Judge lifts order banning publication of company info
An Alabama judge ruled this morning that the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser and USA Today can publish details — contained in a public record submitted to the state government — detailing the age and condition of gas pipes. John Kelly of USA Today writes, “Judge Robert Vance, ruling this morning after hearing arguments from Alabama Gas […]
How corporations are bypassing journalists
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson of The Financial Times writes about how corporations such as Chevron are using different tactics to get their messages out to the public and to bypass journalists. Edgecliffe-Johnson writes, “The pressures on news outlets to become multimedia, interactive, 24-hour engagement machines mean editors have become increasingly receptive to what PRs are pitching. A […]
Ex-Fox Business anchor claims anti-business bias in media
Dennis Kneale, a former anchor at Fox Business Network, claims there is currently an anti-business bias in the media in an interview with Dean Rotbart of NewsBios.com. Rotbart writes, “Kneale, in his NewsBios.com interview, contended that the anti-business media agenda ‘is prosecuted every day on the front page of The New York Times, far more […]
PR firm to CNBC: We will pay you to write about our clients
A public relations firm sent a pitch to a CNBC writer and said they it would pay for them to write about their client, writes CNBC.com managing editor Allen Wastler. Wastler writes, “The outfit in question, Status Labs, appears to be a small shop operating out of Texas that, ironically, specializes in image/reputation management. Emails […]
WSJ establishes new returns policy
Neal Lipschutz, who is editor of ethics, overseeing ethics and standards for The Wall Street Journal and all of Dow Jone, sent out the following on Thursday: Here’s a returns policy we want to establish starting now for merchandise we receive to use in our journalism. I understand that following these principles will require additional […]
Why Bloomberg News didn’t cover Bloomberg’s return
Ravi Somaiya of the New York Times writes Monday about why Bloomberg News did not cover the announcement last week that Michael Bloomberg was returning as CEO of the parent company. Somaiya writes, “Bloomberg’s policy is unusual, said Ann Marie Lipinski, a former editor of The Chicago Tribune and the curator of the Nieman Foundation […]
Toledo Business Journal accused of plagiarism
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has expressed concern that the Toledo Business Journal n has reprinted an article the Fed published without giving it credit. Jon Chavez of the Toledo Blade writes, “‘We’re very happy when people use our information because we want to distribute it and we want people to use the research […]
How Apple owns the tech/business media
Sam Biddle of Valleywag writes about how the journalists covering Apple are doing the company’s bidding. Biddle writes, “In about a week, Apple will announce a new phone. This will become national news, and coverage of a piece of metal, plastic and glass will dwarf that of human suffering here and abroad. You’ve probably already […]
NY shield law protects WSJ’s Zuckerman
Wall Street Journal writer Gregory Zuckerman is protected by the state’s Shield Law from revealing, as part of an Oklahoma divorce action, the confidential information he gathered while writing his 2013 book on “wildcat” natural gas entrepreneurs, a Manhattan judge has ruled. Joel Stashenko of the New York Law Journal writes, “Supreme Court Justice Donna […]
Re/code adds sponsored content
Walt Mossberg of the tech news site Re/code writes about its decision to accept sponsored content. Mossberg writes, “Known broadly as ‘native advertising,’ this is a category of ad that takes the form of an article written by, or commissioned by, an advertiser. It’s widely used online, but the technique actually goes back well before the Web, […]
