U.S. News editor asks for reader feedback on coverage economic crisis
Brian Kelly, the editor of U.S. News & World Report, writes in the latest issue that he wants comments from readers about whether the media — and his magazine — did a good enough job in seeking the coming of the current economic crisis. Kelly writes, “Which is not to say that we haven’t been […]
Critic: Time to rein in Cramer, Velshi
Baltimore Sun television critic David Zurawik writes Tuesday that the business media should do something to control what advice commentators such as CNBC’s Jim Cramer and CNN’s Ali Velshi tell people about the market. Zurawik writes, “I really believe American business journalism can do better — and we have never needed it more in recent […]
Buffett speaks at journalist's urging
In Steve Lohr‘s piece in the Monday New York Times that compares billionaire investor Warren Buffett to J.P. Morgan, he notes that it was journalist Charlie Rose who convinced Buffett to talk about his role in the bailout plan. Lohr writes, “Mr. Buffett still speaks to the press only occasionally, and he declined to be […]
Where was the financial press?
Howard Kurtz of The Washington Post writes Monday about the role the business media has played in not warning investors and consumers about the current financial and economic crisis. Kurtz writes, “After being burned by years of cheerleading before the dot-com collapse, the media warned repeatedly that the surge in housing prices might turn out […]
Helping people understand and cope
Ted Vaden, the public editor at The (Raleigh) News & Observer, assesses the paper’s coverage of the current economic crisis after hearing from some of the paper’s readers. Vaden writes, “I think The N&O has done a good job with the hard news coverage but, as the comments indicate, can do better helping people understand […]
The importance of financial news in the current economy
Kathy English, the public editor of the Toronto Star, writes Saturday about how public interest in financial news has soared in the past few weeks. English writes, “Anxiety about the economy in the midst of uncertainty is a story that affects almost everyone at the most basic level of their personal financial security, and the […]
Frantic TV coverage of business news
Joanna Weiss of the Boston Globe takes a look at how television has covered the current Wall Street and economy crisis. Weiss writes, “But one thing became clear amid the breathless, wall-to-wall financial coverage: business news isn’t regular news. Watching a financial crisis play out on TV isn’t the same as watching an anchor in […]
Covering bankruptcy in a time of economic turmoil
Daniel Massey covers the economy for Crain’s New York Business, which means he’s been quite busy in the past few months. Massey also covers labor, immigration, housing, and economic development. Before coming to Crain’s, Massey worked at the Star-Ledger, where he wrote a six-part series on a soldier nearly killed in a roadside bombing in Baghdad. He […]
Back home in New Mexico
Cody Willard, one of the hosts of “Happy Hour” on the Fox Business Network, was back in his hometown of Ruidoso, N.M., and spoke to Todd Fuqua of the local paper, the Ruidoso News. Fuqua writes, “The assignment will give him a chance to show off the village he called home until his high school […]
Is biz media to blame for bailout failure?
James Poniewozik of Time magazine writes Tuesday that the business media should shoulder some of the blame on the failure of the Congressional bailout to pass because of its inability to explain the gravity of the situation. Poniewozik writes, “It’s not like the financial press has swept the story under the rug, certainly. But what […]
