New CNBC site more like ESPN.com than competitors

Cassimer Medford, who writes for the tech-related Red Herring, critiqued the new CNBC.com web site and noted that its look and feel was more like ESPN.com than competing financial news and investing web sites. Medford wrote, “The site is more ESPN.com than it is Google Finance, MarketWatch.com, or TheStreet.com, none of which has a TV […]

Steiger: Reporters need to adapt

In a Q&A interview with PR Week about the redesign of the Wall Street Journal, Paul Steiger said that the changes to the paper will continue to force journalists to think about the best format to present a story. Steiger said, “Back in the late 1990s, we started the relationship with CNBC. There was a […]

CNBC.com: A Bloomberg for everyday people

Variety’s Michael Learmonth takes a look at the launch of CNBC.com and what it will mean for the cable channel’s journalists, as well as its strategy. Learmonth wrote, “Until last summer its Web activities had been undertaken in partnership with MSN. That deal expired in July, and the net hired a staff of 55 to […]

New CNBC web site is live

As of 10:20 p.m. Sunday, the new CNBC site has gone live. The business news cable network had said that it would officially launch on Dec. 4, splitting itself from MSN Money, where it had posted news and information for the past six months. The network is planning a huge day on Monday to attract […]

Is Jim Cramer headed to CNBC.com?

MarketWatch columnist Frank Barnako muses on his blog that Jim Cramer will be used by CNBC to build traffic on its new web site when it launches next week in the wake of his radio show going away. Barnako wrote, “Makes sense to me after learning this morning that the Booyah-meister is ending his ‘Mad […]

Union membership at Dow Jones "engaged"

Steve Yount, the president of the union representing journalists at Dow Jones & Co. operations such as The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and Dow Jones Newswires, posted a note on the union’s web site Tuesday morning noting that members have never been as “engaged” this early in contract talks before. Yount wrote, “The ‘long-timers’ among […]

Assessing the Black Friday coverage

The coverage of today’s retail shopping story was all across the map — literally. In Arizona, the story was about shoppers eschewing the mall for the great outdoors, while in Maine, the story was shoppers heading to the mail to avoid the weather. That’s what makes covering the frenzy of shoppers on the day after […]

Union: WSJ management wants to be like other chains

The union representing journalists and other employees at Dow Jones, the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch, posted an update on its web site about the current negotiations with the company on a new contract and noted an unusual stance by management. Union president Steve Yount and bargaining committee chair Jim […]

Preview of new CNBC web site now available

A preview of the new CNBC web site, which goes live on Dec. 4, is now available here. The current web site can be seen here. Compare the two for yourself. It promises exclusive live events, video on demand, tools for personal stock portfolios and global coverage. You can program a ticker for the stocks […]

Friedman likes NBC Tom Costello's work

Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman interviewed NBC reporter Tom Costello and remarked on his ability to report factually and only what he knew. Friedman noted that he honed his on-air reporting skills while covering the market for CNBC. Case in point: On Monday’s “Today” show, Costello initially reported that travelers could carry liquid containers as […]