Biz journalists: We did not talk economy into a recession
A group of high-level business journalists, speaking Tuesday at the Future of Business Media conference in New York, downplayed any involvement in pushing the economy into its current crisis, reports Robert Andrews of PaidContent.org, which sponsored the event. Andrews writes, “‘This is not a press-driven event. These guys are doing a pretty responsible job, all […]
Economic Principals column turns 25
David Warsh writes about the 25th anniversary of his Economic Principals column, which began in the Boston Globe but has been online and independent since 2001, when the paper discontinued it after being bought by the New York Times Co. Warsh writes, “I have, I think, learned how to make it work. With its public […]
Biz media overlook potential bottoming of housing market
TheStreet.com media critic Marek Fuchs writes Monday that the business media have overlooked what may potentially be the bottom of the housing market currently causing the financial crisis. Fuchs writes, “The business media can be overly negative. They can be overly positive, too. The consistency comes in the ‘overly’ part: The business media is always […]
Forbes on the cover of Forbes
Stephanie Clifford of the New York Times writes Monday about the uniqueness of Steve Forbes being on the cover of Forbes magazine. Clifford writes, “The issue marks the first time in a long time that a Forbes has appeared on the magazine’s cover. Malcolm Forbes was featured on the cover after he died in 1990, […]
A balance of good and bad with business news
Connie Coyne, the reader advocate for the Salt Lake Tribune, writes Saturday about how the paper has tried to balance the recent bad economic news with other stories. Coyne writes, “The staff of the Money section is doing its best to offer all of the economic news from the world, the nation and the state. […]
Henriques: NYT did stellar job in warning about financial crisis
Diana Henriques, a senior financial writer at the New York Times, spoke at Southern Methodist University on Tuesday about how the business media covered the financial crisis and noted that her paper did a fine job of sounding the alarm. Chris Dell, a reporter at the SMU Daily Mustang, wrote, “So, who was to blame […]
Marketplace's irreverent coverage of the financial crisis
Deborah Netburn of the Los Angeles Times writes about “Marketplace,” the public radio show about business, and its unique spin on the current financial crisis. Netburn writes, “The economy has become our national obsession, and for the public-radio listener, ‘Marketplace,’ the 20-year-old business program from American Public Media, has never been more relevant. “Or, it […]
Don't fan the flames
The media must not abandon their duty to accuracy or fuel the flames of fear during the current financial crisis, said business journalist Maryanne McNellis in a speech Monday on the University of Montana campus. McNellis is the founding editor of Investor’s Business Daily and Financial Post Magazine. Kayla Matzke of the Montana Kaimin writes, “Each […]
New economics reporter at LA Times
David Pierson has been named a regional economics reporter at the Los Angeles Times, according to a memo from business editor Sallie Hofmeister posted on the paper’s site. Hofmeister writes. “A prolific and graceful writer, David has landed in Column One 16 times over the last three years. He pulled back the curtain on the […]
Krugman next in line for Pulitzer?
Now that New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has won a Nobel Prize in economics, David Warsh of Economicprinicipals.com wonders when he will win a Pulitzer for his commentary. Washington Post business columnist Steve Pearlstein won a Pulitzer this year for commentary. Warsh writes, “Paul Samuelson last week told Catherine Rampell of the Times, ‘I […]
