Capital Business launches amid car wreck
Dan Beyers, the editor of Capital Business, the new weekly business newspaper being launched by the Washington Post, writes Monday about how the distraction of starting the publication caused him to wreck his car. Beyers writes, “Gary Shapiro, president and chief executive of the Consumer Electronics Association in Arlington, remembers a time back in the […]
Business journal returns as Web only publication
The Pocono Business Journal, which folded its print edition two months, has returned under new owners and as a Website-only publication. Wayne Witkowski of the Pocono Record writes, “Trump Media Inc., owned by Jason Trump of East Stroudsburg, purchased the branding and assets from former publisher and owner Marynell Strunk, who launched the publication five […]
Day in the life of Petallides of Fox Business
The NewsonWomen.com site interviewed Fox Business Network anchor Nicole Petallides about her job and her career. Here is an excerpt: What skills do you use most often in your job? Geeez huge question, what don’t I use? For content I scour all the morning newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal, business and news Web […]
Google's new press release strategy
Jonathan Spicer of Reuters writes how Google released its earnings on Thursday by issuing a short press release that directed those interested in the numbers to a posting on its Web site. Spicer writes, “The statement posed a brief obstacle for the media, analysts and others hungry for Google’s numbers. It may also suggest the […]
Dow Jones going solar at NJ location
Dow Jones & Co. CEO Les Hinton sent out the following announcement to the staffs of The Wall Street Journal, Marketwatch.com, Dow Jones Newswires and Barron’s on Monday: “Dow Jones is about to make a major investment in solar energy. This exciting project will make our South Brunswick campus the largest solar power installation at […]
CNBC's Quick needs a nickname
Bess Levin, the editor of Dealbreaker.com, interviewed CNBC anchor Becky Quick of The New York Observer about her career and the current economic crisis. Here is an excerpt: How do you become Warren Buffet’s favorite journalist? [laughs] I’m not his favorite! Carol Loomis at Fortune is his favorite. I got to be on Warren’s list […]
Business journalism advice from someone older than his years
Zac Bissonnette currently writes for AOL Money & Finance sites WalletPOP.com, DailyFinance.com and BloggingStocks.com. His first book, “Debt-Free U,” will be published later this year by Penguin. He’s also written for the Boston Globe. Bissonnette is also a junior art history major at the University of Massachusetts. On CollegeBizJournalism.org, Bissonnette offers some advice to those […]
Tacoma paper names new business editor
Beth Potter has been named the new business editor at the Tacoma News Tribune. She replaces Marce Edwards, who left the paper. Executive editor Karen Peterson writes, “Potter was a business reporter for The Denver Post and the editor of a business journal in Boulder, Colo., and also reported for The Daily Camera newspaper in […]
ABC News lays off biz correspondent
ABC News has laid of business correspondent Betsy Stark, who has been with the network for more than a decade, reports Matea Gold of the Los Angeles Times. Gold writes, “In an e-mail to colleagues Friday, Stark praised her co-workers, saying, ‘Your talent, your raw intelligence, your commitment to getting it right, your grace under […]
Woman pleads guilty to breaking into business editor's home
A 24-year-old woman has pled guilty to breaking into the home of Hartford Courant business editor Dan Haar, while two juveniles with her are being handled by juvenile court. Christine Dempsey of the Courant writes, “Romero had a pocket knife on her at the time, Judge David Gold said. “When Courant business editor Dan Haar […]
