Agenda won’t retract Moonves story, but pulls quotes
The Financial Times publication Agenda has declined to retract an interview that its reporters had with ousted CBS CEO Les Moonves last month, reports Jon Levine of The Wrap. Moonves had denied being interviewed, and the article has now removed his quotes. Levine reports, “Agenda — which as a subsidiary of the Financial Times follows […]
FT reporter was doing heroin in the newsroom’s bathroom
Joel Lewin, a former reporter for The Financial Times, writes for Vice about how he was addicted to heroin and used it while working. Lewin writes, “I would wake up at 5:45 AM. I’m not much into agriculture, but I’d listen to Farming Today on Radio 4 while smoking or shooting up a few bags. […]
WSJ reporter leads opposition of mosque expansion
A Wall Street reporter, Paul Overberg, has led an opposition to the expansion of a mosque in suburban Washington, reports Paul Farhi of The Washington Post. Farhi writes, “Overberg, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and formerly at USA Today, declined to comment. He referred questions to Carrington’s attorney and to a Journal spokesman. “In any case, his activism […]
SEC charges ex-Money journalist in Ponzi scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a former financial journalist with unlawfully selling the securities of a Ponzi scheme company that collapsed, reports Bruce Kelly of Investment News. Kelly writes, “Prominent among the individuals newly charged is Jordan E. Goodman, a self-described nationally recognized expert on personal finance who for 18 years worked on the editorial staff […]
Tech journalist Mossberg says he is leaving Facebook
A former tech columnist for The Wall Street Journal announced Monday that he will be deactivating his Facebook account, saying he is “no longer comfortable there,” reports Michael Burke of The Hill. Burke writes, “Walt Mossberg, who was also a top editor at The Verge and Recode, said he will deactivate his Facebook and Facebook Messenger […]
Why Bloomberg News should cover its founder if he runs for president
Jack Shafer of Politico writes that Bloomberg News should cover founder Michael Bloomberg’s run for president in 2020 if he decides to run. Shafer writes, “Bloomberg’s disinclination to have the reporters on his payroll write about him comes from the recognition that they know him better than the average journalist. If Bloomberg really thinks that nobody […]
Bloomberg staffers opposed to founder running for president
Only one of the more than 60 Bloomberg editorial staffers contacted by The Daily Beast would like to see founder Michael Bloomberg run for president, reports Maxwell Tani. Tani writes, “While the majority of respondents who opposed his candidacy said they were mainly worried a Bloomberg bid would make their jobs harder, others felt some of […]
Mike Bloomberg still doesn’t understand journalism
Kathy Kiely, the Lee Hills chair in free press studies at the Missouri School of Journalism and a former politics editor at Bloomberg News, writes for The Washington Post about how company founder Michael Bloomberg still doesn’t understand journalism. Kiely writes, “And for all the undoubted good he has done as a creator of jobs […]
Bloomberg increases percentage of women in content, expands training
The percentage of women guests brought in as expert commentators on Bloomberg Television has climbed to 18 percent in the most recent month, up from 10 percent at the start of 2018, according to data released by the media organization on Monday. In addition, the percentage of stories that quote or cite a woman expert […]
Bloomberg reporters express concern about covering politics if founder runs
Bloomberg News reporters have expressed concern about how its political news team would cover its founder’s potential run for president — and whether they would be allowed to cover it at all, reports Steven Perlberg of BuzzFeed News. Perlberg writes, “The politics team, in particular, has been rankled by what Bloomberg said about how in-house political reporters […]
