Time for biz writers to write about business
Thomas Kostigen of Marketwatch says it’s time for business journalists to stop writing about the Maria Bartiromo/Citigroup controversy and to start writing about business. Kostigen wrote, “Frustrated business news journalists — which is to say pretty much all business news journalists — are having a field day with the firing of Citigroup’s Todd Thomson, head […]
Can Fox Business Channel's strategy work in a recession?
Joakin Baage, writing on Digital Media Wire, likes what he’s heard so far about the new Fox Business Channel, but he wonders whether its strategy wll be as effective as CNBC in a recession. Baage wrote, “So, from what I gather, I think a ‘pro-business’ channel is good positioning, but it will have obvious journalistic […]
NY Times: CNBC's Gasparino investigated Bartiromo's Citi link
A story in the New York Times on Monday reports that CNBC reporter Charles Gasparino did investigate claims that his co-worker, CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo, was one of the reasons why Citigroup fired an executive earlier this year because of theri close relationship. Landon Thomas Jr. wrote, “On Dec. 11, after the appointment of Robert […]
Reporting on business, or becoming a business?
Tom Steinert-Threlkeld of Multichannel News writes that CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo has a bigger ethical dilemma than accepting a plane ride on the Citigroup corporate jet. Steinert-Threlkeld wrote, “Now that she has climbed her own ladder of success, on the CNBC, Wall Street Journal and Business Week platforms, she has produced her own conundrum. The […]
Ways for Fox Business News to differentiate itself from CNBC
The Minyanville site is quickly becoming one of my favorites, particularly for its humorous take on business news issues. (See its cartoon about the Maria Bartiromo controversy.) Anyway, Kevin Depew, writing the daily Five Things You Need to Know to Stay Ahead of the Pack on Wall Street column, has come up with a list […]
GE CEO backs Bartiromo
General Electric Co. CEO Jeffrey Immelt told Variety that a review was done of the actions of CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo, who took a trip on the Citigroup corporate jet, and her actions have been cleared. GE is the parent company of the business news cable channel. Michael Learmonth of Variety wrote, “Indeed, GE topper […]
Bartiromo wouldn't make it at Motley Fool
Motley Fool contributor S.J. Caplan, a former vice president and assistant general counsel of Goldman Sachs and former vice president and derivative finance specialist at Lehman Brothers, writes that CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo would not have been able to make her trip on the Citigroup jet if she worked for the personal finance news site. […]
Fox business news channel expected to launch in late 2007
The buzz about the upcoming Fox News business channel is growing again after parent company News Corp. held its quarter earnings conference call on Wednesday and CEO Rupert Murdoch said the launch would occur later in the year. Georg Szalai and Paul J. Gough from the Hollywood Reporter wrote, “But there’s no question that a […]
Friedman: Claman is the anti-Bartiromo
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman profiles CNBC anchor Liz Claman on Wednesday and comes away impressed with her low-key personality and demeanor, which he says is in stark contrast to Maria Bartiromo. Friedman wrote, “By contrast, the unpretentious Claman, who joined CNBC in 1998 and now anchors ‘Morning Call,’ almost seems out of place in […]
The new Money Honey is Becky Quick
The FishbowlNY web site has been running a poll this week to determine whether CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo is still the “Money Honey” of the network. Well, those with enough time on their hands to go to the FishbowlNY web site and vote have spoken, and there’s a new “Money Honey.” It’s Becky Quick, the […]
