Where was Pedro?
Pedro da Costa, a Wall Street Journal reporter who covers the Federal Reserve and economics stories, was noticeably absent from Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen’s press conference on Wednesday after attending them for the past...
Tagged: Ethics
Government agency asked for Bloomberg reporter’s employment contract
Jim Snyder and Danielle Ivory of Bloomberg News examine how federal government agencies have failed to comply with requests to provide details and expenses of travel, going as far as to threaten reporters who...
Percent of women covering biz/economics news rises
The percent of women journalists covering business and economics beats rose in 2014 and now slightly outpaces the entire field of journalism, according to data from the Women’s Media Center. Female reporters comprise 38...
Musk article just a basic business strategy story
Brian Thevenot, the deputy business editor of the Los Angeles Times, defended the newspaper’s article about Elon Musk and his companies taking government subsidiaries as good journalism. Musk criticized the article. Ritesh Anan of...
Why Re/code no longer is like other tech news sites
Paul Carr of Pando Daily writes about tech news site Re/code’s sale to Vox Media and what it means for founders Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg. Carr writes, “We can argue — and I...
When Merrill Lynch tried to bribe Charles Gasparino
Fox Business Network senior correspondent Charles Gasparino spoke with Playboy magazine’s Rob Tannenbaum about his career. Here is an excerpt: It’s cruel that the people who most need financial advice can’t get it. That’s...
Bloomberg’s Halperin apologizes to presidential candidate
Bloomberg Politics co-host Mark Halperin apologized to Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday for a recent interview in which he asked the Texas Republican to demonstrate his Cuban heritage by answering cultural questions and speaking...
Yahoo sues ex-employee for giving information to reporter
Yahoo Inc. sued a former employee over claims she “brazenly” divulged confidential information about the company to a reporter who was writing a book about Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer’s leadership. Joel Rosenblatt and...
Illinois governor refuses to take questions at SABEW
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner refused to take questions on Saturday after speaking to a room full of business journalists at the annual Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference in Chicago. “I was...
BuzzFeed removed articles after advertiser complaints
BuzzFeed on Saturday disclosed that it had found three instances when complaints from business-side employees who worked with advertisers resulted in the deletion of articles, reports Steven Perlberg of The Wall Street Journal. Perlberg...
