Ask the ethics guy
Bruce Weinstein, who writes a weekly ethics column that is syndicated by Knight-Ridder, recently held a Q&A with Terry Keenan, a business correspondent and anchor of “Cashin’ In” on the Fox News Channel. One particular question, and answer, is of interest to all business journalists: “Q. What have you observed in business or business journalism […]
Irving R. Levine still going strong
Former NBC News economics correspondent Irving R. Levine, who made bow ties fashionable in the 1970s and explained inflation to the masses, is still going strong as a lecturer at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., according to an article in the Boca Raton News. Dale King writes, “The pioneer journalist recalled how he got […]
Bloomberg TV wins award for GM show
Bloomberg Television won the prestigious Golden Wheel award at ceremonies last night at the Automotive Hall of Fame. It was the first time in recent years that a TV report received the top honor in the International Wheel Awards competition, which honors excellence in automotive journalism and is sponsored by the Detroit Press Club Foundation. […]
LA Times economics writer Gosselin named to fellowship
The Urban Institute today named Peter G. Gosselin, national economics correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, to a one-year fellowship at the institute. The fellowship will permit Gosselin to expand on research underlying stories he wrote for the Times in 2004 and 2005 about family income instability and economic insecurity in the United States, which […]
Middle East journalists' view of U.S. biz coverage
I just spent the past hour talking about U.S. business coverage with a group of about 16 journalists from Middle Eastern countries ranging from Morocco to Bahrain to Iraq. The general impression that they have about business news coverage in this country is that it is too soft and not critical enough about businesses. I […]
SABEW Best in Business award winners named
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers has named the winners in its 11th annual Best in Business contest, which recognizes the best overall publications, as well as best breaking news, enterprise and special projects reporting in business journalism during 2005. The contest received 850 entries from daily newspapers, business weekly newspapers, magazines, wire […]
Comparing apples to oranges
When I’m in my classroom, I emphasize a lot about avoiding comparing apples to oranges. In the “Business Reporting” class, an example would be to compare the actual stock price of two companies when we all should know that’s a comparison that can’t be made because the two companies don’t have the same number of […]
News & Record reporter fired for plagiarizing Triad Biz Journal
John Robinson, the editor of the News & Record newspaper in Greensboro, N.C., is posting details on his blog about how the newspaper fired a reporter for stealing information that was published on the online site of the Triad Business Journal, which is also based in Greensboro. The reporter in question is Carla Bagley, and […]
Carol Loomis to receive SABEW award
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers selected Carol Junge Loomis, a journalistic fixture at Fortune magazine who’s often regarded as the best business writer in the United States, as this year’s recipient of the group’s Distinguished Achievement Award. Loomis, 76, has worked at Fortune for 52 years and has kicked corporate shins for […]
Fortune's John Helyar's rules for biz writing
Someone has posted on a blog Fortune magazine senior writer John Helyar’s six rules for better business writing. Although they aren’t new, I am guessing that some people haven’t seen them. So, here are a couple: 2) Don’t do drive-by shootings. Odds are that the best stories you’ll ever write are based on relationships established […]
