La Repubblica, one of Italy’s leading dailies. Between 2011 and 2015, he worked for […]
Spiers: Tech journalism is not overwhelmingly negative
Elizabeth Spiers, the former editor of the New York Observer and founder of the Dealbreaker website, writes about the relationship between tech investors and CEOS and the journalists who cover them. Spiers writes, “There’s also a related fallacy that’s not universal, but inasmuch as it exists, it seems uniquely endemic to tech: the idea that […]
Behind the WSJ’s effort to help readers ID opinion
Sarah Scire of Nieman Journalism Lab looks at The Wall Street Journal’s new web page that teaches readers the difference between news and edtorial. Scire writes, “By underlining the bright line between its news and opinion sections, the Journal is seeking to protect one of its most valuable assets: its position as one of the few news […]
