South Africa training of biz journalists
I’ve just wrapped up a two-day workshop on business journalism for 14 reporters and students from around South Africa. The seminar was sponsored by the South African National Editors’ Forum. The first day focused on reporting skills, while the second day dealt with writing about business. One of the more-interesting discussions was the one on […]
BusinessWeek writer covers friend for magazine
Valleywag, a blog about the Silicon Valley community in California, has posted a photo featuring a BusinessWeek reporter, Sarah Lacy, with her arm around Yelp co-founder Jeremy Stoppelman. The question the site poses is whether Lacy wrote a story about the company recently in the magazine that is run by a friend. Valleywag wrote, “Sure, […]
Attorneys: Cuban will make enemies who will sue
A story in the San Antonio Express News about the investigative business journalism Web site ShareSleuth.com quotes attorneys and ethics experts saying that the site could be sued and will run into credibility issues. The site is run by former St. Louis Post Dispatch business reporter Chris Carey and funded by billlionaire Mark Cuban, who […]
USA Today examines new Consumer Reports mag
USA Today reporter Jayne O’Donnell examined the new Consumer Reports magazine for shoppers called ShopSmart and came away impressed after her interview with editor Lisa Lee Freeman. The magazine accepts no advertising. O’Donnell wrote, “Freeman says it’s crucial for shopping magazines to enjoy the public’s trust and notes that the type of products ShopSmart features, […]
Biz journalism professors question Cuban's tactics
One day after an editorial on the topic in the newspaper, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s business section published a story written by Heather Landy in which business journalism professors questioned the tactics taken by billionaire Mark Cuban in investing in stocks before publication written about on the investigative business journalism web site ShareSleuth.com he is […]
Fuchs: I'm not that bothered by Cuban's actions
Marek Fuchs, the Business Press Maven for TheStreet.com, writes Saturday that the recent actions by billionaire Mark Cuban to short a stock before publication of an article about the company on the business journalism web site ShareSleuth.com doesn’t bother him as much as it has bothered other critics. Fuchs writes, “The Business Press Maven believes […]
Fort Worth editorial slams Cuban, ShareSleuth
An editorial in the Saturday Fort Worth Star-Telegram took billionaire Mark Cuban to task for his short selling of stocks written about on the investigative business journalism Web site ShareSleuth.com that he is funding. The editorial stated, “The story says that Xethanol hasn’t backed up its promises and questions the background of some of the […]
Steffy: Bloomberg and Cuban a lot alike
Houston Chronicle business columnist Loren Steffy wrote his Friday column about the much-discussed Mark Cuban and his new investigative business journalism web site ShareSleuth.com, comparing Cuban to Michael Bloomberg, the current mayor of New York and founder of Bloomberg Financial, whose news service is well-known in the industry. But, Steffy wrote, there are some important […]
SABEW receives $25,000 grant for ethics
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers has been awarded $25,000 from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation to launch several ethics-based initiatives. The grant is the second awarded this year to SABEW from the Oklahoma City-based journalism foundation. In May, the group received a challenge grant funded by Ethics and Excellence as […]
Cuban responds to critics of Sharesleuth
I have been waiting for this: Billionaire investor Mark Cuban, responding to critics of the investigative business journalism Web site ShareSleuth.com that he has funded, replied on his Blog Maverick site with a rebuttal, one particularly aimed at former BusinessWeek writer Gary Weiss, author of “Wall Street vs. America.” Earlier this week, Weiss posted on […]
