Former NYT reporter prepping entertainment biz news site
Jon Friedman of Marketwatch writes that former New York Times entertainment business writer Sharon Waxman is working to launch a Web site that will cover the industry. Friedman writes, “Waxman is an author and a seasoned journalist as well as a ferocious competitor. I profiled her in a Media Web column in 2005 and came […]
St. Pete Times personal finance editor becoming investment adviser
St. Petersburg Times personal finance editor Helen Huntley tells readers Tuesday on her “Money Talk” blog that her departure from the paper at the end of the month after 37 years means the beginning of a new career. Huntley writes, “Although I am retiring from the Times, I am not actually retiring. I will be […]
Richmond paper names new biz editor
The Richmond Times-Dispatch, a Media General paper, has named John Hoke as its business editor, according to a short story on its Web site. The story states, “Hoke, 55, joined the Times-Dispatch in 1982 and has served in its Clarksville and Roanoke bureaus and as night Virginia editor, Sunday Virginia editor and deputy editor for […]
The Deal switches publication schedule
Sean Callahan of B2B Magazine writes Tuesday that The Deal, which covers mergers and acquisitions, is changings its publication schedule from once a week to 24 years a year. Callahan writes, “The timing of the changes raises questions. Is The Deal LLC making these moves now because of the horrible state of the financial services sector, […]
St. Pete Times personal finance editor taking buyout
Eric Deggans, the media critic of the St. Petersburg Times, reports that longtime business journalist Helen Huntley is among those leaving the paper via a buyout. Huntley, the personal finance editor, has been with the paper for more than 30 years after getting her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Florida. She also has […]
Tracking gasoline prices for readers
Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute had some great advice from Cincinnati Enquirer assistant business editor Mark Wert on getting the most out of gasoline price stories. Wert told Tompkins: “During that time, we have kept a database of the daily average price in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky, so we have great historic data […]
From Twitter post to blog item to NYT biz section article
New York Times business columnist David Carr writes Monday about how staff writer Brian Stelter turned a Twitter post last week into a blog item and then an article in the paper’s business section. Carr writes, “If the future of our business is online, then why set up a firewall, delaying the best content to […]
Freelancing business journalism
Marci Alboher, who writes the Shifting Careers blog on the New York Times web site, writes about the freelancing business journalism conference call she participated in last week that was organized by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Alboher writes, “In the current economy, where increasing numbers of journalists are turning to freelancing […]
Palm Beach Post biz columnist takes buyout
Palm Beach Post business columnist Linda Rawls has accepted the paper’s buyout offer. Rawls attempted to say goodbye to readers at the end of her column Saturday, but it was cut, reports Bob Norman of the Broward-Palm Beach New Times. Linda Rawls covered residential real estate and tourism for The Post. Her recent columns had […]
Forbes publisher resigns
Lisa Granatstein of Mediaweek reports Friday that Forbes publisher Jim Berrien is stepping down after nine years on the job. Granatstein writes, “Berrien will leave his post at the end of the of the year and will become chairman of Forbes magazine. The publisher was responsible for the launch last month of luxe titles ForbesLife […]
