Hawaii Business editor leaving
Erika Engle of the Hawaii Start-Bulletin writes Sunday that Hawaii Business magazine editor Kelli Abe Trifonovitch is leaving after nine years to “pursue other interests.” Engle writes, “Publisher David Tumilowicz will add acting editor to his responsibilities for the transition. “‘Kelli’s DNA is obviously in the magazine and I think that really what is going […]
AP names journalist to oversee financial crisis coverage
Terry Hunt, a White House correspondent for the Associated Press, has been named by the wire service to oversee its financial crisis coverage, according to a memo posted by Politico.com’s Mike Allen. AP business editor Hal Ritter and Washington bureau chief Ron Fournier write, “He will work with news leaders in Washington, New York and […]
New editor named at American Banker
Barbara Rehm has been named editor in chief of American Banker, according to a story in the paper. The story stated, “Ms. Rehm joined the paper in 1987 as a reporter in its Washington bureau. She was promoted to Washington bureau chief in 1995, senior editor in 1998, and assistant managing editor in 2003. “As […]
AOL’s business blogs showing strong growth
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE AOL’s business news blogs continue to show strong growth in viewers and revenue, three years after its acquisition of Weblogs Inc., part of its strategy to focus on original content. BloggingStocks.com, which launched in 2006, had 336,000 unique visitors in May 2006, its first full month, according to comScore. Last month, […]
Marketplace's irreverent coverage of the financial crisis
Deborah Netburn of the Los Angeles Times writes about “Marketplace,” the public radio show about business, and its unique spin on the current financial crisis. Netburn writes, “The economy has become our national obsession, and for the public-radio listener, ‘Marketplace,’ the 20-year-old business program from American Public Media, has never been more relevant. “Or, it […]
WSJ training journalists to shoot video
Kelsey Blodget of Beet.TV reports that The Wall Street Journal is training its reporters to shoot video while reporting stories. Blodget writes, “The Wall Street Journal publishes 25-30 videos a day, and the majority of them are produced by the paper’s reporters, according to Deputy Managing Editor Alan Murray. As part of a strategy to […]
ThomsonReuters planning cost cutting
Patrick Smith of PaidContent.org reports that ThomsonReuters plans some aggressive cost cutting in the next couple of months to be proactive during the economic turmoil. Smith writes, “Devin Wenig, CEO of the markets division that includes Reuters Media and Reuters.com, yesterday told staff, in a frank internal memo obtained by paidContent:UK: ‘Many of our big […]
BusinessWeek running stories suggested by readers
BusinessWeek.com editor in chief John Byrne writes Monday that the business magazine has run two stories on its site that came from readers. It’s part of the business publication’s new strategy to look at story pitches that its readers provide. Byrne writes, “For the first time ever, we have two back-to-back lead stories on our […]
New economics reporter at LA Times
David Pierson has been named a regional economics reporter at the Los Angeles Times, according to a memo from business editor Sallie Hofmeister posted on the paper’s site. Hofmeister writes. “A prolific and graceful writer, David has landed in Column One 16 times over the last three years. He pulled back the curtain on the […]
San Antonio newspaper names new business editor
Craig Thomason has been named the new business editor at the San Antonio Express-News, effectively immediately. Thomason replaces Brad Lehman, who is becoming the paper’s sports editor after three years running the business desk. In a story scheduled to run in the Express-News on Sunday, provided to Talking Biz News by Thomason, managing editor Brett […]
