Biz media upset with Labor Department
Andrea Papagianis of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press writes about how the Labor Department has changed its rules for covering its data releases such as the unemployment data. Papagianis writes, “Charles Glasser, media counsel for Bloomberg News, sent a letter to the department complaining about the new policy. “‘Make no mistake, these […]
Jobs data release jeopardized by Labor Department restrictions
The U.S. Department of Labor said it can’t assure news organizations they will be able to transmit market-sensitive economic data at exactly the same moment under changes resulting from the first review of procedures in a decade, reports Meera Lewis of Bloomberg News. Lewis writes, “The agency ordered journalists to remove computer hardware, software and […]
Labor Department forcing media to use its computers during lockups
The Department of Labor is now forcing media to use its computers when they are in a “lockdown” situation writing about key economic data, reports Mark Tapscott of the Washington Examiner. Tapscott writes, “In other words, journalists will no longer be allowed to bring their laptops or other equipment to the lockups, they will have […]
An opportunity to tell a story about the economy
New Hampshire magazine’s Rick Broussard interviewed Bloomberg Television anchor Trish Regan for the publication’s April issue. She talks about joining Bloomberg TV, some highlights on her reporting career and growing up in New Hampshire. Here are some excerpts: On joining Bloomberg TV: “I joined Bloomberg because it’s a tremendous organization that I see as the […]
Keene tries to talk to smart people
John Nyaradi of Wall Street Selector interviews Bloomberg News’ Tom Keene on his job and his Bloomberg Television shows. Here is an excerpt: John Nyaradi: Let’s talk a little bit about your work at Bloomberg, you have done some great things there – you are founder of the chart of the day on Bloomberg […]
Has the business press failed the public trust?
Below is the video of the panel held last week at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism on whether business journalism failed to do its job in warning the general public before the economic crisis that began in 2008. The panel included New York Times business editor Larry Ingrassia, Felix Salmon of Reuters, and […]
Don’t blame business journalists
Bonnie Kavoussi of The Huffington Post attended a panel Wednesday at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism where the performance of business journalists leading up to the economic crisis was discussed, and Reuters blogger Felix Salmon said he thinks that the public is more to blame for ignoring what was written. Kavoussi writes, “‘Much more […]
Dallas Morning News looking for econ reporter
The Dallas Morning News is looking for an experienced business reporter to cover the economy of Dallas-Fort Worth, the fourth-largest U.S. metro area. The reporter should have a good grasp of economic data, a talent for finding trend stories in the numbers and the ability to humanize the stories through people and companies in the […]
U.S. business journalists optimistic about economy
U.S. business journalists – who report daily on the economy in their communities – say they expect their local economic conditions, including the number of jobs available, to improve in the next six months, according to a new survey commissioned by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. One section of the survey […]
Giving people economic news they want
Mallory Jean Tenore of Poynter.org writes Monday about how economics news has become increasingly important to consumers and what they want from media organizations. Tenore writes, “Chris Peacock, executive editor and vice president of CNNMoney.com, said readers’ interest in the economy has steadily increased throughout the past few years. “‘It actually spiked in 2008 and […]
