Prolific financial journalists face questions over identity
Four prolific financial journalists who cover the world of cryptocurrency have ignored repeated requests to verify their identities, reports Rob Waugh of Press Gazette. Waugh reports, “Together, they have written over 1,000 articles for more than 30 different news outlets. “None of the many publications who have published their work has yet been able to verify them […]
Chicago stations sued over link to “Mr. Finance”
Three Chicago broadcasters have been accused of fraudulently lending their institutional credibility to a convicted mortgage-fraud felon running what state officials called a “Ponzi-like scheme,” reports Jon Asplund of Crain’s Chicago Business. Asplund reports, “The complaint says the media outlets went beyond running paid advertising for Ellington by producing ‘Mr. Finance’ segments in their own studios, with […]
Fortune’s chairman joined Trump interview
Fortune’s Hong Kong-based chairman joined an editorial interview with President Donald Trump this week, an unusual move that has fueled concerns on the publication’s staff, reports Maxwell Tani of Semafor. Tani reports, “The chairman, Victor Pang, ‘was there as a mere observer to the hour-long interview conducted solely and entirely by’ Alyson Shontell, Fortune’s editor-in-chief, said company […]
Forbes agrees to pay $10 million to settle lawsuit
Forbes Media has preliminarily agreed to pay $10 million and change its business practices to settle a class action lawsuit filed by plaintiffs who allege its website tracked them across the internet without their consent, reports Suzanne Smalley of The Record. Smalley reports, “Plaintiffs had alleged that Forbes violated California’s invasion of Privacy Act and Unfair Competition […]
The Verge’s Patel talks about journalism’s role
Nilay Patel, editor in chief of The Verge, spoke on its “Decoder” podcast about journalism’s role and why standards make the podcast so successful. Here is an excerpt: So I know what role we play in the ecosystem at The Verge and on Decoder, and it is to be outside, and you have to show up here on […]
Forbes story on mass murder including prediction game
Forbes published a story about a Louisiana man that killed 8 children over the weekend containing a box that asked readers to predict whether Congress would do anything about gun control, reports Matthew Gault of 404 Media. Gault reports, “‘Congress WILL/ WON’T pass new gun safety legislation before 31st December 2026?’ The box said then asked readers to ‘make […]
The company PR person who doesn’t exist
Laith Al-Khalaf of The Financial Times writes about Emilia Carrière, the head of communications for restructuring firm Coots & Boots. Al-Khalaf writes, “Alphaville called the firm’s reception and asked for Carrière. We were told nobody by that name worked at the company. We followed up with an email asking to set up a chat with her, […]
Law360, Reuters journalists want parent companies to drop DHS contracts
More than 200 journalists at Law360, a legal news outlet, and its sister publications have signed a letter demanding that their parent company RELX drop its contract with the Department of Homeland Security, reports Angela Fu of the Poynter Institute. Fu reports, “The letter, which was signed by more than 80% of the union representing editorial staff at Law360 […]
Misleading ads appearing in business news outlets
Jeremy Arnold of Hunterbrook Media writes about how misleading ads for distressed companies are appearing in everything from blue-chip financial newsletters to The Wall Street Journal, calling into question their due diligence and adherence to disclosure obligations. Arnold reports, “Few outlets count on this simple trust more than Morning Brew. A hotshot daily newsletter network with […]
Crypto news sites take down story critical of crypto PR
Several business-focused digital news outlets quietly took down news articles about the massive scale of junk information floating around the cryptocurrency space, reports Max Tani of Semafor. Tani reports, “Investing.com, one of the biggest business-focused digital news and investing sites, ran a piece titled, Crypto press releases dominated by high risk projects, chainstory study finds. But within a few […]
