Canada network defends biz anchor against allegations
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 she spoke, reports Michael Oliveira of The Canadian Press. Oliveira writes, “CBC News Editor-in-Chief Jennifer McGuire said in a memo to […]
Latest Forbes has advertising “cover” behind real cover
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 30 issue (on newsstands now and available on Forbes.com Monday morning) we’re innovating again. The FORBES editorial cover on Oculus Rift’s […]
CBC biz journalist Lang takes money from insurance companies, reports on them
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. Craig reports, “Chuck Thompson, CBC’s Head of Public Affairs tells CANADALAND that Lang’s work for Manulife was ‘grandfathered’ in because it […]
North Carolina governor attacks AP story about his business dealings
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 (Raleigh) News & Observer writes, “McCrory spent Wednesday denouncing the article, which documented his receipt of early vested restricted stock from […]
Pilots harass Quartz reporter after story
Hundreds of pilots and their fans have been harassing the Quartz reporter who wrote the story about them taking photos and videos while flying with vitriolic comments and, at times, threats of violence, reports Zach Seward of Quartz. Seward writes, “The outcry started even before the piece was published on Dec. 11. ‘Heads Up. D-Bag […]
New York magazine story on teenage investor unravels
Kate Taylor of the New York Times writes about how a New York magazine article on a teenage investor who allegedly made $72 million turned out to be false. Taylor writes, “It started to fall apart on Monday when CNBC invited Mr. Islam and one of his friends, Damir Tulemaganbetov, who was described in the […]
Loeb winner on trial for libel in Angola
Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Moraes, who helped Forbes document that one of the country’s residents was worth $3 billion, resulting in a Gerald Loeb Award earlier this year, now faces a libel trail for accusing military leaders in the country of torture and homicide, writes Kerry Dolan of Forbes. Dolan writes, “Reporters Without Borders, […]
LA Times publisher likes paper’s balanced business coverage
Austin Beutner, the publisher of the Los Angeles Times, made some comments about the paper’s business coverage on Wednesday that were misconstrued, reports Kevin Roderick of LAObserved.com. He actually likes its tough coverage. Roderick writes, “One line in particular, quoted by LA Observed columnist Bill Boyarsky, really got the attention of reporters and editors in […]
Two Bloomberg stories a year apart with nearly identical leads
More than a year ago, on Oct. 31, 2013, Bloomberg News reporters Mariko Yasu and Gracue Huang wrote a story about Sony Corp. The lead was: Sony (6758) Corp. President Kazuo Hirai is paying the price for trying to revive ailing TV and smartphone sales, with more than $2 billion of market value lost today, […]
Companies shouldn’t be spying on journalists
Steve Kovach of Business Insider writes that no company should spy on a journalist the way that Uber claimed it wanted to spy on tech journalist Sarah Lacy. Kovach writes, “What’s the point of doing that to a journalist? A journalist writes a critical column about your company, and you do what? Publish on your […]
