Moody named WSJ standards & ethics editor
Wall Street Journal editor Matt Murray sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Dear All: I’m delighted to share the news that Emma Moody will be the next Standards & Ethics Editor of The...
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Social media and business journalism
KC Crain of Crain’s Detroit Business writes about the difficulties of social media in journalism. Crain writes, “Crain Communications is a business-to-business media company with brands in many different parts of the world. We’ve...
How a decline in labor coverage has hurt the media
Steven Greenhouse, the former labor reporter at the New York Times, writes for the Columbia Journalism Review about how a decline in labor coverage has hurt trust in the media. Greenhouse writes, “A steelworker...
Forbes takes down article due to lack of disclosure
Forbes.com has taken down an article from its website due to a lack of disclosure by one of its writers, reports Politico’s Daniel Lippman. Lippman writes, “Forbes.com has taken down a post about the Pentagon’s...
Ex-Crain’s New York editor: Why I ran Trump’s fake worth
Greg David, the former editor of Crain’s New York Business and a current columnist for the paper, writes about why he published Donald Trump’s obviously inflated net worth in the early 1990s. David writes,...
Under Armour CEO has a close relationship with MSNBC anchor Ruhle
Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank has developed a close relationship with MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle, who co-anchors a business news show daily at 1 p.m., reports Khadeeja Safdar of The Wall Street Journal. Safdar reports, “The billionaire...
WSJ seeks a standards and ethics editor
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a standards and ethics editor. This editor is the focal point for maintaining the high journalism standards of the global news staff of The Wall Street Journal and...
Capitol Forum sues Bloomberg, alleging improper use of its content
Capitol Forum, a Washington-based news service that focuses on mergers and acquisitions, antitrust and government contracts, has sued Bloomberg News alleging that the wire service is illegally using is content. In the lawsuit, Capitol...
Sponsored article on Reuters website contradicts its Pulitzer winner
A sponsored article on the Reuters website states that the Thai government has improved working conditions of seafood workers, a contradiction of the news service’s Pulitzer Prize-winning stories that found trafficking in the industry,...
San Francisco Chronicle reports on fake press release about ex-PG&E CEO
The San Francisco Chronicle published a story about a fake press release stating that former PG&E CEO Geisha Williams was going to give her salary to victims of the wildfires before discovering it was...
