Former NYT econ reporter Andrews to Fiscal Times
Former New York Times economics reporter Edmund Andrews has landed a job at the Fiscal Times, a new digital news service covering fiscal and budgetary issues, reports Michael Calderone of Politico.com. Calderone writes, “Andrews had been one of the top writers at the Times covering economics and fiscal policy and last year gained more attention […]
Houston assistant biz editor quits to be closer to home
Tara Young, an assistant business editor at the Houston Chronicle, has left the paper and is planning to return to her home state of Alabama. An e-mail sent to the staff by business editor Laura Goldberg stated, “She is planning to move back to Alabama to be close to family where she will pursue a […]
Santa talks labor issues, stimulus
Leigh Kelley, a business reporter with the Hendersonville Times-News in North Carolina, recently sat down for an interview with Santa Claus himself, president and CEO of one of the world’s most successful organizations, “Christmas Inc.” Here is an excerpt: L.K.: You seemed to have a labor relations problem earlier this season with the elves. I […]
San Antonio paper names Spicer new business editor
Emily Spicer, formerly the deputy business editor and real estate editor at the San Antonio Express-News, is now the paper’s business editor, according to a story on its Web site. She replaces Craig Thomason, who becomes the paper’s education editor. Jennifer Hiller writes, “Spicer now oversees the paper’s daily Business section, as well as the […]
Harvard Business Review hires Time biz and economics columnist
Justin Fox, an editor at large and business and economics columnist at Time magazine, has been hired as editorial director, a new position, at Harvard Business Review. As editorial director, Fox will be responsible for ensuring that HBR identifies leading-edge content in key topic areas across all of HBR’s publishing platforms, including the magazine, the […]
Trade group pulls advertising from USA Today after critical story
The National Business Aviation Association has pulled its advertising from USA Today after the paper published a story, written by Thomas Frank, that stated that more than half of federal grants to U.S. airports since 1998 went to projects that the FAA characterized as low priority. Dennis Schaal of Tnooz writes, Dan Hubbard, a spokesman […]
Religion writer moves to LA Times biz desk
Los Angeles Times business editor John Corrigan sent out the following announcement, which was obtained by LA Observed: “The Business section is thrilled to welcome Duke Helfand as its new healthcare reporter, covering the expected implementation of health care reform, the health insurance industry and related topics. “In his 16 years here at The Times, […]
Smitherman named Baltimore Sun business editor
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Laura Smitherman has been named the business editor of the Baltimore Sun, according to an announcement to the staff Thursday from executive editor Monty Cook. Smitherman replaces Tim Wheatley, who died in a car crash in October. Cook’s announcement stated, “We are pleased to announce that Laura Smitherman will lead The […]
Former WSJ ME Steiger likes Bloomberg/BusinessWeek deal
PRWeek’s Jaimy Lee interviewed former Wall Street Journal managing editor Paul Steiger, who now heads ProPublica, about the future of journalism, his thoughts on business reporting, and the relationship between PR folk and reporters. Here is an excerpt: PRWeek: How do you see business journalism faring through the next year? Steiger: Business journalism is more […]
Analyst to restrict media access
Banking analyst Richard Bove plans to restrict his appearances on business news channels such as CNBC and Fox Business Network and limit journalist access to his research reports, writes Brendan Conway of Dow Jones Newswires. Conway writes, “Selected reports will be available to the media on a case-by-case basis. But the full research reports will […]
