WSJ too close to the Federal Reserve?
On Bloomberg TV on Wednesday morning, former Morgan Stanley Asia non-executive chairman Stephen Roach pointed out the Wall Street Journal‘s uncanny relationship with the Federal Reserve. Roach said that, “[The Fed] has gone about their usual pre-FOMC leak frenzy where they talk to this reporter and that reporter. Jon Hilsenrath is actually the chairman of the […]
Bloomberg Government hires research director
Bloomberg Government announced Monday that it has hired Robert Litan as director of research. He will begin work Aug. 6. Litan will work in partnership with Bloomberg Government managing editor Mike Riley, building on the more than 360 research papers produced by BGOV’s team of analysts since its launch in January 2011 Litan is currently the […]
Schwartz to join NYTimes economics reporting team
New York Times business editor Larry Ingrassia and deputy business editor Winnie O’Kelley sent out the following staff announcement on Friday: We are happy to announce that Nelson Schwartz will join our team of economics reporters. Nelson, who came to The Times in 2007 from Fortune magazine, brings a wealth of knowledge to the economics […]
Dow Jones FX Trader makes promotions
Gabriella Stern, the managing editor of the Dow Jonex FX Trader, made the following staff promotion announcement on Monday: We are delighted to announce changes in Europe’s FX, economics, policy and credit leadership team under Managing Editor Jenny Paris. They are designed to add depth and draw clear areas of expertise in guiding European coverage […]
Biz media using “job killer” phrase more often and without attribution
Media stories with the phrase “job killer” rose dramatically after Barack Obama was elected president, particularly after he took office, according to research from two professors. The number of stories with the phrase “job killer” increased by 1,156 percent between the first three years of George W. Bush’s administration (16 “job killer” stories) and the […]
SABEW to hold training call Monday on covering business during election
Reporters and editors who are on the front lines of covering the intersection of business and politics share their insights regarding the upcoming election, the economic stories it will offer up, and what business journalists should be watching for during the next training call from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. It’s called […]
Why are there no biz reporters at the White House?
Hal Morris, writing on his GrumpyEditor.com blog, wonders why business journalists are not in attendance at the White House when the president discusses the economy. Morris writes, “President Barack Obama’s remarks about the economy at Friday’s news conference illustrates that more business writers should be in attendance asking questions, suggests Grumpy Editor. “After the president […]
Biz media say progress made in talks with Labor Department
Business media outlets say they have made progress in talks with the Labor Department in a dispute over how the federal government agency releases economic data to journalists. An Associated Press story states, “Testifying to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Reuters and Bloomberg News officials revealed little detail about the movement they said […]
Government: Trading causing changes to media releases
The federal government’s planned changes in how it releases economic data to business journalists is being caused by high-tech trading, reports Geoffrey Rogow of Dow Jones Newswires. Rogow writes, “The hearing by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was called to examine the Labor Department’s planned changes. Starting next month, the department has […]
House committee to hold hearing on how data released to biz media
A U.S. House panel will hold a hearing June 6 to examine a series of changes planned by the Department of Labor around its release of the U.S. jobs report and other key data to the business media. Geoffrey Rogow of Dow Jones Newswires writes, “The hearing is expected to examine the ‘politicization’ of data-release […]
