CBS has explored a biz news channel
CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves was asked at the company annual meeting Tuesday about whether the network has considered a business news channel. Of course, the question was asked by gadfly Evelyn Y. Davis. Georg Szalai of The Hollywood Reporter writes, “Among the investor questions, shareholder activist Evelyn Davis asked why CBS hasn’t launched a […]
San Diego business magazine sold
Connie Lewis of the San Diego Business Journal reports that San Diego Metropolitan, a local business magaizne, has been sold to a former newspaper executive, Bob Page, for an undisclosed amount. The magazine has more than 20,000 circulation, and 39 percent of its readers are professionals. Another 29 percent are business owners. Lewis writes, “Kris […]
A surprise: Companies don't manipulate news timing
Stephen Oberbeck of the Salt Lake Tribune writes Sunday about academic research that concludes that most companies do not wait until the end of the day or the end of the week to release bad news. Oberbeck writes, “Yet a new study by researchers Matthew Magilke of the University of Utah and Jeffrey T. Doyle […]
Consumers: Media to blame for not warning us about economic woes
A 52-country survey by Nielsen Co. reveals that consumers around the globe believe the media is at fault for not warning them about the problems that led to the current recession. Kenneth Hein of Nielsen writes, “In every region except Latin America, the percent of people who agreed or strongly agreed that media coverage was inadequate […]
Google hires LA Times biz reporter who covered company
Chris Gaither, a Los Angeles Times assistant business editor, has been hired by Google to work in its corporate communications department, according to a report in PRWeek. Frank Washkuch writes that Gaither will be a “senior manager in its corporate communications department, effective June 29. He will focus on Google News and Book Search, according […]
Memo announcing new Miami Herald biz editor
Anders Gyllenhaal, the executive editor of the Miami Herald, providing Talking Biz news with the memo sent out Tuesday announcing the paper’s new business editor — Jane Wooldridge. The memo states, “We’re pleased to announce that Jane Wooldridge, a long-time Herald editor with a strong entrepreneurial streak who has handled everything from web ventures to […]
Miami Herald names new biz editor
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Jane Wooldridge, the travel editor at the Miami Herald, has been named the paper’s new business editor. Wooldridge replaces Lisa Gibbs, who left last month to return to Money magazine. “I’m excited about working with a superb staff to cover the stories that most directly impact our South Florida readers,” said […]
Young adults rely on Internet for economics news
Young adults rely heavily on the Internet for economic news, according to a nationwide study released Monday by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. More than half of the 400 interviewees aged 18 to 25 said they relied a lot on the Internet for business news, followed by television and the advice of […]
Life after business journalism
There is a world after business journalism, attests Victoria Manley, the former business editor of the Monterey County Herald in California, who left her job last year to pursue a career in the movies. A brief in the Herald on Saturday states, “‘Up’ is the first Pixar film credit for The Herald’s former reporter and […]
LA Times biz writer joins Beijing bureau
David Pierson, a Los Angeles Times business reporter, has joined the paper’s Beijing bureau to cover business issues in that country. A memo from deputy business editor Marla Dickerson states, “A member of The Times Business section, he’ll be covering business and economic issues in one of the world’s most dynamic economies. China is America’s […]
