Fox’s Bartiromo accused of calling attorney general about election
Former attorney general Bill Barr says Fox Business Network host Maria Bartiromo called him up “screaming” about imaginary voter fraud, according to a new book “Betrayal” by ABC’s chief Washington correspondent Jon Karl, reports Brian Stelter of CNN Business. Stelter writes, “Karl said he reached out to Bartiromo for a response, because, ‘after all, it’s highly inappropriate […]
Paid articles promoting stock published on Yahoo Finance, Insider
Yahoo Finance, Yahoo and Insider published articles from Benzinga that had been paid for by companies to promote their stocks, reports Caleb Pershan of Columbia Journalism Review. Pershan writes, “This Alfi story was one of more than a hundred paid promotional articles originally published by Benzinga, then syndicated to better-known financial news websites like Yahoo!, Yahoo! […]
Trump’s letter to editor upsets WSJ reporters
Former President Donald Trump’s letter to the editor, published in The Wall Street Journal, that mistakenly claims the 2020 election was stolen has upset some reporters at the paper, reports Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy of CNN Business. Stelter and Darcy write, “The Journal’s opinion folks are separate from the newsroom and sometimes downright oppositional. Several reporters grumbled to me […]
Reporter Carreyrou allowed to attend Elizabeth Holmes trial
Former Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou is now allowed to sit in on the trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, whose defense team had put him down as a potential witness, reports Adam Lashinsky of Business Insider. Lashinsky reports, ” In his podcast, ‘Bad Blood: The Final Chapter,’ he is an unapologetic antagonist of Holmes, focusing on […]
Insider sues federal government to obtain names
Insider Inc. is suing the Biden administration to obtain the names of staffers who have this year earned taxpayer-funded paychecks while working for former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, reports Dave Levinthal of Insider. Levinthal writes, “In response to a series of Freedom of Information Act requests from Insider senior correspondent Robin Bravender, the […]
Biz media also on trial with Theranos and Holmes
Sara Ashley O’Brien of CNN Business writes about how the business news media that lauded now-disgraced blood testing company Theranos is also on trial during the case of founder Elizabeth Holmes. O’Brien writes, “In the government’s opening statements, lead prosecutor Robert Leach called attention to Holmes’ role in using the media and positive press coverage to […]
Apple CEO Cook: Staffers who leak memos to reporters don’t belong
Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a memo to company employees stating that those who leak memos and information to reporters “do not belong” at the company, reports Zoe Schiffer of The Verge. Schiffer reports, “Tim Cook sent an email to Apple employees Tuesday evening about an all-hands meeting that leaked to The Verge last week. He […]
Dow Jones launches video on financial independence of WSJ reporting
Dow Jones & Co. executive vice president of consumer Suzi Watford and chief revenue officer Jon Stinchcomb sent out the following to the staff: Colleagues, Earlier this year, we released the second video installment of our news literacy initiative, highlighting the importance of the standards and ethics in the WSJ newsroom. Today, we are pleased to share the […]
A former government official wants the WSJ to correct an eight-year-old story
David Folkenflik of NPR writes about how a former U.S. Department of Education official has been trying to get The Wall Street Journal to correct an eight-year-old story that he argues is false and has hurt his reputation. Folkenflik writes, “Attacks on Shireman have arrived seemingly from many fronts — Republican senators, liberal public interest groups, […]
What news organizations could have withstood Theranos’ threats?
Timothy Noah of The New Republic writes about the threats that defunct blood testing company Theranos made against The Wall Street Journal and wonders what other news organizations would have withstood such pressue. Noah writes, “How many news organizations in the United States would have been in a financial position even to consider publishing such a […]
