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 […]
Seattle Times real estate reporter Rosenberg suspended
The Seattle Times has suspended real estate reporter Mike Rosenberg after another journalist, Talia Jane, tweeted screenshots of direct messages he sent that she alleged were sexually explicit and harassing. Barnini Chakraborty of Fox News reports, “Brooklyn-based Jane didn’t buy the excuses and took the sender to task. “‘That’s an inadequate excuse given the time […]
The struggle for gender equality in financial journalism
Rozi Jones of the Financial Reporter in England writes about efforts to make business news content contain as many female sources as male sources. Jones writes, “While we are committed to using the best sources and commentators in the industry – regardless of gender – we don’t receive as many comments from female experts on some […]
British Airways drops FT after critical coverage
British Airways has stopped offering the Financial Times to passengers in response to negative stories about it in the paper, reports James Walker of The Press Gazette. Walker reports, “The FT revealed in today’s edition that it would no longer be available on BA flights, at airport lounges or gates after the airline made an ‘abrupt decision’ […]
Judge tosses libel case against WSJ
A state court judge in New York threw out a case in which a prominent antiquities dealer accused The Wall Street Journal’s publisher of libel. Corinne Ramey of The Journal reports, “The ruling stemmed from a 2017 Journal article that said dealer Hicham Aboutaam and his brother were being investigated by law-enforcement officials. The article […]
Moody named WSJ standards & ethics editor
Wall Street Journal editor Matt Murray sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Dear All: I’m delighted to share the news that Emma Moody will be the next Standards & Ethics Editor of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires. No single job is more important to our success than this one. Amid all […]
Social media and business journalism
KC Crain of Crain’s Detroit Business writes about the difficulties of social media in journalism. Crain writes, “Crain Communications is a business-to-business media company with brands in many different parts of the world. We’ve been a trusted news organization for more than 100 years. Our employees are constantly working to build awareness for their direct […]
How a decline in labor coverage has hurt the media
Steven Greenhouse, the former labor reporter at the New York Times, writes for the Columbia Journalism Review about how a decline in labor coverage has hurt trust in the media. Greenhouse writes, “A steelworker remarked that ‘the American worker has been put on the back burner’ by the media. Several workers said they wanted more […]
