Judge denies energy company request to block coverage
An Arkansas federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by an energy company to temporarily block the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette from publishing additional details from confidential documents, reports CNBC’s Dan Mangan. Mangan reports, “The company, Entergy Arkansas, also had asked Judge Lee Rudofsky to order that the Democrat-Gazette remove from its website information in an article published on Monday […]
WSJ seeks a Tesla reporter
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an ambitious reporter to cover the companies aiming to transform the automotive industry, including Tesla, the autonomous and electric vehicle startups, and Elon Musk’s network of companies. We are witnessing a profound structural shift in mobility. Legacy automakers are locked in a contentious pivot to electrification and autonomy, […]
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette seeks Walmart and retail reporter
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the state’s leading news organization, is seeking a reporter who will aggressively cover Walmart, the second largest company in the world, as well as the larger retail industry. We aren’t looking for someone to regurgitate press releases or take spoon-feeding from flacks. We are looking for a dogged journalist who will relentlessly […]
Reuters parent reports higher earnings
Thomson Reuters, the parent of the Reuters news service, reported a 9% rise in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, boosted by its three biggest business segments — legal, corporates and tax and accounting, reports Kenneth Li of Reuters. Li reports, “Thomson Reuters said its second-quarter revenue rose to $1.95 billion, edging past estimates of about $1.9 billion. It […]
FT hires Hamer as editor on companies desk
The Financial Times has hired Alex Hamer as an editor on the FT’s companies desk with a focus on energy and mining. He previously was a reporter and a news editor at Investors Chronicle in London. Hamer also worked as a reporter at Mining Journal. He is a graduate of Monash University.
eBay to pay journalists $56 million in stalking case
eBay and three executives have agreed to pay two Massachusetts journalists $56 million to settle a stalking case, reports David Streitfeld of The New York Times. Streitfeld reports, “In the spring of 2019, eBay was under pressure from an activist hedge fund. A handful of Ms. Steiner’s articles, including one about a bar Mr. Wenig had built […]
When a media company files a police report against a reporter
Ridhi Setty of Columbia Journalism Review attempts to get to the bottom of a myriad of companies that include the International Business Times who owe contributors tens of thousands of dollars. Setty writes, “The people with whom I spoke—nine in total, journalists and others, all of whom had been independent contractors, until they stepped away—told me […]
UnitedHealth defamation suit against The Guardian is dismissed
UnitedHealth’s defamation lawsuit against the Guardian has been tossed by a U.S. district court judge in Delaware, who reviewed the case on Monday, reports Chad Van Alstin of HealthExec. Van Alstin reports, “In its complaint, UnitedHealth had accused reporters at the Guardian of six counts of defamation, stemming from a May 2025 story that detailed how the […]
Judge rules for Washington Post in Trump Media coverage case
A federal judge ruled in favor of The Washington Post, throwing out a $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit filed by Trump Media and Technology Group, reports Scott Nover of The Washington Post. Nover reports, “In the complaint, lawyers for Trump’s social media company alleged a ‘years-long crusade’ by The Post that culminated in an ‘egregious hit piece.’ […]
When a biz reporter covers just one company
Amos Barshad and Carolina Abbott Galvão wrote for Columbia Journalism Review about what it’s like when a business reporter’s entire beat is just one company. Barshad and Galvão write, “Major corporations in the United States have never been as rich and powerful as they are now. How do you adequately cover any given behemoth? For some reporters, […]
