The Street.com writes about Cramer's Mad Money
And it was noticed by The Stalwart, a blog about business, the economy and markets. This blog is edited by a small money manager in the Northeast, but it often has some telling commentary about how stocks and businsses are covered in the wonderful world of business media. Today’s post stated, “As much as we […]
Forbes coverage of top nude beaches is business?
That’s what blogger Ron Seybold, whose blog is called “Half-Baked Light,” is wondering. He noticed the story posted on the Forbes web site about the top nude beaches in the world and the fact that it include a video segment as well. Seybold wondered: “You need to drive investors to your news sources any way […]
Super Bowl ad business stories
There are some things about business journalism that nauseate me, especially certain stories that editors deem have to be written on an annual basis. Writing about Super Bowl advertising from a business perspective is one of those stories, and yes, I have had to write it before. These stories seem like free advertising for the […]
Enron and its conference call
It was disclosed during the Enron trial today that former investor relations head Mark Koenig tried to get transcripts and tapes of a 2001 conference call in which CEO Jeff Skilling called an investor an “asshole” taken off of Web sites. However, Bloomberg News refused to take the conference call down. The tape was played […]
Biz columnist is discussed by potential jurors
I know I’ve been blogging about the Enron trial a lot, but there’s just so much coming out of it related to business journalism that needs to be shared. The latest comes again from Houston Chronicle business columnist Loren Steffy’s Full Disclosure blog about the trial, which has had me laughing nearly every time I’ve […]
Fortune's Bethany McLean talks to media about her role in Enron scandal
Fortune magazine writer Bethany McLean, widely credited for writing the first story that criticized Enron and questioned its accounting, was interviewed by the Houston Chronicle about why she is at the trial and what role she played. She downplayed her story and her role in bringing down Enron. “The story took on an importance later […]
Shaking the hands of the defendants
Denver Post business columnist Al Wilson has also been at the Enron trial, and he actually shook the hands of the defendants as they ran the media gauntlet outside the courtroom. Wilson also overheard Skilling tell Fortune writer Peter Elkind, “You look prosperous,” as reported on the Fortune blog of the trial in the posting […]
Fortune writers view the Enron trial
Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, the two Fortune magazine writers who wrote, “The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron,” are in Houston at the Enron trial, and they posted some of their observations this morning. Included is some points about the media coverage, and how they were received […]
Syracuse paper folds tech section back into business
The Syracuse Post-Standard announced in today’s paper that its previous stand-alone Technology section would now be folded into its Business section, beginning with Wednesday’s paper. Senior managing editor Stan Linhorst wrote, “In the end, it no longer made sense to segregate technology news in a separate section. It’s everywhere in our world, and that’s reflected […]
Media coverage of GDP data isn't good
NewsBusters, a web site devoted to exposing the liberal bias in media, has a nice analysis of how the media cover the Gross Domestic Product numbers when they come out every quarter. The GDP measures how the U.S. economy is growing, and it’s typically measured against estimates from economists. Noel Sheppard, writing on NewsBusters, states, […]
