Quartz removed from App Store in China, site blocked in China
Apple has removed the Quartz mobile app from the Chinese version of its App Store after complaints from the Chinese government, and the financial news site says its entire website has also been blocked from being accessed in mainland China. Nick Statt of The Verge reports, “The publication says it received a notice from Apple […]
Bloomberg Law retracts article on Labor official
Bloomberg Law has retracted this article, published on Sept. 3, that focused on social media posts from Department of Labor official Leif Olson. Erik Wemple of the Washington Post writes, “A note to staff from Editor in Chief Cesca Antonelli strikes some of the same notes, pledging to strengthen ‘policies and processes.’ According to the […]
Independent review clears FT reporters of collusion
In July, the Financial Times announced that it had appointed law firm RPC to conduct an independent review into allegations that FT investigative reporters had engaged in collusion with investors in German fintech company Wirecard this year. After an extensive review, RPC has found that the evidence does not support any claims of collusion between the […]
Bloomberg sued in Rose sexual harassment suit
Bloomberg has been named as a defendant in the sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the makeup artist of talk show host Charlie Rose, reports Irin Carmon of The Cut. Carmon reports, “Riggi’s suit is the first to name Bloomberg LP, where Rose’s PBS show was filmed, and which aired the show on its cable channel, as […]
Ad exec sues Adweek and former editor at large
A former executive at the Martin Agency is suing industry publication Adweek and its former editor-at-large Patrick Coffee, reports Ann-Christine Diaz of Ad Age. Diaz reports, “The complaint also claims that Adweek and Coffee acted ‘in concert with or on behalf of DMA and the DMA Doe Defendants, published a damning indictment of Joe, citing unnamed ‘sources,’ anonymous […]
BuzzFeed alleges that Musk is intimidating one of its reporters
BuzzFeed filed documents in court Friday arguing that Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s attempt to depose BuzzFeed News reporter Ryan Mac is part of a harassment and intimidation campaign, reports Maxwell Tani of The Daily Beast. Tani writes, “‘It is clear from Musk’s prior conduct that he would put Mac through the ordeal of a hostile deposition […]
Bloomberg Law downplays its erroneous Labor Department story
Erik Wemple of The Washington Post examines the strategy at Bloomberg Law of downplaying a story about a Labor Department attorney’s Facebook posts, which initially caused his resignation, after they were determined to be sarcastic. Wemple writes, “Readers with no grounding in this unfortunate sequence might emerge mystified as to how this all happened. For […]
“Bad Blood” author Carreyrou leaves WSJ over paid speaking ban
Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou, the author of the well-received “Bad Blood” and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, has left the paper because of its ban on paid speaking engagements, reports Lachlan Cartwright of the Daily Beast. Cartwright reports, “Carreyrou said part of the reason he’s leaving the paper after 20 years is because […]
Subpoena withdrawn against Iowa biz journalist
Lawyers are withdrawing a subpoena that sought the interview notes of an Iowa business journalist who wrote a book about a lottery insider who rigged jackpots in several states. An AP story states, “Perry Beeman received the subpoena last week from lawyers for Larry Dawson, an Iowa jackpot winner who contends that the rigging reduced […]
A NY Times biz reporter solicited Epstein for charity donation
David Folkenflik of NPR writes about how former New York Times business reporter Landon Thomas had asked convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for a donation to a Harlem charity, which Epstein made. Folkenflik reports, “This account is based on interviews with five current and former New York Times staffers with knowledge of the episode. They […]
