When CNET was banned by Google
Elinor Mills of CNET writes about the time that the tech news site was banned by Google. Mills writes, “After I pitched the story to my editor, Jim Kerstetter, I spent a month researching and reporting the ins and outs of Google’s products and policies, trying to understand what data the company collected and how that […]
Local TV stations running Amazon’s PR on workplace safety
Local news stations are running a segment produced by Amazon touting its efforts to keep warehouse employees safe from the coronavirus, reports Annie Palmer of CNBC.com. Palmer reports, “It’s unclear how many television stations ran the segment. At least two stations promoted the segment on Twitter, while other TV reporters on Twitter called out Amazon for sending them […]
How a CNBC reporter created a website to steal her stories
Meg Graham of CNBC.com writes about how she created a fake news website to steal her stories and place them around ads. Graham writes, “I bought a domain through GoDaddy and set up a managed WordPress site, then set up an SSL certificate so I would have a secure website, which would prevent the site from triggering […]
Power struggle at Russia’s leading business newspaper
A power struggle at the top of Russia’s leading business newspaper Vedomosti threatens to stifle one of the last remaining independent voices as censorship and the Kremlin’s own influence steadily widens, reports Thomas Grove of The Wall Street Journal. Grove reports, “The row at Vedomosti, which means the Record, began shortly after the appointment of a new […]
Hollywood Reporter faces questions about ownership interference in coverage
Alex Bhattacharji of Los Angeles Magazine examines The Hollywood Reporter, an industry publication that has drawn criticism for editorial interference by its owners. Bhattacharji writes, “The troubles at THR exposed the reality faced by all media outlets that cover the industry. The publications survive thanks to the ad dollars of the companies they cover; their writers depend on […]
California biz magazine accuses ex-employee of deleting its YouTube account
Sacramento-based business magazine Comstock’s has accused former employee Matthew Keys, who once worked for Reuters, of deleting its YouTube account and videos, reports Sam Stanton of the Sacramento Bee. Stanton writes, “Keys, whose supervised release by probation was to expire April 29, worked at the business magazine as its digital editor from May 2019 until […]
Money manager sends Institutional Investor a cease-and-desist letter
Leanna Orr of Institutional Investor writes about how hedge fund Marto Capitol founder Katina Stefanova sent the publication a cease-and-desist letter to try to prevent an article. Orr writes, “That’s when Marto’s lawyers got involved. “‘Ms. Stefanova has determined that she will no longer cooperate or deal directly with Ms. Orr,’ Michael Ledley wrote in […]
FT suspends media reporter DiStefano
Financial Times reporter Mark Di Stefano has been suspended after the Independent accused him of listening in on sensitive Zoom meetings held by its senior managers telling staff about salary cuts and furloughs, reports Mark Sweney of The Guardian. Sweney reports, “Mark Di Stefano, who joined the FT from BuzzFeed in January, has been accused […]
Report: FT reporter accessed rival media’s Zoom call
A Financial Times reporter listened in on confidential and sensitive video calls at rival news organizations as staff were told about salary cuts and furloughs by editors and senior managers, according to a report in The Independent. The Independent story states, “Mark Di Stefano accessed private Zoom meetings held by The Independent and The Evening Standard […]
Why Bloomberg tried to get a reporter’s spouse to sign an NDA
David Folkenflik of National Public Radio reports on why Bloomberg LP tried to get the wife of David Forsythe, one of its reporters in China, to sign a nondisclosure agreement after it killed an investigation that Forsythe reported in 2013. Folkenflik reports, “In late 2013, Bloomberg News suspended Forsythe, accusing him of leaking word of […]
