Little Rock paper folds business weekly into Sunday paper
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is folding its weekly business newspaper, Northwest Arkansas Business Matters, into the Sunday newspaper, according to a story by Mark Hengel of the rival Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. Hengel writes, “The final publication date will be Aug. 31, and an expanded Sunday business section of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette will include the […]
New business editor in St. Louis
Adam Goodman has been named the new business editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, according to a memo from editor Arnie Robbins posted on Lee Watch, which tracks the newspapers owned by Lee Enterprises. Goodman had been AME/Metro. His new title is deputy managing editor for metro and business news. He replaces Andre Jackson, who […]
LA Times names housing reporter
Bill Heisel, a reporter on the Los Angeles Times California desk, is switching over to the business desk to cover the mortgage meltdown, housing foreclosures and their impact on the regional economy, according to a memo from business editor Sallie Hofmeister. Hofmeister writes, “As an investigative reporter for California since early 2006, Bill has written about […]
Ukman named Washington Post economics editor
Sandy Sugawara, the business editor at the Washington Post, has named Jason Ukman as the paper’s new economics editor, according to an internal e-mail announcement. Sugawara writes, “We are pleased to announce that Jason Ukman will be our new economics editor, overseeing our coverage of the economy, the Fed, globalization, the federal budget and tax […]
Senior business reporter, farm editor leaving Des Moines paper
Steve Dinnen, a senior business reporter for the Des Moines Register, as well as farm editor Jerry Perkins, are leaving the paper, reports Jason Hancock of the Iowa Independent. Dinnen has been laid off, while Perkins took a buyout. Hancock writes, “Dinnen has been a senior business reporter at the Register since 2000. Before that […]
EDGAR is being replaced by IDEA
Christopher Twaworski of the Washington Post writes Tuesday that the online system called EDGAR from the Securities and Exchange Commission used by thousands of business journalists to find and read SEC filings from companies is being replaced by a new system called IDEA, which stands for Interactive Data Electronic Applications. Twaworski writes, “EDGAR is the […]
New retail reporter at LA Times
Andrea Chang has been named the new retail reporter on the business desk at the Los Angeles Times, according to a memo from business editor Sallie Hofmeister. Hofmeister writes, “Andrea joined the paper in June 2007 as a summer intern and was hired soon after, in October, as a full-time Business reporter. She has distinguished […]
Fields to teach business journalism at China university
Gregg Fields, a former Miami Herald business reporter who has been leading the business journalism program at Florida International University, is going to teach business journalism at a university in China. Fields has continued to write a weekly column for the Herald. Nancy Dahlberg, editor of the Herald’s Business Monday, writes, “So many of you […]
Media coverage of the economy lags, according to study
Media coverage of the economic downturn in the U.S. has lagged behind both economic activity and public interest, according to a study being released Monday by a Washington, D.C.-based research group. Associated Press business writer Kristen Lee reports, “The Project for Excellence in Journalism analyzed more than 5,000 economic stories in 2007 and the first […]
A visit to Happy Hour
Ben Atkinson of the New York Press sat in on the Fox Business Network show “Happy Hour,” which is taped from the Bull and Bear bar at the Waldorf Astoria. Atkinson writes, “The Bull and Bear isn’t your average neighborhood bar (it’s in the Waldorf), and it looks like the sort of place high-ranking suits […]
