Fortune reporter: CNBC’s Burnett being too critical of Apple
Fortune‘s Philip Elmer-Dewitt writes Sunday that CNBC anchor Erin Burnett is frequently critical of tech company Apple. Elmer-Dewitt writes, “Her guest on Friday’s episode of Street Signs was Clem Chambers, the British novelist and former purveyor of massively multiplayer games (Dracula, Frankenstein and Jack The Ripper), whose thesis — ‘One hiccup and the stock is […]
Why the “100 Best Places to Work” list at Fortune is tainted
Jonathan Berr and Douglas McIntyre write for 24/7WallSt.com that the “100 Best Places to Work” list published in Fortune is tainted because the company that compiles the list, the Great Place to Work Institute, has financial relationships with many of the companies on the list, among other reasons. Berr writes, “24/7 Wall St. spent six […]
Why the "100 Best Places to Work" list at Fortune is tainted
Jonathan Berr and Douglas McIntyre write for 24/7WallSt.com that the “100 Best Places to Work” list published in Fortune is tainted because the company that compiles the list, the Great Place to Work Institute, has financial relationships with many of the companies on the list, among other reasons. Berr writes, “24/7 Wall St. spent six […]
The problem with Fortune’s best companies list
Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times writes Sunday about the problems of Fortune magazine trying to rank the best places to work. Kellaway writes, “The problem with Fortune’s rankings – and with all similar ones – is not that the exercise is a daft one. Actually, it is quite worthwhile. It is helpful both to […]
CNNMoney.com adds LinkedIn to site
David Kaplan of PaidContent.org writes Thursday about how CNNMoney.com is now using its partnership with LinkedIn in an attempt to keep readers and viewers on its site longer. Kaplan writes, “But the most practical aspect of the arrangement is the hope that readers stay on CNNMoney longer and visit more often. ‘The second layer of […]
When an off-the-record source dies
Ryan Chittum of the Columbia Journalism Review explores the case of The Wall Street Journal and Fortune using off-the-record comments about CEO Steve Jobs’ health by an Apple board member who has died since making those comments. Chittum writes, “This raises several questions. First, why did Fortune sit on this string for ten months if […]
Biz magazine ad revenue up nearly 10 in 2010, outperforming industry
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The 13 business magazines reported ad revenue of $1.17 billion in 2010, up 9.6 percent from the previous year, far outpacing the 3.1 percent increase for the entire magazine industry, according to data released Monday by the Publishers Information Bureau and analyzed by Talking Biz News. Ad pages also rose 7.2 […]
Poets & Quants syndicates content to Fortune
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The top story on Fortune magazine’s site Wednesday afternoon is a ranking of the top 25 MBA programs in the country. Only the content isn’t coming from the Fortune staff but from Poets & Quants, a site launched earlier this year by former BusinessWeek executive editor John Byrne, who oversaw that […]
Disclosures in business journalism
Here are some disclosures about potential conflicts of interest that have appeared in or after business news stories in recent weeks: 1. Story on Dow Jones Newswires about MySpace: MySpace is owned by News Corp., which also owns Dow Jones & Co., publisher of this newswires and the Wall Street Journal. 2. Biotech writer Adam […]
College students urged to consider business journalism
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE College students looking for jobs in journalism should consider business reporter, said one of the top business journalists in the country on Thursday. “Business journalism is really fun,” said Fortune senior editor at large Allan Sloan. “I’m living proof that you can start out knowing absolutely nothing about business.” Sloan was speaking […]
