The demise of green biz reporting?
Joel Makower writes on the Huffington Post about his worry that coverage of environmental and green business issues is on the decline. Makower notes that Fortune recently gave layoff notices to Marc Gunther, one of the leading business writers on corporate environmental practices, along with Todd Woody, whose coverage of clean technology has led the […]
Laid-off biz reporter creates company covering courts
Steve Myers of the Poynter Institute profiles Scott Barancik, a St. Petersburg Times business reporter who was laid off earlier this year and has created a company covering local courts. Myers writes, “Rather than write a story, however, Barancik puts together a summary of key points and contacts, takes photographs of court documents and posts […]
New biz editor at Texas paper
Brian Pearson has been named the business editor at the Tyler Morning Telegraph, according to a story in Sunday’s paper. Pearson had been assistant managing editor at the Beaumont Enterprise. The story stated, “‘Brian Pearson will lead our efforts in covering East Texas business news,’ Berry said. ‘His depth of experience throughout the state will […]
Fidelity to put biz news on site
Ross Gerber of the Boston Globe writes about how mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments is putting business news articles and personal finance columnists on its Web site, plus budgeting tips and other research from outsiders. Gerber writes, “Fidelity had already begun posting a separate news page inside its site that is edited by journalists hired […]
Let's decide on Wal-Mart's name
Hal Morris, writing on his Grumpy Editor blog, wishes media outlets would decide on the correct style for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Morris writes, “While the formal name is Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a new logo shortens it to Walmart. “Associated Press, as in a story in Tuesday’s newspapers reporting that the company is about to add […]
Two ex-business journalists run for Journal Communications board
A former business editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and a former business reporter for the paper, are running for the board of its parent company, Journal Communications, reports Paul Gores of the Journal Sentinel. Gores writes, “The candidates are: • Paul E. Kritzer, 66, who worked for 24 years as a company executive, mainly as […]
Bloomberg bullish about 2009
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE A note send to Bloomberg employees by the company’s top executives on Tuesday expressed a positive tone about the next year, noting that the company planned to hire more employees and sell more terminals. The note came from chairman Peter Grauer and president Dan Doctoroff. The e-mail stated, “We will be […]
SABEW seeks board nominations
Want to help shape programs, contests and outreach for business journalists? The nominations committee of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers is seeking dedicated business journalists to run for election to SABEW’s board of governors. It wants a broad mix of nominees from across its membership regionally and from various forms of media or business journalism academic programs. Candidates should be […]
Gannett biz journalists now gone: The list so far
As mentioned earlier, Gannett Co. newspapers across the country have been offering buyouts and laying off employees this week, including a number of business journalists. Here is the list we’ve compiled so far: 1. Longtime Louisville Courier-Journal business reporter Bill Wolfe took a voluntary buyout. He had been at the paper more than 20 years, […]
CNBC's "The Big Deal" on hiatus
Ryan Nakashima of the Associated Press reports that CNBC is putting its show “The Big Deal” about entrepreneurs on hiatus as part of its cost-cutting efforts. Nakashima writes, “The moves included putting the nightly CNBC show ‘The Big Idea’ with Donny Deutsch on hiatus, said Brian Steel, vice president of CNBC public relations. “‘Given current […]
