Tribune Co. now blames Google for problems with United Air story
The Tribune Co. said Wednesday that the confusion surrounding a 2002 Chicago Tribune article on the Internet this past weekend started with the inability of Google’s automated search agent “Googlebot” to differentiate between breaking news and frequently viewed stories on the websites of its newspapers. Those problems caused a six-year-old story about United Airlines being […]
Tribune, Google now agree on how United Airlines story appeared
Steve Myers, the online news editor at the Poynter Institute, writes Tuesday that the Tribune Co. and Google now agree on how a six-year-old story about United Airlines being in bankruptcy court made it onto one of the newspaper company’s Web sites — and caused the airline’s stock to plummet. Myers writes, “Google spokesman Gabriel […]
Something is fishy with Roanoke biz reporter reassignment
Dean Starkman of Columbia Journalism Review takes a closer look Tuesday with why the Roanoke Times moved health care industry reporter Jeff Sturgeon to another beat after a major health care provider in the area pulled its advertising from the paper. Starkman says he didn’t get adequate answers from the paper’s managing editor or editor […]
Tribune Co. says it found no wrongdoing with United Airlines story
The Tribune Co., which owns the Chicago Tribune and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the two papers involved in the drop of United Airlines stock on Monday after a story about the airline being in bankruptcy court protection appeared on the Internet, issued the following statement: “Our preliminary investigation into the events of today’s reporting on United […]
Let's get to the bottom of the United Airlines snafu
Robert Reed, a longtime business journalist who has co-authored a textbook on the field, writes on the Huffington Post Monday that he wants to know how a six-year-old story about United Airlines in bankruptcy court protection was able to make it back online on a newspaper’s Web site. Reed writes, “I’m not talking witch hunt […]
Syndicated columnist Malcolm Berko's many errors, outdated disclosure
Ryan Chittum of Columbia Journalism Review reports Monday that syndicated financial advice columnist Malcolm Berko has had a string of errors in his columns about TIAA-CREF that many readers never see because they are rarely run in the small newspapers in which his column appears. Chittum writes, “We also have a bone to pick with […]
United Airlines stock falls after posting of 6-year-old story
Shares of United Airlines fell by more than 75 percent on Monday after the a six-year-old story posted on the South Florida Sun-Sentinel site found widespread distribution. United issued a statement that said, “United Airlines today said reports that the company filed for bankruptcy are completely untrue and were caused by the irresponsible posting of a 6-year-old […]
Bias in business journalism
Allen Wastler, the managing editor of CNBC.com, writes Wednesday about how bias in business journalism compares to other journalism, such as political coverage. Wastler writes, “Harwood made an observation that journalism, as a career field, tends to draw more liberal leaning people. I guess that’s true. The school training is called ‘liberal arts’ after all. […]
Media making real estate problems worse
Trevor Davis of the Frederick News-Post in Maryland writes Tuesday that a local real estate association president blames the media for making the real estate situation worse than reality. Davis writes, “Journalism and business experts said media coverage stems from the troubled housing market. “‘What’s going on as far as declining housing prices is a […]
Murdoch's ignoring agreement with Bancrofts
Michael Wolff of Vanity Fair, who is working on a book about News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch, writes in the latest issue that the new owner of The Wall Street Journal is ignoring his agreement with the former owners, the Bancrofts, not to meddle in its coverage. Wolff writes, “The great fear about Rupert Murdoch, […]
