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 […]
H-P earnings stories, save WSJ, miss the mark
TheStreet.com’s Marek Fuchs examined the coverage Friday of computer company Hewlett-Packard’s earnings, and he believes that the wire services missed what caused the drop in the stock price. The reason it dropped, he argued, was that the company was forecasting the same growth even after a restructuring. It had nothing to do with the scandal […]
Can Dow, WSJ reporters make transition to video?
Erick Schonfeld at Business 2.0 wonders whether the reporters at Marketwatch, The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s can make the conversion to video as its parent company begins video streaming on its web sites. Schonfeld wrote, “All three are powered by Brightcove on the backend, and show exactly the same video content—print journalists on camera […]
Friedman: New Fortune ME doesn't fear competition
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman interviewed new Fortune managing editor Andy Serwer about his plans for the magazine and came away impressed with his attitude toward the job and toward his competition. Friedman wrote, “Serwer is a new breed of managing editor (the highest editorial designation at a Time Inc. magazine). He is the rarest […]
Friedman: CNBC is facing "scary times"
MarketWatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes in his Monday column that business news cable network CNBC is facing “scary times.” Friedman wrote, “NBC Universal, of which CNBC is a division, is planning to make severe cost cuts. The Washington Post reported that the media behemoth will chop up to 700 jobs, or 5% of its […]
Why press leaks are necessary
Marketwatch editor David Callaway wrote a column published Thursday about why leaks to the business press are so important. He cites as example No. 1 the growing scandal with Hewlett-Packard. Callaway wrote, “Huge amounts of money and resources are spent each year teaching executives how to go on CNBC and get maximum exposure while not […]
Who ripped off Herb's phone records?
In the wake of the Hewlett-Packard scandal in which the company admitted it obtained phone records of its board members and business journalists to determine the source of an information leak, MarketWatch columnist Herb Greenberg noted that he never found out who illegally obtained his phone records two years ago. Greenberg wrote, “I never knew […]
Initial coverage of H-P spying downplaying event
TheStreet.com’s Marek Fuchs noted in his Saturday “Business Press Maven” column that the initial coverage of the Hewlett-Packard spying on business journalists and its board members scandal has been downplayed initially by the media. Fuchs wrote, “Most of the time in these cases, the business media initially comes down on the side of don’t-sweat-it. Options […]
Greenberg on how to protect phone records
Marketwatch columnist Herb Greenberg has written on his blog about how business journalists can prevent their phone records from being hacked into in the wake of the disclosure by Hewlett-Packard that it investigated its board members to find out who was leaking information to reporters. Greenberg stated, “Here’s how I now protect myself so it […]
Barnako: CNBC could begin podcasting soon
MarketWatch.com’s Frank Barnako writes on his blog that business cable network CNBC could begin podcasting soon. Barnako wrote, “It may be just a matter of days until CNBC-TV begins podcasting some of its US programming. “The cable network’s Asian and European units have already taken their first steps. Europe posted eight interviews produced at the […]