Staff of Forbes in Russia in revolt against publisher
Staff at Russia’s edition of Forbes magazine are in open revolt against their publisher over claims of censorship and have appealed to their U.S.-based parent to block the appointment of a new editor-in-chief, reports Max Seddon of the Financial Times. Seddon reports, “Twenty-eight of the magazine’s staff — almost all its editorial workforce — released a […]
A new model of tech journalism is needed
James Ball writes in the Columbia Journalism Review about why technology journalism needs to be overhauled. Ball writes, “Time and again tech reporting gets caught in the hype rather than reality; a super-fast but impractical rail alternative proposed by Elon Musk gets tons of coverage, but it’s difficult to get real rail projects funded. Breathless reporting […]
Why Musk’s claims against a biz reporter make no sense
Felix Salmon of Slate writes that Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s complaints about Business Insider reporter Linette Lopez make no sense and aren’t based on factual information. Salmon writes, “Musk’s harassment of Lopez is obsessive and deranged, to the point at which it should worry every shareholder of any company where he serves as CEO. But […]
Business Insider U.S. editor defends reporter on Tesla story
Alyson Shontell, the U.S. editor in chief of Business Insider, took to Twitter on Thursday to defend reporter Linette Lopez, whom Tesla CEO Elon Musk accused of paying a source for information. Shontell wrote, “.@businessinsider does not compensate its sources. It did not do so here and we stand by @lopezlinette’s reporting on Tesla. Our invitation […]
Fox Biz head defends Bartiromo interview with Trump
The head of Fox Business Network defending anchor Maria Bartiromo‘s interview Sunday with President Donald Trump, which has been criticized for not questioning his false statements, reports Eliza Relman of Business Insider. Relman writes, “Brian Jones, the president of Fox Business, defended Bartiromo in a statement to Business Insider. “‘Maria Bartiromo’s wide-ranging interview with President Trump made news […]
A marketer who promoted clients in Inc., Entrepreneur and Forbes articles
Jon Christian writes for BuzzFeed about how marketer Jayson DeMers wrote hundreds of articles for business news publications such as Inc., Entrepreneur and Forbes that promoted his clients. Christian writes, “But DeMers has built a business, at least in part, by flouting those rules and ethical norms — and taking advantage of the hunger for […]
Execs at Reuters parent defend contract with ICE
Executives at Thomson Reuters, the parent company of the Reuters news service, defended the company’s contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, reports Sam Biddle of The Intercept. Biddle writes, “So far, the only response has come from Thomson Reuters Special Services CEO Stephen Rubley, who, in a letter passed on to The Intercept, replied that his parent […]
Reuters parent has $6.8 million contract with ICE
The parent company of the Reuters news agency has a $6.8 million contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, reported Ben Collins and Meghan Sullivan of NBC News. Collins and Sullivan reported, “Thomson Reuters Special Services, a subsidiary of the mass-media firm and news agency Thomson Reuters, signed a $6.8 million contract with ICE in March. The […]
How Theranos’ CEO Holmes influenced a Forbes reporter
Matthew Herper of Forbes writes about how he tried to cover the now-disgraced blood testing company Theranos and was influenced by CEO Elizabeth Holmes. Herper writes, “Although I became increasingly skeptical, there was no doubt Holmes spun me–a little, but enough. I wrote one story talking to two Theranos partners, and it contained some skeptical […]
How Wired magazine lost $100,000 in bitcoin
Louise Matsakis of Wired magazine writes about how the publication garnered about $100,000 in bitcoin in 2013 after receiving a mining device and then promptly destroyed how to retrieve them. Matsakis writes, “Wired’s miner essentially won the Bitcoin math lottery a couple of times, allowing it to generate a little over 12 coins into the […]
