Verizon shuts tech news site
Verizon has closed its tech news site Sugarstring after just one month of operation, reports Karl Bode of DSLReports.com Bode writes, “It would have normally been dismissed as another in a long line of “me too” efforts well outside Verizon’s core competency — were it not for site editor-in-chief Cole Stryker telling outlets like The […]
“First Business News,” syndicated morning TV show, is ending
After 47 years in the financial news business, Chicago-based Weigel Broadcasting is pulling the plug on “First Business News,” reports Robert Feder. Feder writes, “The final broadcast of the weekday morning syndicated news show will be produced December 22. “The latest version of ‘First Business,’ anchored by Angela Myles, Chuck Coppola and Bill Moller under executive […]
Sunday WSJ was profitable, so why kill it?
The following was written by David Cay Johnston, a well-known business journalist at The New York Times, Reuters and other publications, and published on Talking Biz News with his permission: This announcement killing the profitable and reader-beloved Sunday WSJ is revealing about modern business think and how accounting systems often MIS-inform executives. The Sunday WSJ […]
WSJ Sunday editor: We will continue to produce quality content until closing
Wall Street Journal Sunday editor David Crook sent the following message to his newspaper clients on Wednesday: As many of you have probably already learned, Dow Jones will be closing The Wall Street Journal Sunday in February. Rest assured, that until our final issue, we will continue to serve you and our readers with the […]
Dow Jones CEO on closure of WSJ Sunday and radio network
Dow Jones & Co. chief executive officer William Lewis sent out the following message to staff on Wednesday: Dear Colleague, Over the past few months, we have set and communicated ambitious goals for the company over the next three fiscal years, and we have done a lot to push toward those goals, including new investment, […]
WSJ Sunday is ending
David Crook, the editor of the Wall Street Journal Sunday, sent the following message out on Wednesday: Dear Friends and Colleagues: Many of you have already heard the news and have sent me notes. Thanks for your expressions of concern for me and for others. For those who haven’t heard: Dow Jones today announced that […]
NYTimes killing auto section, some content moving to biz section
New York Times executive editor Dena Baquet sent out the following message about the newspaper’s auto section: As I said in a previous note, we are reviewing sections of The Times as part of our effort to cut costs in the newsroom. So I regret to announce that as of the first of the year […]
“CNN Money” show is being canceled
“CNN Money,” which airs on Saturday mornings and is anchored by Christine Romans, is being canceled, reports Chris Ariens of TVNewser.com Ariens reports, “As for Romans, she will continue co-anchoring ‘Early Start,’ and remains CNN’s chief business correspondent contributing business stories across CNN.” A person close to the show confirmed the cancellation to Talking Biz […]
Reuters ending Counterparties
Reuters is ending its Counterparties, service, an email and linkblog for financial news and commentary, offering a curated look at the day’s big stories. On the site, Counterparties was described as “It’s also an experiment: what would a news website look like if it didn’t need to promote its own content, and just linked to […]
Bloomberg Current, social media experiment, is ending
Bloomberg Current, a social discussion platform for business, curated and managed by its users that has been a Bloomberg News beta test, is ending at the end of the month. Bloomberg Current has allowed members to post, discuss and share content. The site was overseen and managed by the company’s director of social media, Rob […]
