Mistrial declared in case of ex-Boeing employee who was source
Andrea James of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports Monday that a mistrial was declared in the case of a former Boeing employee accused of stealing company secrets and giving them to local business journalists. James writes, “Jurors, who entered their fifth day of deliberations Monday, were split 10-to-2, with the majority leaning to convict Eastman. He […]
New Republic editor and MBIA CEO go at each other about ethics
Marty Peretz, the editor of The New Republic, and Jay Brown, the CEO of MBIA, are having a war on the magazine’s web site. Peretz began the battle with a post on his magazine’s blog called The Spine in which he criticized at Q&A interview that Brown did recently with The Wall Street Journal. Brown […]
BusinessWeek stands by Toyota story
David Kiley of BusinessWeek writes on the magazine’s Auto Beat blog that the publication stands behind its recent Toyota story that quoted a former executive now at Chrysler despite the company’s claims that what he said was false. Kiley wrote, “In a wide-ranging interview with Businessweek editors and two correspondents that also included Chrysler LLC […]
CNBC reporter in relationship with investment banker
Tyler Gray of Radar magazine reports that CNBC reporter Michelle Caruso-Cabrera is dating a Wall Street investment banker while reporting on stories that he’s been involved in. Gray writes, “Rumor has it, she’s torn a page out of fellow so-called anchor babe Maria Bartiromo‘s play book, covering the $30 billion Bear Stearns bailout while allegedly […]
Business columns canceled because of plagiarism
The Ventura County Star has canceled two business-related columns written by Jim Woodard because of multiple instances of plagiarism, according to a story in Wednesday’s paper. The story stated, “Woodard wrote two columns for The Star, a profile of new businesses in Ventura County that appeared in the Sunday Business section, and a real estate […]
Ex-Boeing employee admits to being source
Gerald Eastman, the former Boeing employee on trial for alleging stealing company secrets, admitted on the stand Monday that he was the source for Seattle Times business reporter Dominic Gates and showed him documents. Andrea James, a reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, wrote, “Eastman later testified that he did not give concession information to The […]
E-mails disclosed between reporters and Boeing employee
In the ongoing trial of a former Boeing employee accused of stealing company secrets, testimony Thursday disclosed numerous e-mails with reporters from the Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Post-Intelligencer reporter Andrea James writes, “Though the detectives asked him numerous times about contact with the media, Eastman would not confirm that he had ever spoken […]
Investigators disclose link between reporter and source
Investigators testified Wednesday that they could determine a link between a former Boeing employee now on trial and a Seattle Times business reporter who wrote stories about the aerospace company using internal documents, writes Andrea James of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. James wrote, “Anthony Maus, a senior manager for Boeing’s investigations division, testified in King County […]
Now CNBC's turn for Fortune treatment
The Jossip web site reports Wednesday that Fortune magazine is working on an in-depth story about business news cable network CNBC, just months after new rival Fox Business Network graced the cover. Jossip reports, “When that article hit, Kevin Goldman (then the VP of CNBC publicity and a former Wall Street Journal report) fired off […]
Trial question: Did Boeing employee have access to files?
Andrea James of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer writes Wednesday that the central question surrounding the trial of a former Boeing employee accused of downloading internal documents and giving them to a Seattle Times business reporter focuses on whether he had access to the files because of his job. James wrote, “Boeing tracked Eastman’s computer activities, and soon, the […]
