Analyst: How would Bartiromo interview herself about flap?
Charles Payne, the CEO of Wall Street Strategies, an independent stock research firm, spoke Monday night on Fox’s “The O’Reilly Factor” about the recent scandal involving CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo taking a trip on a Citigroup jet, which led to the firing of a bank executive. Payne points out that few people on Wall Street […]
Grandich: Most business journalism is TOUT TV
Peter Grandich, a financial advisor who also publishes a newsletter about the metals and mining industries, has some interesting thoughts about financial journalism in his latest issue. Grandich wrote, “It’s also been my firm belief of the existence of a ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’ crowd within the financial arena. These folks always, without exception, paint […]
Venture capitalist wants to know where biz journalists will come from
Venture capitalist Paul Kedrosky, who has also done his fair share of writing in business publications, has an interesting post on his “Infectious Greed” blog. Kedrosky wrote, “Business news is newly hot in 2006/2007. Consider that last year CNBC was the only cable news network that grew its audience significantly, with, according to MediaWeek, its […]
New CNBC show to premiere Jan. 24
Business news cable network CNBC said Friday that the first episode of its new show “Business Nation” will air on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 10 p.m. The new show is billed as a monthly business magazine hosted by correspondent David Faber, and the plan is to include a blend of features, profiles and investigative reports. […]
Fox secures New York distribution for new cable business news network
News Corp. struck a deal with Time Warner Cable to distribute its planned Fox Busienss News cable channel in the important New York market, according to this Financial Times article. The deal greatly improves the chances of the channel launching in 2007, as New York is the most important market for business news because of […]
LA Times predicts Murdoch will buy Dow Jones
The Los Angeles Times ran Tuesday a series of media predictions for 2007, and one of them included Dow Jones and its well-respected Wall Street Journal. The prediction: “News Corp. adds to its stable of newspapers by buying Dow Jones & Co., owner of the Wall Street Journal, to bolster Rupert Murdoch’s nascent business news […]
Top 10 biz journalism events for 2006
Yes, I am once again succumbing to the easy temptation of a list, an odious form of journalism that I don’t like. But the people, they seem to like these lists. So here are the top 10 events in business journalism for 2006: 10. The failure of business journalists to accurately report about the holiday […]
In 2007, the sexy media will be in business news
Marketwatch columnist Jon Friedman writes Wednesday that the media’s most compelling battles will occur in business journalism with the launch of the Fox business news cable channel and the Conde Nast Portfolio business magazine. Friedman stated, “Who will win? Who knows. Portfolio has deliberately kept mum about its contents, style and tone. Likewise, Fox News […]
Fine: WSJ redesign shows biz journalism will lead the way
BusinessWeek media columnist Jon Fine writes about the Wall Street Journal’s redesign and notes that the paper has always been at the forefront of trying new and different things and using the Internet to break news. That’s why, he believes, that business news will be at the fore of changes in the media. Fine wrote, […]
Fox to provide biz video to Yahoo Finance
According to USA Today, CNBC isn’t the only cable network looking to increase its presence on the Internet. Fox News is going to provide video to Yahoo Finance. Reporter David Lieberman wrote, “‘This is our first portal deal,’ says Jeremy Steinberg, Fox News head of digital sales and development. ‘We haven’t done anything like this […]
