How Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce print version survives
Keegan Hamilton of the Seattle Weekly writes about how the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce newspaper is able to survive, and it’s not just the revenue that comes in from legal advertising. Hamilton wrote, “Though Brown declines to comment on what percentage of his paper’s revenue comes from public notices, he says the DJC by […]
Sharesleuth runs first story with no financial interest by Cuban
The business journalism investigative web site ShareSleuth.com has run its first story where financial backer Mark Cuban doesn’t hold a financial interest in the company. The site, launched last year and run by former St. Louis Post-Dispatch business reporter Chris Carey, has been criticized for only writing articles about companies where Cuban has a short […]
Business North Carolina changes its web site
Business North Carolina magazine editor David Kinney writes about changes that the monthly is making to its web site, which will no longer just be a rehash of what’s in the magazine. Kinney wrote, “Arthur Murray suffers from an especially irritating type of insomnia. He has no problem nodding off, but he frequently wakes up […]
WSJ is behind others online
Sramana Mitra writes on the Seeking Alpha web site that News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch will need to overhaul the Wall Street Journal’s web operations to make it the No. 1 business news site if he is successful in acquiring Dow Jones & Co., its parent. Mitra wrote, “Even though, they own the The Wall […]
Fast Company unveils new web design, but it will change
Ed Sussman, president of Mansueto Digital, unveiled the new Web site design for Fast Company magazine on Monday, but he also said that it would be constantly changing. Sussman wrote, “A few months back we thought we should wait to release it with dozens of other planned changes we have been working like crazy to […]
Knoxville biz writers now blogging
Bill Brewer, the business editor of the Knoxville News-Sentinel, writes Sunday that his business reporters will now begin blogging. Brewer wrote, “Following Business writer Michael Silence’s lead with his popular “No Silence Here” Web log, reporters Carly Harrington, Andrew Eder and Josh Flory are launching business blogs that will provoke discussion on business issues, invite […]
Weiss: Sharesleuth is still a bad idea
Forbes.com columnist Gary Weiss writes on his blog that investigative business journalism web site ShareSleuth.com, funded by billionaire Mark Cuban, shows again why it’s a bad concept. The site posted its first story in three months in the past 24 hours. Cuban, if you remember, is shorting the stocks written about on the Web site by […]
The good — and bad — at Springfield Business Journal
The Springfield Business Journal recently conducted a survey of its readers, asking them what they liked and disliked about the weekly business newspaper, and editor Eric Olson wrote about those results in the latest issue. Among the good comments: “Excellent photography;” “Saves me time;” “Solid writing; quality content;” “The brand;” “News without sugar-coating, better than […]
Crain's Chicago, Marketwatch win Eppy Awards
The web sites for Crain’s Chicago Business and Marketwatch won in the business categories at the Annual Eppy Awards, which are sponsored by Editor & Publisher and MediaWeek magazines and honor the top media-affiliated Web sites in 33 categories. Crain’s Chicago won in the best business web site with less than 1 million unique visitors per […]
BW to launch Business YouTube?
Mike Shields of MediaWeek writes that BusinessWeek is looking at creating a “business YouTube” that would essentially be an online video hub for wannabe moguls to post short pitch videos for a new ventures or companies. Shields wrote that John Byrne, the magazine’s executive editor, is looking at the idea. Shields wrote, “Byrne, speaking during […]
