How right-leaning outlets have covered the market sell-off
Ken Bensinger of The New York Times writes about how right-leaning media organizations have not emphasized the stock market sell-off in their coverage as much as other news outlets. Bensinger writes, “But the right’s overall unperturbed response to the stock market illustrates how fully many have absorbed the party line when it comes to the administration’s […]
How to cover an initial public offering
Longtime business journalist Francine McKenna spoke with Ryan Teague Beckwith of “My First Byline” about covering initial public offerings. Here is an excerpt: What should journalists and investors look for in an S-1? The SEC says investors should look at: • The Prospectus Summary for information about the company’s business, strategy, plans for using the funds raised in […]
TV reporter Terrett fired for NYSE floor snafu
John Terrett, a longtime television reporter, was fired after telling someone to get out of his shot on the New York Stock Exchange floor, reports Charles Gasparino for the New York Post. Gasparino reports, “For the past eight years, Terrett has been reporting for the US subsidiary of Beijing-based CGTN News, covering markets and the US economy. […]
CNBC hires Abellard to cover investing
Natasha Sara Abellard is now an investing reporter at CNBC. She previously worked at Bloomberg News as a reporter and producer, including working on Bloomberg QuickTake. Previously, she was working as a digital host/producer for Zazoom Media Group. Her work has also been featured on USA Today, Time, Fortune, People and more. Abellard has also worked as a freelance […]
Bloomberg hires Goyder to cover the derivatives market
Bloomberg News has hired Bernard Goyder to cover the U.S. equity derivatives market. He has been a senior staff writer at Risk.net covering markets since November 2021. Goyder previously worked at Insurance Insider and Financial News, which is a Dow Jones publication. He is a graduate of SOAS University of London and holds a master’s degree […]
NY Times seeks a Wall Street reporter
The New York Times is seeking a reporter to cover Wall Street for our finance team. You will break news, report medium term features, and produce accountability journalism. A focus of the beat will be takeovers, initial public offerings, and other deals but this reporter will also lean on sourcing inside Wall Street’s biggest banks […]
Dow Jones Newswires to provide content on IG Invest
Dow Jones Newswires said Wednesday that it has struck a deal to provide content on IG Invest, an online trading services platform from global retail broker IG. Terms were not disclosed. The content will comprise of collections of top stories from Dow Jones’s newsrooms, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Investor’s Business Daily. […]
Investor’s Biz Daily seeks an assistant markets editor
Investor’s Business Daily seeks an Assistant Markets Editor to help oversee a team of writers producing articles and related content on stocks and other investments. Our goal is to help IBD customers make more money in the stock market through content that explains the market’s mechanics and sound investing methods, analyzes the latest market action […]
Back to take over WSJ’s “Heard on the Street”
Aaron Back is becoming the head of The Wall Street Journal’s “Heard on the Street” column. He has been deputy head since 2019. Current head Spencer Jakab is becoming an investing columnist for The Journal. Back previously was a Heard columnist in the United States and in Asia. He has also been deputy bureau chief — supervising a […]
WSJ names Jakab its investing columnist
The Wall Street Journal has named Spencer Jakab its investing columnist. Its Markets A.M. newsletter is being revamped and will feature analysis by Jakab. Jakab has been editor of the Journal’s “Heard on the Street” since 2019 and deputy editor of Heard since 2015. He wrote the “Ahead of the Tape” column for years before that. In […]
