Bloomberg sued in Rose sexual harassment suit
Bloomberg has been named as a defendant in the sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the makeup artist of talk show host Charlie Rose, reports Irin Carmon of The Cut. Carmon reports, “Riggi’s suit is the...
Tagged: Ethics
Ad exec sues Adweek and former editor at large
A former executive at the Martin Agency is suing industry publication Adweek and its former editor-at-large Patrick Coffee, reports Ann-Christine Diaz of Ad Age. Diaz reports, “The complaint also claims that Adweek and Coffee acted ‘in concert...
BuzzFeed alleges that Musk is intimidating one of its reporters
BuzzFeed filed documents in court Friday arguing that Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s attempt to depose BuzzFeed News reporter Ryan Mac is part of a harassment and intimidation campaign, reports Maxwell Tani of The Daily Beast....
Bloomberg Law downplays its erroneous Labor Department story
Erik Wemple of The Washington Post examines the strategy at Bloomberg Law of downplaying a story about a Labor Department attorney’s Facebook posts, which initially caused his resignation, after they were determined to be...
“Bad Blood” author Carreyrou leaves WSJ over paid speaking ban
Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou, the author of the well-received “Bad Blood” and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, has left the paper because of its ban on paid speaking engagements, reports Lachlan Cartwright...
Subpoena withdrawn against Iowa biz journalist
Lawyers are withdrawing a subpoena that sought the interview notes of an Iowa business journalist who wrote a book about a lottery insider who rigged jackpots in several states. An AP story states, “Perry...
A NY Times biz reporter solicited Epstein for charity donation
David Folkenflik of NPR writes about how former New York Times business reporter Landon Thomas had asked convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for a donation to a Harlem charity, which Epstein made. Folkenflik reports,...
Research firm offering tech journalists money to talk social media
A market-research firm working on behalf of Facebook is offering to pay journalists hundreds of dollars to privately share their thoughts about social media, reports Rob Price of Business Insider. Price reports, “The market-research agency Luce...
NY Times biz columnist Stewart on his Epstein meeting
New York Times business columnist James Stewart spoke with Columbia Journalism Review editor and publisher Kyle Pope about his 2018 on-background interview with convicted sex offender and money manager Jeffrey Epstein. Stewart said he...
Forbes removes article about Jeffrey Epstein
Forbes magazine has removed an article about money manager Jeffrey Epstein, now accused of raping dozens of underage girls, writes Tiffany Hsu of the New York Times, after he was released from prison on other charges....
