CNNMoney issues restriction on Russia stories
CNNMoney executive editor Rich Barbieri has sent a memo to the staff saying that no one should publish any content involving Russia without coming to him first, reports BuzzFeed reporter Jon Passantino. Passantino writes, “The email went out at 11:21 a.m. on Saturday from Rich Barbieri, the CNNMoney executive editor, saying ‘No one should publish any content involving […]
WSJ reviewing stories of fired reporter
The Wall Street Journal is conducting a review of hundreds of articles by Jay Solomon, who was the paper’s chief foreign affairs correspondent before being fired on Wednesday because of a potential business deal with a source, reports Sydney Ember and Gardiner Harris of The New York Times. Karen Miller Pensiero, who oversees newsroom standards, […]
WSJ fires foreign correspondent Solomon for relationship with source
The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday fired its highly regarded chief foreign affairs correspondent after evidence emerged of his involvement in prospective commercial deals — including one involving arms sales to foreign governments — with an international businessman who was one of his key sources. Jeff Horwitz, Jon Gambrell and Jack Gillum of the Associated […]
“Pink Slime” libel suit begins in South Dakota
The Beef Products Inc. defamation case against ABC for a series of news reports by Diane Sawyer and Jim Avila on BPI’s signature product began on Monday in South Dakota, reports Joseph Rothberg of Forbes. Rothberg writes, “So, it will be up to the empaneled South Dakota jury decide whether ABC made a false report […]
Google fires employees for leaking to tech reporters
A former employee of Google is suing the company over its policy of firing workers who talk to tech reporters, reports Kieren McCarthy of The Register. McCarthy writes, “‘If you’re considering sharing confidential information to a reporter – or to anyone externally – for the love of all that’s Googley, please reconsider! Not only could it cost […]
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 […]
