Subpoena withdrawn against Iowa biz journalist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 […]
Research firm offering tech journalists money to talk social media
A market-research firm working on behalf of Facebook is offering to pay journalists hundreds of dollars to privately share their thoughts about social media, reports Rob Price of Business Insider. Price reports, “The market-research agency Luce Research has been emailing tech reporters and other ‘thought leaders’ on behalf of the Silicon Valley tech giant and asking them […]
NY Times biz columnist Stewart on his Epstein meeting
New York Times business columnist James Stewart spoke with Columbia Journalism Review editor and publisher Kyle Pope about his 2018 on-background interview with convicted sex offender and money manager Jeffrey Epstein. Stewart said he reached out to Epstein because he had heard he was working with Tesla CEO Elon Musk to attract new board members […]
Forbes removes article about Jeffrey Epstein
Forbes magazine has removed an article about money manager Jeffrey Epstein, now accused of raping dozens of underage girls, writes Tiffany Hsu of the New York Times, after he was released from prison on other charges. Hsu writes, “The article on the Forbes website was attributed to Drew Hendricks, a contributing writer. As The Times revealed in […]
Crain’s Chicago charging to be considered for “40 under 40”
Crain’s Chicago Business charges for business people to be considered for its annual “40 under 40” list, reports Robert Feder. Feder writes, “‘As is standard for many respected award programs that require significant resources to produce, such as the Chicago Headline Club’s Lisagor Awards and others, there is an entry fee for Crain’s ‘40 Under […]
Bloomberg retracts column about Jaguar Land Rover’s finances
Bloomberg News has retracted an incorrect Bloomberg Opinion column originally published on the Bloomberg Terminal on May 29 in Hong Kong with the headline “Jaguar, Where’d That Extra $1 Billion Come From?” A story on its website states, ” Our reporting about the primary subject of the story, Jaguar Land Rover, was flawed. The column […]
How Monsanto manipulated journalists covering the company
Cary Gillam writes for The Guardian about how chemicals company Monsanto would manipulate the journalists covering the company. Gillam writes, “We recently learned that a young woman falsely posing as a freelance BBC reporter at one of the Roundup cancer trials was in fact a ‘reputation management’ consultant for FTI Consulting, whose clients include Monsanto. The woman […]
Techdirt settles legal dispute with supposed email inventor
Tech news site Techdirt has settled its legal dispute with the man who claims to have invented email. Mike Masnick of Techdirt writes, “Ayyadurai appealed this dismissal, and we cross-appealed the anti-SLAPP question. For the past 18 months, we have held ongoing negotiations to settle the case, which concluded with the announcement earlier this week. The settlement is […]
Editorial: Dow Jones CEO Phillips was a newsman at heart
The Wall Street Journal has published an editorial about former Dow Jones & Co. CEO Warren Phillips, who died Friday at the age of 92. The editorial states, “We saw his fortitude personally in the 1980s when two Journal editorial writers based in Asia were charged with contempt of court in Singapore for criticizing the city-state’s treatment […]
