Star Tribune biz editor’s kids attend school where shooting occurred
Business journalists are members of communities across the world. That often is forgotten. Mara Klecker of the Minneapolis Star Tribune writes, “Kristen Painter, business editor for the Minnesota Star Tribune, has a second-grade daughter and a preschool son who attend the school. Her son was sick and stayed home from school on Wednesday. After dropping […]
Detroit Free Press sues for economic development records
The Detroit Free Press has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to compel the Michigan Department of Treasury to disclose documents related to economic development subsidies. Sam Allard of Axios reports, “The big beneficiary of those subsidies has been Dan Gilbert, who owns the Cleveland Cavaliers but whose Rock family of companies — including real estate arm Bedrock — […]
How Talking Biz News covers the world of biz news
If something is happening in the world of business news, Chris Roush is on top of it. Twenty years ago, the journalism professor founded a daily newsletter that tracks reporter moves and media trends across the industry. On this episode of “Press Profiles,” we dive into the changing landscape of business news including the shift […]
Dekker leading Tulsa World’s business news coverage
Jason Collington, the executive editor of the Tulsa World, writes about changes to its business coverage under Michael Dekker. Collington writes, “Experienced reporter and then assistant city editor Michael Dekker, who has been in our newsroom since 2002 in his 38-year journalism career, took the lead in covering the important beat in this emerging era of […]
Washington Post combining biz, tech, climate, health and science teams
The Washington Post is combining its business, technology, health, science and climate teams, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports that they “will be brought together in a new department that focuses on ‘how businesses are transforming across the economy; how scientific and technological shifts are affecting daily life; and what it all means for people’s health, […]
Publication covering Musk to launch
Journalist Judd Legum plans to launch a publication called “Musk Watch” to cover tech billionaire Elon Musk, reports David Folkenflik of NPR. Folkenflik reports, “One issue will be dedicated to a deep dive or scoops about Elon Musk, and a second aggregating the reporting of others to capture Musk’s actions and activities. “He’s hired Caleb Ecarma, […]
Study: Media consolidation reduces diversity of business news coverage
Business news outlets owned by the same media holding companies produce more similar news stories covering companies’ earnings announcements, reducing the amount of unique news content available to investors, according to a recent study. The study also suggests that fewer unique sources of news make investors less efficient at interpreting and processing information in earnings […]
How the financial crisis affected Thal Larsen’s career
Russell Sherman of the “Press Profiles” podcast spoke with Reuters Breakingviews global editor Peter Thal Larsen about his career in financial journalism. Thal Larsen said what happened earlier in the 21st century has impacted how he covers companies and stories. “For many people, it was a defining period,” said Thal Larsen about covering the 2008 financial […]
Media Movers: The Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Sharif Durhams
When I attended N.C. State University, our student newspaper was a melting pot of engineering students and others who weren’t looking for a school with a stellar journalism school. Those students went to the University of North Carolina, our chief rival. Back in those days, I started hearing about an up-and-coming superstar: Sharif Durhams. I’ve […]
Time to change how business news reports about Musk
Casey Newton writes on his Platformer site about how business news organizations cover Tesla CEO Elon Musk and why they must change their tactics. Newton writes, “For most of you, I realize, it is no longer news that Musk stretches the truth until it disintegrates. At least since he lied about having ‘funding secured’ to take […]
