There's always the Web site
Jon Fine of BusinessWeek writes that Wall Street Journal subscribers in remote parts of Wyoming and South Dakota are no longer getting their Wall Street Journal newspaper delivered to their homes on the day it’s published. Fine writes, “A Dow Jones spokesman emailed the following statement: “‘In some areas, we use third parties and local […]
WSJ applies to distribute in India
Mint, a business newspaper in India that has a content-sharing agreement with The Wall Street Journal, is reporting that The Journal has applied with regulators to distribute a facsimile edition in the country. Mint wrote, “A facsimile edition is the replica of a paper published abroad. Indian laws do not allow such editions to carry […]
Why a biz reporter no longer covers just business
Kevin Bouffard, formerly a full-time business reporter for the Lakeland Ledger in Florida, blogs about why he’s now covering non-business stories in adddition to the citrus industry. Bouffard writes, “For example, two years ago The Ledger had four business reporters writing for a separate four-to-six-page business section. Earlier this year, Business was downsized to two […]
Early female WSJ reporter remembers difficulties, barriers
Joann Lublin, who joined The Wall Street Journal in the 1970s and was one of just 10 female journalists at the paper at the time, writes Tuesday about her experience. Lublin writes, “Joining the Journal instead, I became part of a tiny sorority. The highest-ranking women among the roughly 10 female journalists was a lowly […]
Former SABEW prez, biz editor taking buyout from Atlanta paper
Susan Wells, who was the president of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers a decade ago, is among those taking the buyout offer from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and leaving the paper. Wells was SABEW president in 1998, when she was the business editor at the Atlanta paper. She joins a number of people […]
Next they'll ask for overtime
Irin Carmon of Women’s Wear Daily writes Monday that some Wall Street Journal reporters and editors got to play themselves in a photoshoot recently. Carmon writes, “Anyone worried Rupert Murdoch’s purchase of The Wall Street Journal would be the tabloidization of the paper could have seen their fears dramatized on the steps of a Centre […]
CNBC's Cohn finds business stories everywhere
The Wisconsin Leader-Telegram profiled CNBC senior correspondent Scott Cohn about his career and his work at the business news cable network. Liam Marlaire writes, “At CNBC, Cohn covers business issues, special projects, investigative pieces and ‘whatever they throw at me or whatever I come up with,’ he said. “Cohn said the most important assignment he’s […]
Economist buys Congressional data company
The Economist, which already owns Roll Call, has acquired Capitol Advantage for $43 million, according to a story in the Washington Business Journal. Tierney Plumb writes, “Capitol Advantage, a 22-year-old company that provides grassroots and advocacy tools such as information on members of Congress and their staffs and legislative data, also powers Congress.org, which identifies […]
ThomsonReuters shutting HedgeWorld
Kaja Whitehouse of the New York Post reports Monday that ThomsonReuters is closing its HedgeWorld magazine after nine years of publication. Whitehouse writes, “The publishing and financial-data powerhouse on Thursday morning told News Director Kristin Fox and her team of roughly 10 reporters and editors, as well as a handful of technology and sales staff, […]
How smaller business sections and turnover affect PR attempts
Chris Penttila of Entrepreneur writes Friday about how the shrinking business section has hurt companies and their PR agency’s attempts to garner coverage. Penttilla writes, “ScienceLogic, a 5-year-old IT management software firm, has yet to crack its largest local daily, The Washington Post. ‘It isn’t for lack of trying,’ says co-founder and CEO Dave Link, […]
