Lakeland Ledger to cut stock listings
The Lakeland Ledger, a New York Times’ newspaper in central Florida, said that it would cut its daily stock listings with a summary of what happened in the markets. The move mirrors what its parent company’s flagship paper did last month and what other papers in Florida such as the nearby Orlando Sentinel have done […]
More on LA Times' biz columnist Hiltzik
The LA Observed web site has a nice collection of comments posted on the Internet related to the ethical issues at the Los Angeles Times surrounding former business columnist Michael Hiltzik, who lost his column and his blog after posting comments on other blogs using a pseudonym. Times editor Dean Baquet called the situation a […]
Filmmaker suggests more aggressive coverage of credit biz
Filmmaker Danny Schechter, a 1978 Nieman Fellow and the producer of the movie “In Debt we Trust,” came away from the film with the belief that journalism should do a better job of covering the credit business. Schechter writes, “I am raising this issue, and suggesting ways that it can be reported, because I believe […]
Winners of real estate awards named
Jamie Smith Hopkins, who writes about real estate for the Baltimore Sun, was the big winner Friday at the National Association of Real Estate Editors’ 56th Annual Journalism Awards luncheon, which was held in Charlotte. Hopkins was the winner of the Robert F. Brennan Award for Best Overall Entry by an Individual and the winner […]
A parting shot from outgoing Chief Executive editor
William Holstein, in what might be his final column as editor of Chief Executive magazine, lamented the declining quality in business journalism. He blamed it on publications that are cutting back in their networks of correspondents and reporters, and in wanting to bring in some fresh blood, i.e. young reporters. Holstein writes, “Fortune magazine now […]
Sports Biz Journal reporter leaves to go to NASCAR
Scott Warfield, a reporter for the Sports Business Journal based in Charlotte, is leaving the only sports business newspaper to go work for NASCAR. Warfield had covered auto racing and professional soccer for the paper, which is owned by American City Business Journals. Warfield will manage public relations for NASCAR Licensing, Aftermarket and Community Affairs, […]
Lawsuit accuses PC World of inflating circulation
A lawsuit accuses PC World magazine of inflating its subscibers by 20,000, according to an article in Tuesday’s Newsday. Newsday reporter Mark Harrintgon writes, “The suit, filed in federal court in Brooklyn on behalf of Boston-based software company Teletype Co. Inc., claims PC World and a top magazine official, Shawne Burke Pecar, conspired with defunct […]
LA Times' biz columnist did a "dumb thing"
The anonymous postings on blogs by Los Angeles Times business columnist Michael Hiltzik was called a “dumb thing to do” in the New York Times today by John Robinson, the editor of the Greensboro News & Record, whose paper is one of the leaders in using blogs to communicate with readers. Hiltzik’s Golden State blog […]
Court case could threaten biz journalism sources
A lawsuit brought by Apple Computer against bloggers who posted confidential information about some of its upcoming products could have negative consequences for business journalism and how reporters deal with confidential sources inside companies, according to coverage on InternetNews.com. Apple filed a lawsuit against some unnamed people in 2004. Reporter David Miller writes, “One or […]
African biz journalism contest announced
Journalists who have covered African business or economics can enter their work for a contest sponsored by an international brewing company. The submission deadline is May 31. The Diageo African Business Reporting Award aims to raise awareness of Africa’s economic marginalization and recognize the media’s role as a catalyst for economic development. A cash prize […]
