Cramer reverses course — again
“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer has reversed his opinion again, writes Kaja Whitehouse of the New York Post, upsetting his readers on TheStreet.com. The issue this time is a proposed tax on stock trading as a way to pay down the national debt. Cramer has been criticized in the past year for changing his views on […]
CJR's Starkman, Chittum remember Bloomberg's Mark Pittman
Dean Starkman and Ryan Chittum of Columbia Journalism Review write Tuesday about Bloomberg reporter Mark Pittman, who recently died, and what he meant to the profession. Starkman writes, “But for me, the thing that needs to be remembered, especially by financial journalists and the people who rely on them, is that Pittman represented an attitude, […]
Biz journalist says goodbye
Rick Haglund, the business and auto writer for the Booth Newspapers in Michigan, writes about how he decided to become a business journalist as he leaves the position. Haglund writes, “As a city hall reporter in Traverse City nearly 30 years ago, it became apparent to me the economy was at least as important to […]
Charlie Rose to write BW column
Matthew Flamm of Crain’s New York reports that TV talk-show host Charlie Rose will begin writing a column for BusinessWeek once the magazine is acquired by Bloomberg LP. Flamm reports, “The column, which will debut in the Dec. 21 issue of the magazine, is being promoted almost as an extension of Mr. Rose’s nightly show. […]
Recognizing the reporters who cover Black Friday
Jonathan Shikes of Denver Westword has praise for the reporters who braved the crowds on Black Friday to write stories about the madness. Shikes writes, “And while Black Friday may be fun for shoppers with thick skins, lots of coffee and fat pocketbooks (it may be cheaper than usual, but a flat-screen TV still ain’t […]
BW staffers remaining were "ineligible or not selected." Ugh
Former BusinessWeek staffer Gary Weiss laments the word choices used by McGraw-Hill in letting go 123 BusinessWeek editorial staff members as part of Bloomberg‘s acquisition of the magazine. Weiss writes, “The memo begins, ‘The positions selected for termination were those who did not receive an offer of a comparable or substitute job with Bloomberg L.P., […]
Bloomberg should buy Newsweek
Marketwatch.com media columnist Jon Friedman, a former Bloomberg staffer, argues that the growing news and data company should have acquired general interest magazine Newsweek instead of BusinessWeek. Friedman writes, “Knowing that Bloomberg truly hopes to expand its capabilities to a non-Wall Street marketplace, Let me make my pitch: Why not try to buy Newsweek from […]
The future contents of BusinessWeek
Former BusinessWeek staffer Gary Weiss writes that he has seen what the future content of the magazine will look like under Bloomberg LP’s ownership when he read a story on Andrew Cuomo, New York’s attorney general and a rising star in the Democratic party, describing how Cuomo took cash from lawyers with business before his […]
Let's not make BusinessWeek another Time
Reuters blogger Felix Salmon writes about the danger of turning BusinessWeek.com into Time.com in the wake of the hiring of Josh Tyrangiel to be the magazine’s editor after his success in increasing visits and page views at the general interest magaizne. Salmon writes, “I’m an admirer of Tyrangiel too. But it would be depressing if […]
The 68th Financial Follies: A review
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The New York Financial Writers Association held its 68th annual Financial Follies on Friday, Nov. 20, at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, and more than 1,000 business journalists, PR folk and corporate executives attended. The intrepid New York society correspondent for Talking Biz News filed this report: “As a relatively new member […]
