Huffington Post killed negative story pitch on Uber
The Huffington Post killed a story pitch about Uber and drowsy drivers earlier this month, shortly before editor in chief Arianna Huffington joined the taxi company’s board, reports Erik Wemple of The Washington Post. Wemple writes, “On April 6, reporter Sarah Digiulio sent a note to some colleagues apprising them of this story in the […]
Huffington recuses herself from Uber coverage
Huffington Post editor Arianna Huffington has recused herself from the website’s coverage of taxi service Uber after being named to its board, writes Dave Jamieson, its labor reporter. Jamieson writes, “Huffington said every story related to Uber will be accompanied by a disclosure noting that she’s on the company’s board. According to an email sent out […]
Fed must strengthen policies with media
The Federal Reserve Board should strengthen its controls to safeguard sensitive economic information released early to the media, a government watchdog said in a report Wednesday, reports Kate Davidson of The Wall Street Journal. Davidson writes, “The Fed’s inspector general also warned that some news organizations ‘are advertising and potentially profiting from’ their early access to Fed […]
Toronto biz editor: Companies more aggressive about coverage
Companies are becoming more aggressive in trying to control the coverage that they receive in the media, said Paul Waldie, the business editor at the Globe and Mail in Toronto, in a TedX talk at Queens University. Waldie gave several examples, including a major Canadian retailer who said that it would no longer talk to the […]
Why Trump won’t appear on Cavuto’s show on Fox Business
Brian Flood of The Wrap writes about why Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won’t appear on any Fox Business Network show with Neil Cavuto. Flood writes, “Cavuto doesn’t know what happened but he has had a ‘devil of a tim’ getting to Trump since then. Eventually, the Trump campaign sent an email informing Fox Business that: ‘Neil […]
How Fortune uses 5,000 outside contributors
Lucia Moses of Digiday writes about how Fortune uses thousands of outside contributors for content on its website. Moses writes, “The Time Inc. title draws from a 5,000-person contributor network who supply what Fortune digital editor Aaron Task calls ‘our op-ed page.’ The result is commentary from executives like Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent (‘Every moment of every day […]
Starkman: The biz media won’t catch the next crisis
Asher Schechter of ProMarket, the blog of the Stigler Center at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, interviewed media critic Dean Starkman about the financial media’s coverage of the 2008 economic crisis. Here is an excerpt: Q: Eight years after the financial crisis, do you think business media is now better positioned to recognize […]
When the BusinessWeek editor recused himself from Intel coverage
Steve Shepard, the editor in chief of BusinessWeek from 1984 to 2005, writes about recusing himself from editing major Intel stories during his tenure because of his relationship with CEO Andy Grove. Shepard writes, “Over the years, I always went to see him when I was in California, and we shared lunches and dinners in […]
AP slave fishing story wins Shadid award
The Associated Press has won the 2016 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics for reporting that resulted in the freeing of 2,000 slave laborers used by the fishing industry in Southeast Asia. The award will be presented at the annual conference of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Journalism Ethics on April 29 in Madison […]
Forbes investigating “contributor” who asked for money for story
Forbes has launched an investigation after a freelance journalist who claimed to be a contributor to its 1,800-strong digital network offered to write a company profile in return for money payment from its PR agency, reports John Plunkett of The Guardian. Plunkett writes, “The journalist, who has not been named, asked for ‘someone to fund my time’ saying […]
