Sears CEO blames biz media for company woes
Sears Holdings Corp. Chief Executive Officer Edward Lampert blasted the media on Wednesday at its annual meeting for “unfairly singling out” the company over the past decade and blamed “irresponsible” coverage for the retailer’s woes, reports Tracy Rucinski of Reuters. Rucinski reports, “The bulk of Lampert’s 90-minute appearance focused on news coverage, which he said […]
O’Reilly taken down by NY Times biz reporter whom he threatened in 2015
The New York Times business reporter who wrote the stories that led to the departure of Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly was threatened by him in 2015, reports Eric Lutz of Mic. Lutz writes, “Emily Steel — whose reporting in the New York Times brought down Bill O’Reilly — was threatened by the now-former Fox News host […]
What’s behind Reuters’ efforts to increase transparency
David Brown of The Texas Standard spoke with Reuters digital editor Dan Colarusso about why the news agency is now putting a link to its Trust Principles at the end of every story and also creating “Backstory,” which explains how some of its content is produced. Shelly Brisbin writes, “Colarusso says one goal of the […]
Reuters starts transparency initiative
Reuters on Thursday announced a new feature called Backstory, which aims to provide additional transparency around its reporting process to readers. Backstory will provide readers with an explanation, either as a statement or Q&A with a Reuters journalist, of how a particular news story was reported when Reuters editors think it might be useful. The […]
WSJ staffers concerned paper is being run by white men
Reporters and editors at The Wall Street Journal have signed a letter to management expressing concern about the role of women and people of color in the newsroom, reports Nathan McAlone of Business Insider. McAlone writes, “‘Diversity in the newsroom is good for business and good for our coverage,’ the letter, which was obtained by […]
Beef company’s lawsuit against ABC News to continue
A judge in South Dakota has cleared the way to trial of a lawsuit claiming ABC News “pink slime” coverage caused $1.9 billion worth of damage to the business of Beef Products Inc., which makes the meat product tagged with the term, reports Peg Brickley of The Wall Street Journal. Brickley writes, “Five years in […]
JetSmarter tries to extort journalists for positive coverage
JetSmarter, a company billed as Uber for private jets, has been sending an agreement to business journalists in an attempt to get them to cover the company uncritically, reports T.C. Sottek of The Verge. Sottek writes, “We’ve seen plenty of aggressive requests from companies that want positive coverage, but perhaps none as absurd as what we just […]
Angry CEO tweets sex phone number to Bloomberg reporter
The CEO of Hootsuite, a Canadian social media management startup, responded to a Bloomberg reporter’s request for comment on Tuesday by directing him to a paid sex phone hotline, reports Caroline O’Donovan of BuzzFeed. O’Donovan writes, “Bloomberg News reporter Gerrit De Vynck published a story making the case that Hootsuite is overvalued at $1 billion and is […]
Tech reporting has become more negative
Technology reporting has become more negative in the past 30 years, focusing more on the harmful effects, according to a study by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation. The study reviewed tech coverage in the New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal from 1986 to 2013. The report, written by Doug Allen and […]
The tension between Baker and the WSJ newsroom
David Leonhardt of The New York Times writes about the issues between Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker and his newsroom, which believes it’s been forced to tone down coverage of President Donald Trump. Leonhardt writes, “Reporters and editors have become accustomed to the ‘shaving off the edges’ of Trump-related stories, one said, especially in […]
