NY Post takes down GameStop/real estate story after being duped
The New York Post has deleted a story after being duped by a 22-year-old who claimed he’d taken out a second mortgage on his parents’ home and used the money to invest in GameStop stock, reports Reed Richardson of Mediaite. Richardson writes, “Post reporter Mary K. Jacob privately messaged him to follow up and ask him his reasoning and how he […]
Fox to wary advertisers: Bartiromo is “hard-hitting journalism”
Fox News has tried to assured worried advertisers about blowback that its talent such as business-oriented anchor Maria Bartiromo, reports Justin Baragona, Maxwell Tani and Andrew Kirell of The Wrap. Baragona, Tani and Kirell write, “The network selling Bartiromo as a face of its journalism is especially eyebrow-raising considering the famed financial reporter’s years-long descent into full-on Trump […]
Reuters journalist released in Ethiopia after 12 days
Ethiopian police released Reuters journalist Kumerra Gemechu on Tuesday after detaining him without charge for 12 days. A Reuters story states, “Police had told his lawyer Melkamu Ogo that their lines of inquiry included accusations of disseminating false information, communicating with groups fighting the government, and disturbing the public’s peace and security. However, Ogo said […]
NY Times econ reporter Casselman: Half of my 2020 sources were women
Half of the sources used by New York Times economics reporter Ben Casselman were women in 2020, he posted on Twitter. That’s up from 42 percent in 2019. About 20 percent of his sources were people of color, including about 17 percent of experts and 27 percent of “regular people” anecdotes. “So overall, my source list was […]
What happened to Maria Bartiromo?
Sarah Ellison of The Washington Post writes about the transformation of Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo, who has become an advocate for President Donald Trump. Ellison writes, “Like many Trump allies, she speaks as though the fact the investigation led to no criminal charges against the president means the entire enterprise was bogus from the outset. Mueller […]
Bloomberg: No bias by Smythe in Shkreli coverage
Bloomberg News said it had found no bias in former reporter Christie Smythe’s coverage of convicted pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli, with whom she had a relationship, reports Katie Robertson of The New York Times. Robertson reports, “‘Ms. Smythe’s conduct with regard to Mr. Shkreli was not consistent with expectations for a Bloomberg journalist,’ a Bloomberg […]
The Bloomberg journalist who fell in love with Martin Shkreli
Stephanie Clifford writes for Elle magazine about former Bloomberg News reporter Christie Smythe, who fell for convicted pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli, who remains in prison. Clifford reports, “Says Smythe, ‘Lots of reporters were tweeting or writing stories about interactions with Martin, and I had a rich store of knowledge I hadn’t been able to use in […]
NY Post corrects usage of Black CEO as a “criminal”
The New York Post business section issued a correction after photoshopping the image of a Black CEO to make him look like a criminal, reports Zachary Petrizzo of Mediaite. Petrizzo reports, “Wes Moore, the CEO of NYC charity foundation Robin Hood, called out the tabloid for casting him as a ‘criminal’ in art that accompanied a […]
CNBC’s on-air arguments may become a thing of the past
Brian Steinberg of Variety writes that on-air arguments between CNBC anchors and reporters may end now that it’s more closely tied to NBC News and MSNBC. Steinberg writes, “CNBC has allowed its anchors and correspondents to speak their minds on issues in the past. But it’s hard to reconcile this sort of anchor-on-anchor skirmish with […]
The connection between WSJ opinion and the Bradley Foundation
William Cohan of Vanity Fair writes about the connection between the Wall Street Journal opinion writers and the Bradley Foundation, which has given $1 million in prizes to those writers. Cohan writes, “During these highly polarized times, drawing links between the Journal editorial board and the Bradley Foundation is treacherous, especially for an author whose books have […]
