Call it the Great Recession in stories
The latest version of the Associated Press Stylebook says that the economic downturn that began in December 2007 should be called the “Great Recession,” according to a story by Courtney Schlisserman of Bloomberg News. Schlisserman writes, “The AP Stylebook Online notified subscribers this month it had added the term as a reference for the downturn […]
WSJ econ editor: Biz reporters failed
Wall Street Journal economics editor David Wessel spoke Wednesday to a group of business reporters at the newspaper’s office in midtown Manhattan, and he was critical of their performance in the past few years. David Hechler of Corporate Counsel writes, “At times Wessel sounded more upbeat about the economy than he did about his profession. […]
Reuters pulls tax story
Rachel Slajda of Talking Points Memo notes that the Reuters service has withdrawn a story written by Terri Cullen about a White House tax plan after numerous errors were discovered. Slajda writes, “The story, which claimed the White House’s deficit reduction plan relies on raising taxes against the middle class by allowing tax cuts to […]
Why the country needs more economic reporting
Felix Salmon of Reuters notes that a recent Gallup/First Amendment Center poll shows that 40 percent of Americans think that there needs to be more reporting on President Obama’s economic policies — the highest of any policy — and discusses the problems with such coverage. Reuters writes, “Firstly, the question asks not about what Americans […]
Why Davos is a must for biz reporters
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Fox Business Network anchor Liz Claman has been in Davos, Switzerland, this week covering the World Economic Forum. The annual meeting is taking place Jan. 27 through Jan. 31 and features 2,500 leaders from more than 90 countries addressing current challenges and future risks in the global economy. Claman began reporting […]
Brennan: Davos is conversations vs. buttoned-up interviews
Bloomberg Television anchor Margaret Brennan sent a letter to Silicon Alley Insider about her experience reporting from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, for the first time. Here is an excerpt: “For story tellers like me, this is exciting. Where else but here would I get to spend an afternoon with George Soros chatting […]
Biz reporters in Davos
Gillian Reagan of The Business Insider has compiled a comprehensive list of the business reporters in attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week. Reagan writes, “Reuters is sending their largest team of reporters to Davos, including 20 journalists plus editors and three columnists. Reporters Steve Clarke, Natsuko Waki, Gerard Wynn, Martin […]
Seven economic stories to alert readers about now
Dan Froomkin, the deputy editor of the Nieman Watchdog Project, has seven economics-related story ideas that business journalists should be working on now because they’re bigger issues than current stories have implied. Here is one of them: No. 4: Then what? This time, we don’t have the tools to get out of a recession The […]
CNBC beefs up Davos coverage
Business news network CNBC is increasing the number of reporters in attendance and stories that it will cover at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, calling the effort in a news release its “largest presence ever.” CNBC will have anchors Maria Bartiromo, Becky Quick, Geoff Cutmore and Ross Westgate on the ground giving viewers […]
ABC's Golodryga will keep covering economy despite love life
Felix Gillette of the New York Observer reports that ABC News economics correspondent Bianna Golodryga will keep covering that beat, her bosses have decided, despite her engagement to White House top economic adviser Peter Orszag. Gillette writes, “Since joining ABC News from CNBC in 2007, Ms. Golodryga has covered a wide range of financial issues, […]
