The Wall Street Journal's redesign
Mario Garcia, a well-known newspaper designer, said in an article this morning that he wished that The Wall Street Journal would become a tabloid — a move unlikely to happen. Garcia, in the St. Petersburg Times, also said about the Wall Street Journal’s redesign: “‘It’s basically a rethinking . . . (according to) how people […]
NY Times and Bloomberg biz reporters wins Polk Awards
New York Times medical business writer Barry Meier took the business reporting category for the Polk Awards, given for investigative reporting and announced Monday, for his coverage of a commonly used heart implant that had been found to be defective. Meier’s coverage of the companies that made heart devices was thorough and meticulous back in […]
Orange County Register considers changing name of biz section
That’s among one of many suggested changes that the Orange County Register is examining for its business section. The others were mentioned in this morning’s newspaper. The announcement said, “The Register is working to improve our Business section and we need your help. If you do, you’ll have a chance to win one of five […]
Biz media and Black Rock: Spurring negotiations
Yvette Kantrow, the executive editor of The Daily Deal, has some of the best insights into how the business media cover corporate America, particularly when it comes to deals. She recently dissected the coverage of Morgan Stanley’s aborted negotiations to acquire Black Rock. Kantrow believes that it was that coverage that led to Merrill Lynch […]
CNBC's Ron Insana to leave anchor desk
The cable network announced in a press release this morning that the well-liked Ron Insana will stop being an anchor and instead become a “senior analyst” at the business channel. The release states, “Insana will offer daily commentary on the biggest economic and business news stories. He will appear on the network’s signature morning broadcast, […]
Democrats declaring war on business
That was the theme of Neil Cavuto’s business show on Fox TV on Saturday, and the News Hounds blog took him to task for presenting an unbalanced view of the situation. News Hounds wrote: “Cavuto’s premise was that Democratic criticism of record oil company profits, drug companies, and business practices of retail giant Wal-Mart amounted […]
NY Guild reaches deal with Consumers Union
This is from the New York Newspaper Guild web site: “In much swifter talks, a five-year settlement with Consumers Union has been ratified by the membership in a 143-3 vote. There were two abstentions. “The CU agreement, which calls for 18.76% in compounded wage hikes, was wrapped up in 11 bargaining sessions spanning five months. […]
Changes coming at Dow Jones
In a memo published by the New York Observer, new Dow Jones CEO Rich Zannino outlines the fact that a new vision for the company will be unveiled later this month, and strategic shifts will be announced by September. Zannino writes, “The next step in this process will be refining our vision, strategy and organizational […]
Neil Cavuto's interest in sex-related businesses
The blog News Hounds likes to criticize Fox and Neil Cavuto on a regular basis, and the critique of Cavuto’s show on Tuesday was hilarious. The blog wrote: “The ‘Fox Stox’ portion of Your World w/Neil Cavuto is a roughly 90-second segment during which Cavuto rattles off selected ‘business news’ headlines. Today’s (February 14, 2006) […]
CNN's Lou Dobbs still talking business issues
Although CNN’s Lou Dobbs ended his business-oriented “Moneyline” show in 2003, his general ineterst show “Lou Dobbs Tonight” still discusses business issues with regularity. For example, the New York Times notes that Dobbs has been discussing the issue of illegal immigrants and how they help American businesses. Rachel Swarns of the Times writes, “He slams […]
