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 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...
A former Star-Ledger business reporter is suing a New Jersey real estate investor, claiming he stole his idea for a magazine devoted to covering Newark’s downtown. Thomas Zambito writes, “In a lawsuit filed in...
The Columbia Journalism School published its report on the breakdown of Rolling Stone’s story about an alleged rape at the University of Virginia. Its findings call into question decisions made by everyone at the...
I have a tradition today. I take the day off as a “floating holiday.” I remove the battery from my cell phone. I shut down my wi-fi. And then I settle into my den...
“Earned” media should be earned. And coming up with something asinine on April Fools’ doesn’t cut it. Wednesday is the day of fake press releases. Companies spend a depressingly large amount of time finding...
Jessica Torres of Media Matters for America writes Monday about the latest cover of The Economist, which features peppers and has a story about the rise of Latinos. Torres writes, “A March 14 Economist...
Craig Silverman writes for the Poynter Institute about a story posted on the Quartz business news site using shades of gray in a story by Adam Epstein to distinguish facts it’s certain of, facts it...
Bloomberg Television apologized after releasing a promo image for Bloomberg’s coverage of Hillary Clinton’s afternoon news conference that was photoshopped, reports Mark Joyella of TVNewser. Joyella writes, “After users on Twitter and elsewhere questioned...
The CBC says business reporter Amanda Lang abided by journalistic standards during her involvement in a 2013 story concerning the Royal Bank of Canada. A Canadian Press story states, “CBC News Editor-in-Chief Jennifer McGuire...
