Orman in demand due to financial crisis, but some see conflicts
Suzanne Vranica and Stephanie Kang of The Wall Street Journal take a look Friday at the growing popularity of Suze Orman, who has a personal finance show on CNBC, in the wake of the current economic crisis, but note that she has some conflicts of interest by doing advertising. Vranica and Kang write, “Ms. Orman […]
FT to begin new ad campaign
Arif Durrani of Media Week writes Friday that the Financial Times is slated to begin a new advertising campaian next week tied to the economic crisis. Durrani writes, “From Monday (20 October), in recognition that advertising budgets are among the first casualties in companies looking to cut costs during tough times, poster sites across London will […]
SABEW names interim executive director, explores relocation
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers named a former organization president as its interim executive director and said it is exploring moving its headquarters from its current location at the University of Missouri. Dave Beal, retired business editor and columnist at the St. Paul Pioneer Press and a past president, succeeds Carrie Paden, who […]
Sander leaves WSJ for PaidContent.org parent
Ernie Sander, deputy editor of the media and technology group at The Wall Street Journal, is leaving the paper to become managing editor at ContentNext, the parent of PaidContent.org. “We are excited to continue to build out our expanding team with the rich experience Ernie Sander brings to the table,â€? said Rafat Ali, editor and […]
New social media service targets financial news
A new social media site — think Facebook for the business media crowd — has launched that focuses on financial news. Called Tip’d, the site says it’s a “community for financial news, ideas and tips.” On the site, it states, “Tip’d got started because two businessmen, Andy and Jimmy, enjoyed discussing investing news with each […]
What were they trying to say?
Mark Anderson of the Ottawa Citizen rails Wednesday against news releases from companies that are indecipherable, even to business journalists who know the jargon. Anderson writes, “The other day I received the following press release: “‘Bridgewater Systems (TSX:BWC) today announced a wholesale solution for WIMAX service providers who wish to leverage their investment in 4G […]
The biggest and strangest newspaper in America
Gabriel Sherman takes a look at Investor’s Business Daily — which he calls the biggest and strangest paper that no one has ever heard of — and its quirky business news coverage in a piece published Tuesday on The Big Money. Sherman writes, “From its inception, IBD was unabashedly pro-business and pro-growth. The paper was […]
Soaring ratings for TV financial news, Web sites
David Lieberman and Jon Swartz of USA Today examine the increase in ratings for televised business news and financial news on the Internet. Lieberman and Swartz write, “Meanwhile millions of people are scrambling to the Internet. Visits to financial news sites for September were up 30%, to 64.3 million unique visitors, from a year earlier, […]
Ex-KC Star personal finance writer planning Web site
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Gene Meyer, the longtime personal finance writer at the Kansas City Star who left the paper last month amid its downsizing, tells Talking Biz News that he’s planning a Web site to continue reporting personal finance news and trends. Meyer says he doesn’t have a URL or name to announce yet, […]
New biz editor in St. Petersburg
Graham Brink, who had been deputy metro editor, has been named the new business editor at the St. Petersburg Times in Florida. Brink, 38, replaces Robert Trigaux, who returned to writing a column earlier this year. The Times has undergone some changes on its business desk this year. The paper cut its standalone business section […]
