Fox gets down to business
Chris Ariens of TV Newser reports on the first minute of the Fox Business Network for historical perspective. Ariens wrote, “‘Good morning this is the new Fox Business Network, and I’m Nicole Petallides and good morning I’m Jenna Lee.’ “And with that Rupert Murdoch‘s dream of an American business channel for people on Main Street, […]
"Fox Business Network" will be used on air
The Inside Cable News blog reports that, contrary to what Conde Nast Portfolio’s Jeff Bercovici posted earlier Friday, Fox Business Network will use its full name on the air. ICN wrote, “ICN has been tipped off to a number of FBN items this week like timeslots, talent pairings, and program names but has held off […]
Consumer Reports' new competition: U.S. News & World Report
Richard Perez-Pena of The New York Times writes Monday about how U.S. News & World Report wants to compete with Consumer Reports in providing consumers rankings about products and services. Perez-Pena wrote, “The first step in that strategy went public Friday on a magazine Web site (usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks) and today on newsstands — rankings, reviews and […]
Happy hour comes to business journalism
The TVNewser blog is reporting that both CNBC and Fox Business Network are working on after-market shows called “Happy Hour.” Chris Ariens wrote, “Today on FNC’s Your World, Neil Cavuto talked about the timing: ‘You’ll be amazed what you can pick up at a bar, lots of gossip, lots of good stuff, and if our […]
Debt made him leave the Wall Street Journal
Dave Kansas writes on the FiLife personal finance web site about how he left The Wall Street Journal to go to TheStreet.com back in 1996 to make good on a promise — to pay off his college debt by the time he was 30. Kansas, who returned to the Journal but is now running the […]
Industry Standard seeking an editor
Brad Stone of The New York Times reports Wednesday that The Industry Standard is seeking an editor in chief who will relaunch the tech industry magazine that crashed and burned more than five years ago. Stone wrote, “According to people who have been approached by IDG about the magazine, IDG has hired San Francisco PR […]
Portfolio striking deals to expand web sites visits
Amy Wicks of Women’s Wear Daily reports Wednesday how new business magazine Conde Nast Portfolio is striking deals with other media outlets to direct readers to its web site. Wicks wrote, “The Web site has formed a partnership with washingtonpost.com that will provide content for the Post’s new Business Travel section, targeted at frequent flyers. […]
TheStreet.com president steps down
Jim Lonergan, the president and chief operating officer of business news web site TheStreet.com, will leave the company later this month amid shuffling of jobs among executives, according to a short story on the web site. The story stated, “Jim Lonergan, the company’s president and chief operating officer, has decided to step down to pursue […]
Business executives are voracious consumers of business media
Business executives read the business media more closely and carefully than other consumers, particularly when the information helps them make better and more informed business decisions, according to a new study by Ipsos Media. The study concluded, “The Internet is becoming a major source of information, with over two thirds spending more time reading business information […]
Forbes.com names new managing editor
Carl Lavin has been named managing editor of Forbes.com on Monday, according to the business magazine. He will report to Forbes.com editor Paul Maidment. Lavin joins Forbes.com from The Philadelphia Inquirer where he was deputy managing editor for online and multimedia. Previously he was responsible for foreign, national, metro, science, health and business news. He […]
