Can Dow, WSJ reporters make transition to video?
Erick Schonfeld at Business 2.0 wonders whether the reporters at Marketwatch, The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s can make the conversion to video as its parent company begins video streaming on its web sites. Schonfeld wrote, “All three are powered by Brightcove on the backend, and show exactly the same video content—print journalists on camera […]
Economist acquires GalleryWatch
The Economist has acquired GalleryWatch, a company that tracks legislation for businesses, according to a story in the Washington Business Journal. The article stated that GalleryWatch would become part of Roll Call, which The Economist also owns. It said, “The 10-year-old Austin company provides real-time online legislation information, and allows users to search, track and […]
Kantrow: No evidence in Times, BW to indict Mack or private equity
TheDeal.com executive editor Yvette Kantrow writes in her Media Maneuvers column that recent stories by the New York Times looking into allegations that Morgan Stanley CEO Stanley Mack was involved in insider trading with hedge funds and BusinessWeek looking into shenanigans by private equity firms both lack the facts that support their arguments. Kantrow wrote, […]
Coverage of Amazon's earnings all over the place
TheStreet.com’s Marek Fuchs noted that coverage of Amazon.com’s earnings this week left something to be desired, as well-respected publications such as USA Today and the Wall Street Journal had different interpretations of what the numbers meant. Fuchs wrote, “If you ever need a reminder of why you should struggle against the temptation to read only […]
ShareSleuth posts second article; Cuban again short
The investigative business journalism Web site ShareSleuth has posted its second story since it started this summer, and once again majority owner Mark Cuban has shorted stock in the company that the piece focuses on. The piece is about UTEK Corp., a Florida-based technology transfer company, and the article states, “Cuban also has sold short […]
How a biz reporter got his Skilling interview
In the wake of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling being sentenced to more than two decades in prison earlier this week, former Dow Jones Newswire reporter Jason Leopold recounts how he was able to obtain an interview with the disgraced corporate leader right after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection. (I won’t get […]
Daily News: Bloomberg considering leveraged recapitalization
Although Bloomberg L.P. majority owner Mike Bloomberg has decided not to sell the company, he apparently is seeking a recapitalization of the company, said a story in the New York Daily News quoting a CNBC reporter. Greg Wilson wrote, “A leveraged recap is a transaction in which a business takes on debt or uses equity […]
NYT report on Chinese cars debunks earlier stories on Lou Dobbs
Ken Shepherd of the Business & Media Institute noted that a front page story in the New York Times earlier this week by Keith Bradsher took a reporting angle that was the exact opposite of reports earlier this year on CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight.” Shepherd wrote, “Aside from Dobbs’s unfounded fear of free trade, his […]
Who were Bloomberg's potential suitors?
A number of media covered the Wednesday announcement that Bloomberg L.P. was not for sale. Here are some interesting tidbits that went beyond Mike Bloomberg’s statement. 1. Keith Kelly at the New York Post wrote, “Rumors have been swirling around the Bloomberg newsroom for months that the Carlyle Group or another private-equity behemoth was looking […]
New line of blogs to help biz journalists
I’ve checked out a new line of blogs formed by the guys at BlogNetBiz.com that I think might be helpful to business journalists. One is a blog that collects information and news about the auto industry, while another focuses on the economy. Dave Mastio of BlogNetNews.com, which is creating these blogs, told me in an […]
