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 […]
SPJ Green Eyeshade awards named for biz reporting
The Society of Professional Journalists named its Green Eyeshade Awards on Wednesday, and there were three winners in the business reporting category. The winners are: First Place: Bill Estep, John Stamper and Linda Blackford, Lexington Herald-Leader, “Win, Lose or Draw” Second Place: Kris Hundley, St. Petersburg Times, “Capitalist China” Third Place: Bush Bernard, Richard Lawson […]
No Pulitzer winners are biz journalism
The Pulitzers have been announced, and unfortunately there are no winners that would classify as business journalism coverage. Read about the winners, which include the New Orleans Times-Picayune and the Gulfport Sun Herald for their Hurricane Katrina coverage, here. Last year, there were two winners that were business journalism related. Amy Dockser Marcus of the […]
The problem with biz news on Indian TV
Is the same problem that we have here in the States: So many people reporting about business and economic news, particularly on general news channels and the networks, report stories about business but don’t explain what’s going on in a way that the average viewer can understand. Saubhik Chakrabarti, writing in the Financial Press in […]
Inc.'s staff blog a Webby finalist
Inc. magazine’s staff blog was recently selected as a nominee for a Webby Award. Here’s the link to the full list of nominees, and the list of the other nominees in the business blog category. None of the others were in business journalism. The business blog category is for sites that serve as weblogs or […]
Wal-Mart meets with reporters next week
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has planned a two-day meeting next week with journalists who write about the world’s largest retailer to help open the lines of communication with the increasingly criticized company. MarketWatch reporter Jennifer Waters writes, “In only the second time that Wal-Mart (WMT) has opened its doors to reporters, the company is launching the […]
BU's Ureneck, who runs biz journalism program, to become chair
Lou Ureneck, who runs the business journalism program at Boston University, will become chair of the journalism department at the College of Communication, replacing former ABC News reporter Robert Zelnick, who is stepping down after four years, according to this announcement. Ureneck joined the BU faculty in 2003 after six years with the Philadelphia Inquirer, […]
Biz reporters and corporate PR people
I spoke for an hour today to a journalism class at Duke University about business reporting. There were the basic questions about whether you could own stocks of companies you write about. (My answer was an emphatic no.) And there was the question about writing commentary about companies you cover from a news standpoint. (Call […]
