Wisconsin paper cuts biz column
Arlen Boardman, who has written an estimated 1,100 columns for the business section of the Appleton Post-Crescent, has written his last. Boardman, who wrote the column during 19 years as the business editor and then another eight during retirement, writes Tuesday that his column is a victim of cost cutting. Boardman writes, “I was lucky; […]
Help send a biz journalist to SABEW conference
Business journalists can help another business journalist affected by media downsizing attend the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual conference. All you need to do is register on a new site offering journalists a suite of Web tools. Simply register for Publish2 by March 31 and choose SABEW from the participating journalism organization […]
Tracking the Merck/Schering-Plough coverage
Dean Rotbart of NewsBios spent Monday live blogging about the coverage that Merck’s pending acquisition of Schering-Plough. Here are some excerpts: You won’t find any streaming video on the Merck-Schering combination at WSJ.com, unlike January 26th when Pfizer agreed to buy Wyeth. Why not? Could it be because last month the Journal laid off long-time […]
Bad news can affect judgment
Eric Torbenson and Brendan Case of the Dallas Morning News write Monday about how all of the bad news about the economy can affect investors psychologically. Torbenson and Case write, “You can’t blame the media for reporting the facts, as grim as they may be, said Bob Steele, an adjunct professor at the Poynter Institute […]
Dow Jones launches three new blogs
Dow Jones announced Monday the launch of three blogs that offer news on private equity, venture capital and bankruptcy. These blogs are available for free on The Wall Street Journal’s site at www.WSJ.com and are produced by editors of Dow Jones subscription publications Private Equity Analyst, VentureWire and Daily Bankruptcy Review. The blogs can be […]
Footnoted.org considers pay wall
Footnoted.org, the business site where business journalist Michelle Leder posts information she finds in company SEC filings, is considering charging its readers for access. Leder writes, “For the past week, I’ve asked readers to donate money to the site because advertising revenues have fallen sharply over the past few months. So far, only a few […]
P-I's Microsoft reporter won't be joining online venture
Eli Sanders of The Stranger, an alternative newspaper in Seattle, writes that Joseph Tartakoff, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter who covers Microsoft, has turned down the opportunity to go work for the paper’s Web-only operations should it shutter its print side. Sanders writes, “While all of this sorts out, here’s something that Tartakoff’s decision is recalling […]
The future is narrowcasting
Chris Cramer, the global editor of multimedia for Reuters News, writes about the new video service that the wire service is offering to financial pros. Cramer writes, “Later this year we will launch the next-generation information service which will produce live markets coverage, analysis and breaking news for the financial professional — in this case […]
Entrepreneur hires deputy editor
Mike Kessler has been named deputy editor of Entrepreneur magazine, according to a release. Kessler spent 2008 hopping the country — and two other continents — as a freelance writer for several national magazines, including Details, Men’s Journal, BestLife and Outside. From 2006 to 2008, he was articles editor at 5280 (Denver’s city magazine), during […]
No more important time for business journalism
Steve Krakauer of TVNewser interviewed Fox Business Network anchor Alexis Glick about her job, and some of the discussion centered around business journalism. Here is an excerpt: Let’s talk about the upcoming TVNewser Summit: You’re going to be one of the keynote speakers, talking about the business of TV news. Describe your view of the […]
