Business News Network, 10 years later
Howard Green, a founding anchor of Business News Network, writes about the early days of Canada’s business news channel, celebrating its 10th anniversary. Green writes, “Before we had our own channel, we inched our way onto the airwaves via a series of 45 second newscasts that emanated from a broom closet at the newspaper.  There, […]
Minneapolis biz editor Wieffering leaving for PR job
Eric Wieffering, who oversaw business and local news at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, is leaving for a public relations job in the area, according to a memo from editor Nancy Barnes obtained by MinnPost.com’s David Brauer. Barnes wrote, “Eric has accepted a senior position at Haberman, a Minneapolis-based public relations, branding and strategic communications firm. […]
Former Hartford Courant business editor sues paper
George Gombossy, the former business editor of the Hartford Courant who had written a consumer watchdog column for the paper the last three years, has sued the paper over his firing this summer. Gombossy writes, “The suit was filed in Hartford Superior Court under the Connecticut free speech statute that protects workers from retribution for […]
WSJ/Dow Jones names Schlesinger as Japan editor in chief
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson sent out the following announcement to the paper’s staff on Tuesday: “I am delighted to announce that Jake Schlesinger will become Japan Editor-in-Chief, heading a joint Newswires and Journal bureau in Tokyo and continuing the international integration of our print, online and wires teams. […]
Virginia Business magazine sold
Virginia Business magazine, which has been published by Media General Inc., has been sold to Virginia Business Publications LLC, a Virginia-based investment company that will include Bernard A. Niemeier, the magazine’s president and publisher, according to an item on the magazine’s site. The sale was effective today. No terms were released. A brief stated, “Virginia […]
10 years of reporting on deals
Robert Teitelman, the editor of The Deal, writes about reporting on mergers and acquisitions for the past decade as part of the publication’s 10-year anniversary. Teitelman writes, “In 1999 the tech mags were fatter than phone books; now they’ve gone the way of Bear, and business mags and newspapers dance on the edge of the […]
Former Rocky finance editor to join Toronto paper
David Milstead, the former finance editor of the now-defunct Rocky Mountain News, has accepted a job with the Globe and Mail, Canada’s Toronto-based national newspaper, as a reporter in its Report On Business section. He’ll be covering specialty finance, but without the column he had at the Rocky. In a note to friends and former co-workers, […]
Changes to Miami Herald biz news staff
Jane Wooldridge, the new business editor of The Miami Herald, writes Monday about some shuffling of beats on the business news desk. Wooldridge writes, “Here’s our new lineup: “Scott Andron leads our coverage of jobs and employment, and takes on occasional stories about automotive businesses, lawsuits and corporations. “Niala Boodhoo‘s Business Show is seen at […]
Economics and biz news apps for the iPhone
Ben Boychuk writes for MacWorld about the best and worst applications for the iPhone in providing economic news and information. Boychuk writes, “Although Steve Parker’s $1 Business News is another browser-based source aggregator, it could never be mistaken for Business News Reader or Money News. The app’s slick interface features 12 news sources, including Bloomberg, […]
BusinessWeek: What went wrong
Bruce Nussbaum of BusinessWeek writes Thursday about what happened at the business weekly that caused parent McGraw-Hill to want to sell. Nussbaum writes, “It’s a very complex question. Let me give you my best shot, devoid of emotion. I think the answer to what went wrong was culture. I think despite many, many, many efforts […]
