Pittsburgh paper to add law coverage to business section
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said Wednesday that it will launch a new print and online weekly legal news section in partnership with The Legal Intelligencer, the nation’s oldest daily legal newspaper. An Associated Press story states, “The section, which debuts Monday, will feature bylined news and analysis from both papers, and run in the Post-Gazette’s business […]
New auto reporter at NPR
Sonari Glinton has been named the new auto and transportation reporter at National Public Radio, according to a memo posted on the FishbowlDC site. The memo from Uri Berliner, deputy supervising senior editor of NPR’s national desk, states: The National Desk is happy to announce that Sonari Glinton is joining the business reporting staff during […]
NYU professor: Here's what's wrong with "Marketplace"
New York University professor Jay Rosen writes about what he dislikes about “Marketplace,” the National Public Radio business show every morning. Rosen writes, “The problem with this report is that it cannot decide if it wants to be the audible Wall Street Journal or Adam Smith for Dummies, a business person’s show, or a show […]
Business journalists who make campaign contributions
Megan Wilson of the Center for Reponsive Politics reports Tuesday on journalists, including some business journalists, who have made campaign contributions in the current election year. Wilson writes, “Paul Tharp, a business reporter for the New York Post, last year donated $750 to Rep. Michael McMahon (D-N.Y.), the Center’s analysis of Federal Election Commission records […]
Union leader claims he was defamed by business columnist
A Canada court is being asked to decide if former Teamsters union director Ed Lawson was defamed in a 2008 article by Vancouver Sun business columnist David Baines. Gerry Bellett of the Sun writes, “The article questioned the retired senator’s part in a company claiming ownership of oil and gas rights in the Arctic. “Lawson’s […]
New biz editor in Las Vegas
Richard Perez-Feria has been named business editor of the Las Vegas Sun and editor in chief of its In Business Las Vegas publication. A story on the Sun’s site states, “At People en Español, Pérez-Feria overhauled the nation’s best-selling Spanish-language magazine, making it an unexpected critical and commercial success. Previously, Pérez-Feria was senior vice president […]
Addressing business journalism's image
Robert Teitelman, the editor of The Deal, writes in the latest issue in response to a recent New York Times opinion piece by Reuters editor at large Chrystia Freeland about the image problem in business journalism. Teitelman writes, “Indeed, the “image problem” that Freeland raises is really a much larger, much more profound political problem. […]
Labor Day coverage through photos
Karen Peterson, the executive editor of the Tacoma News Tribune, writes Sunday about how photojournalist Drew Perine is telling the story of workers for the paper’s Labor Day coverage. Peterson writes, “Here’s what inspired photojournalist Perine to launch his Labor Day series. “‘For years it bothered me that ordinary working people didn’t have an easy […]
Media being positive about the economy
The balance of positive to negative news stories about the U.S. economy in the U.S. press in August was the highest it has been since the recession started in December 2007, according to the latest monthly survey of media sentiment, the Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator. Alen Mattich of The Wall Street Journal writes, “Indeed, […]
New senior producer of biz news at ABC
Dan Arnall has been named senior producer of business news at ABC, according to a memo obtained by TVNewser’s Chris Ariens. The memo, from ABC News president David Westin, states, “I’m pleased to announce that Dan Arnall has been promoted to Senior Producer, Business Coverage. “During the past six years, Dan has been a key […]
