Tampa paper brings back Sunday Business & Money section
Mark Guidera, the senior business editor at the Tampa Tribune, writes that the paper is bringing back its standalone Business & Money section on Sunday due to reader interest. Guidera writes, “We’ve added features to make your time with the section worthwhile: “The front page of the section offers enlightening and in-depth stories about local, […]
Fellowships available for business journalism training
Fellowships for two weeklong business journalism training seminars Jan. 6 to Jan. 9, 2009, in Phoenix, Ariz., are available from the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. The “Strictly Financials Seminarâ€? gives seasoned journalists an opportunity for in-depth study of financials and accounting, while the “Business Journalism Professors Seminarâ€? is designed to train […]
Marketplace keeps its levity, stays away from CNBC reporting
Randy Dotinga of the North County Times in California writes Wednesday about the public radio business show Marketplace, which has kept its sense of humor when reporting about the current state of the economy and the market. Dotinga writes, “‘We work at that aspect of the show,’ said Kai Ryssdal, the host of the afternoon […]
Tampa Tribune cuts standalone business section
The Tampa Tribune has cut its standalone business section, according to a redesign that was launched Monday. Business news now appears in the first section of the paper, according to a note in Monday’s paper from executive editor Janet Coats. The rival St. Petersburg Times cut its standalone business section earlier this summer. Other metro dailies […]
Court throws out libel lawsuit against business journal
A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed against the Springfield Business Journal by an Oklahoma tax protester who had accused the publication of libel and slander, according to a Springfield News-Leader story. The story stated, “The lawsuit stemmed from a Nov. 26, 2007 article in SBJ that profiled Martin R. Dingman and Shane […]
Frantic TV coverage of business news
Joanna Weiss of the Boston Globe takes a look at how television has covered the current Wall Street and economy crisis. Weiss writes, “But one thing became clear amid the breathless, wall-to-wall financial coverage: business news isn’t regular news. Watching a financial crisis play out on TV isn’t the same as watching an anchor in […]
St. Paul biz reporter leaves for Minneapolis paper
David Brauer of MinnPost. com reports that St. Paul Pioneer Press business reporter Jennifer Bjorhus, who covered housing and the economy, has left the paper this week for a business reporting job at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, its main competition. Brauer writes, “Bjorhus — whose early and steady work on the foreclosure crisis earned notice — will become […]
Cleveland biz editor takes buyout
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Paul O’Donnell, the business editor at the Cleveland Plain Dealer, has taken the paper’s buyout offer and will be leaving the paper. His last day is Oct. 10. No replacement has been named, but O’Donnell told his staff in a meeting Thursday that editor Susan Goldberg asked about potential replacements. “Paul […]
Bloomberg TV to syndicate content to AOL Money & Finance
George Szalai of Hollywood Reporter writes that Bloomberg Television has agreed to provide some of its content to AOL Money & Finance. Szalai writes, “The deal between the Time Warner online arm and the financial news network comes amid increased interest in business news because of the financial crisis. “Under the agreement, AOL Money and […]
Business journalism is not ending, it's just changing
Dean Starkman of Columbia Journalism Review writes that despite New York magazine’s interpretation, he doesn’t think that business journalism is disappearing due to the economic turmoil. Starkman writes, “The piece NY Mag is trying to criticize observes simply that the main beat the business press purports to cover—business, led by Wall Street—just blew up, a […]
