Judge denies SBA request to stay order for informaton
A federal judge on Tuesday formally denied the U.S. Small Business Administration’s request for a stay and said the agency must release detailed information about what companies received loans from the $659 billion Paycheck Protection Program by Dec. 1, reports Matthew Kish of the Portland Business Journal. Kish reports, “In a 10-page opinion, U.S. District Judge […]
Talking Biz News Today — Nov. 19, 2020
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Boeing Max cleared for takeoff, 2 years after deadly crashes, by David Koenig, Tom Krisher Apple to cut app store fees as legal scrutiny intensifies, by Michael Liedtke CNN A Dutch grocery giant is buying FreshDirect, by Nathaniel Meyersohn UK to ban sales of new diesel […]
Judge rules Fast Company senior editor must reveal confidential source
A federal judge for the Southern District of New York ruled that Fast Company senior news editor Marcus Baram must reveal his confidential source within two weeks. Shervin Pishevar, a venture capital investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, filed an application for discovery against Baram in October 2019 in an effort to force him to identify the […]
NBC/MSNBC’s Ruhle appeared in promotions for bank she covered
NBC senior business correspondent and MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle appeared in promotional clip produced and sponsored by JPMorgan Chase, reports Paul Farhi of The Washington Post. Farhi reports, “Asked for comment on Tuesday, Ruhle denied any involvement with the financial company. ‘I’m not doing any work on behalf of Chase Bank,’ she said. ‘I don’t know what you are […]
WSJ real estate reporter Clarke inks book deal on New York skyscrapers
Wall Street Journal real estate reporter Katherine Clarke has signed a deal with Currency, an imprint of Crown Publishing, to write a book about New York’s skyscrapers. The book, tentatively called “Race to the Sky,” will focus on midtown Manhattan’s towers known as Billionaire’s Row. Clarke joined the Journal in 2017 from The Real Deal. Clarke had […]
What’s the strategy behind Wired’s games coverage?
Wired service editor Alan Henry writes about why the magazine is expanding into games coverage. Henry writes, “We’re passionate about gaming, but we’re only going to talk about the games, the hardware, and the news we think are really worth talking about. There are other outlets happy to flood your inbox with every trailer, release, and announcement—and […]
How a black LA Times biz reporter brought in ignored voices
Pamela Moreland, the first African-American business journalist at the Los Angeles Times, writes for the paper about how she tried to incorporate Black people into her coverage. Moreland writes, “I was sure I could cover a business beat, and as a native Angeleno, I was also determined to make a difference in coverage and show […]
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 22, 2020
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Soaring wealth during pandemic highlights rising inequality, by Christopher Rugaber Bank shares slide on report of rampant money laundering CNN Tesla is on the cusp of a sales record, which could give Elon Musk another huge payday, by Chris Isidore Six months into the pandemic, the […]
Louisville Biz First publisher on why it’s covering diversity
Louisville Business First publisher Lisa Benson writes about why the publication is focusing on covering diversity issues. Benson writes, “For this person to take the time to call us out for writing about black and female inclusion MBA programs and our commercial real estate industry and peg that as ‘leftist’ is so ugly and ridiculous that I […]
Why Wired and Bloomberg are expanding gaming industry coverage
Kerry Flynn of CNN Business writes about how Wired and Bloomberg News are expanding their gaming industry coverage. Flynn writes, “Wired Games, announced last month, is not Wired magazine’s first foray into video game coverage. But Editor-In-Chief Nicholas Thompson said he noticed that there had been less resources devoted to the topic when he returned to […]
