Movie producer slams LATimes biz story
A movie producer is claiming that a California publicist is behind a “hatchet job” on him by two Los Angeles Times business reporters, according to a New York Post story. The parties are producer Ryan Kavanaugh and well-known PR person Michael Sitrick. The Post’s Paula Froelich wrote, “In ‘Hollywood’s Hedged Bets,’ published in the LA Times […]
The feud between Barron's and CNBC
Dean Starkman of the Columbia Journalism Review writes Friday about the feud between CNBC and Barron’s that resulted after the weekly publication ran a story questioning the effectiveness of “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer‘s stock picks. Since the August 2007 article, few Barron’s journalists have appeared on CNBC after regularly making appearances before the article […]
Hewlett-Packard settles case of spying on business journalists
Hewlett-Packard n Thursday announced a settlement with Business Week and New York Times reporters on whom the computer maker spied during a hunt for a boardroom leak, according to an AFP story. AFP wrote, “‘The matter has been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the parties, and we’re pleased to put this matter behind us,’ […]
Dallas Business Journal in tiff with game studio
The Dallas Business Journal and the game studio 3D Realms are apparently in a battle about a story the paper published about the release of a new video game, and it’s got the game sites all in a tizzy. Chris Scott Barr on Slash Gear writes, “The short story is that the Dallas Business Journal […]
CNBC destroys tech stocks? Get serious
Tim Beyers of The Motley Fool writes Friday about how some tech industry CEOs have been blaming TV business journalists for their bad rap. Beyers wrote, “During a Wednesday afternoon conference call with analysts to discuss his company’s solid but unspectacular second-quarter earnings, [Cisco CEO John] Chambers whined about TV news coverage of the tech […]
Buffett corrects Dow Jones story by calling CNBC
Chris Ariens of TV Newser writes Thursday that billionaire investor Warren Buffett called CNBC‘s Becky Quick this morning to correct a misquote in a Dow Jones Newswires story. Ariens wrote, “Quick interrupted CNBC’s Jim Cramer and Steve Liesman to repeat what Buffett was telling her. “The Newswires story was headlined: Buffett: Dollar ‘Worthless’ If Acct […]
If only we were all this lucky
Katherine Eban of Conde Nast Portfolio writes that New York Times business reporter Alex Berenson had a scoop literally land in his e-mail inbox when an attorney working for Eli Lilly & Co. sent him confidential information about a settlement instead of to another attorney — who happens to have the same last name. Eban […]
Former Dow Jones board member settles with SEC
A former Dow Jones & Co. board member and three others will pay $24 million to settle charges of trading on inside information about an unsolicited $5 billion buyout offer from News Corp. that sent Dow Jones shares up sharply last year, according to a Journal story. Judith Burns wrote, “Bank of East Asia Chairman and […]
Sacramento readers complain about real estate coverage
Armando Acuña, the public editor of the Sacramento Bee, writes about how newspaper readers have complained about its coverage of the real estate market. Acuña wrote, “In a similar vein, reader Bob Fairbanks of Sacramento criticized the paper for sensationalizing news about home foreclosures. “He was reacting to a recent front-page story about foreclosures and […]
The case of the changing press release is solved
Mike Huckman, who follows the drug industry for CNBC, writes that the Bristol-Myers Squibb earnings press release that he believed Thursday was changed to clear up confusion about its earnings was really just a snafu at PR Newswire. Huckman wrote, “PR Newswire provides a subscription service to companies, including Bristol, called ‘Media Room.’ Essentially PR […]
