Why the FT didn’t report on a bank run a decade ago
John Authers of The Financial Times writes about why he didn’t report on a bank run that he saw happening 10 years ago during the financial crisis while visiting his Citibank branch, which was...
Tagged: Ethics
Staff of Forbes in Russia in revolt against publisher
Staff at Russia’s edition of Forbes magazine are in open revolt against their publisher over claims of censorship and have appealed to their U.S.-based parent to block the appointment of a new editor-in-chief, reports...
A new model of tech journalism is needed
James Ball writes in the Columbia Journalism Review about why technology journalism needs to be overhauled. Ball writes, “Time and again tech reporting gets caught in the hype rather than reality; a super-fast but impractical...
Why Musk’s claims against a biz reporter make no sense
Felix Salmon of Slate writes that Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s complaints about Business Insider reporter Linette Lopez make no sense and aren’t based on factual information. Salmon writes, “Musk’s harassment of Lopez is obsessive...
Business Insider U.S. editor defends reporter on Tesla story
Alyson Shontell, the U.S. editor in chief of Business Insider, took to Twitter on Thursday to defend reporter Linette Lopez, whom Tesla CEO Elon Musk accused of paying a source for information. Shontell wrote, “.@businessinsider...
Fox Biz head defends Bartiromo interview with Trump
The head of Fox Business Network defending anchor Maria Bartiromo‘s interview Sunday with President Donald Trump, which has been criticized for not questioning his false statements, reports Eliza Relman of Business Insider. Relman writes, “Brian Jones, the...
A marketer who promoted clients in Inc., Entrepreneur and Forbes articles
Jon Christian writes for BuzzFeed about how marketer Jayson DeMers wrote hundreds of articles for business news publications such as Inc., Entrepreneur and Forbes that promoted his clients. Christian writes, “But DeMers has built...
Execs at Reuters parent defend contract with ICE
Executives at Thomson Reuters, the parent company of the Reuters news service, defended the company’s contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, reports Sam Biddle of The Intercept. Biddle writes, “So far, the only response has...
Reuters parent has $6.8 million contract with ICE
The parent company of the Reuters news agency has a $6.8 million contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, reported Ben Collins and Meghan Sullivan of NBC News. Collins and Sullivan reported, “Thomson Reuters Special Services,...
How Theranos’ CEO Holmes influenced a Forbes reporter
Matthew Herper of Forbes writes about how he tried to cover the now-disgraced blood testing company Theranos and was influenced by CEO Elizabeth Holmes. Herper writes, “Although I became increasingly skeptical, there was no...
