Times-Picayune's Charlie Crumpley
I had heard through a mutual friend that News Orleans Times-Picayune business editor Charles Crumpley was OK in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, but had not heard from him directly until today. Charlie is also a SABEW board member, and one of the genuinely nice people in the business. Here is his e-mail: Hey! Good […]
Labor reporting
I had a call today from a freelance writer working on a piece on labor reporting for Journalism Education Today. She wanted to know what journalism schools were doing to prepare students to write about labor issues. I just laughed. We’re — and I’m part of that we’re — not doing a damn thing. Labor […]
Reuters journalists reject new contract
Things don’t look good for the talks between Reuters and its business journalists. The latest contract offer was rejected by an overwhelming — almost unanimous — margin. See the story here.
Newsweek's Allan Sloan talks business
If you don’t know who Allan Sloan is, then you’re not serious about business journalism. As the Wall Street editor for Newsweek, Sloan is one of the most readable and entertaining journalists when it comes to writing about business, the economy and personal finance. He writes in a style even the average person can understand, […]
Just got back from South Carolina
And here is a report about my workshop at the South Carolina Press Association: Those in attendance did not know: 1. What a Uniform Commercial Code filing was and how it can be used; 2. Only one person had ever heard of a WARN Act filing; 3. One person was vaguely familiar with the term […]
Baltimore Sun update
Remember when I posted last week about the Baltimore Sun architecture critic who was investing in homes in neighborhoods he was writing about? The Sun is apparently making him divest of those properties before he writes again about those areas. Here is the paper’s explanation. It’s about time. Any business reporter caught writing stories about […]
Dallas business reporting
I spent Wednesday in Dallas doing a workshop for the Reynolds Center and got to visit with some of the business desk at the Morning News. One of the assistant business editors there is Alan Goldstein, who worked at the St. Pete Times with me in the late ’80s. I was impressed with their section. […]
More on Saturday WSJ
If you want to read what others had to say about the Saturday edition of the Wall Street Journal, you can read the New York Times article here. Just remember that you have to register with the NYT web site to read its articles.
Weekend Wall Street Journal
If you want to see the front page of the new Wall Street Journal Weekend edition, you can click here to see a pdf file. It’s quite stunning as far as the layout. If you’re used to the WSJ from the week, there are some features here that you’ll be accustomed to seeing. In the […]
The Wall Street Journal this weekend
I’m very interested in seeing what the first Saturday edition of the Wall Street Journal looks like tomorrow when it comes out. I’m curious about the mixture of hard news stories from today’s business news and the softer stories for business people about the weekend. I’m also curious to see what happens to the Wall […]
