Brennan is star attraction for Bloomberg TV
Marketwatch.com media columnist Jon Friedman writes Friday about Bloomberg Television anchor Margaret Brennan, whom he believes is its biggest force in its bid to compete with CNBC and Fox Business Network. Friedman writes, “BTV is now in 250 million homes worldwide. It has been investing in new studios, staffers and on-air journalists, including at least […]
Dow Jones CEO touts strong second quarter
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Dow Jones & Co. CEO Les Hinton sent out the following e-mail to the company’s employees on Thursday: Dow Jones fiscal second-quarter results again showed profits and progress as we build a modern model for the news and information business. Within News Corp.’s second-quarter results yesterday were some encouraging numbers from […]
Marketwatch.com names new ME
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Anne Stanley has been promoted to managing editor in charge of personal finance and special projects at Marketwatch.com. She has been assistant managing editor/enterprise based in San Francisco. Stanley becomes the first new MarketWatch.com managing editor in six years and will launch a new era in personal finance aimed at better integrating its […]
Dow Jones CEO bullish on prospects
Les Hinton, the CEO of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Marketwatch.com and Dow Jones Newswires, sent the following e-mail to the company staff on the wake of its recent performance: First-quarter results confirm the wisdom of investing in our products and services to provide more value to readers […]
The pursuit of scoops
Marketwatch.com media columnist Jon Friedman profiles New York Post media reporter Keith Kelly, who is known for breaking stories on the media beat. Friedman writes, “The pursuit of scoops are his bread and butter. But he also delivers the news in a colorful way, making readers pay more attention to what he is writing. “On […]
Recognizing top business journalists
Marketwatch.com media columnist Jon Friedman annoints a number of business journalists who are at the top of the game when it comes to breaking news and blogging. Here are his selections: Scoop-meisters: Jeff Bercovici, Keith Kelly, John Koblin Bercovici of AOL’s Daily Finance, Kelly of the New York Post and Koblin of The New York […]
MarketWatch.com brings real-time financial news to the masses
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Editor’s note: As part of its five-year anniversary, Talking Biz News will be posting interviews with top business journalists every day this week. Here is the first one. David Callaway is editor in chief of MarketWatch.com, responsible for the day-to-day coverage from a team of about 100 journalists on three continents. […]
A different audience for business coverage
Marketwatch.com media columnist Jon Friedman writes Monday about an interview he had with CBS business correspondent Anthony Mason,, who notes that the network’s business coverage aims for a different audience than those watching CNBC and Fox Business. Friedman writes, “While the competitors have their strengths, Mason believes that CBS is not at a disadvantage in […]
Susie Gharib asks tough questions, avoids social media
Marketwatch.com media columnist Jon Friedman profiles “Nightly Business Report” co-anchor Susie Gharib, whom he discovered doesn’t use Facebook or Twitter and has been lauded by presidents for her line of questioning. Friedman writes, “Yes, you could characterize Gharib, one of the best and most popular business-television journalists on the scene, as blissfully ignorant of social […]
WSJ launches “The Big Interview” series
The Wall Street Journal announced the debut of “The Big Interview,” a weekly online video series showcasing influential executives, policy makers, news makers and opinion leaders in one-on-one interviews hosted by senior reporters and editors from The Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch. The premiere episode — now available via http://wsj.com/biginterview — features an interview with FDIC […]
