A federal judge in Atlanta has fined two whistleblowers $1.6 million for speaking confidentially to members of the news media about their fraud suit against the nation’s biggest banks while it was being investigated...
Toronto Globe and Mail business columnist John Doyle called for CBC business journalist Amanda Lang‘s resignation due to what he argues is compromised reporting and interviewing. Doyle writes, “The other day, Lang was in...
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. has banned all outside paid appearances by its journalists, following almost a year of controversy over allegations of potential conflicts of interest, reports Simon Houpt of the Globe and Mail....
Amanda Lang, a business journalist for CBC in Canada, responds in a Globe & Mail column to allegations that she attempted to kill a story about Royal Bank because she has accepting fees for...
Ricard Bilton of Digiday spoke with Techmeme’s Gabe Rivera about the current state of technology reporting. Here is an excerpt: The list of tech sites gets longer each day, but a lot of them...
The Daytona Beach News-Journal has signed a contract with the local chamber of commerce to publish the chamber’s content in the business section of its newspaper. Aaron London of the paper writes, “The one-year...
The CBC in Canada is defending one of its highest-profile personalities against a report that she attempted to “sabotage” a 2013 story about a bank that had sponsored some speeches or events at which...
Lewis Dvorkin, the chief product officer for Forbes, writes about how the latest issue of Forbes include a cover inside the normal cover from one of its advertisers. Dvorkin writes, “In our new Under...
Amanda Lang, CBC News’ senior business correspondent, had two paid speaking engagements with Manulife Financial earlier this year and then reporting on them in a positive manner on CBC, reports Sean Craig of Canadaland....
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has attacked an Associated Press story that stated he received a six-figure stock payout from an online mortgage broker that is regulated by the state. Craig Jarvis of The...
