CNBC first with Gates news this afternoon
According to the TVNewser, cable channel CNBC was the first to break the news that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates would step away from day-to-day operations of the software company to spend more time running his multi-billion dollar charity. TVNewser reported, “CNBC was first with the Bill Gates news this afternoon. (New senior VP Jonathan Wald […]
Why did the Dow Jones fall today?
According to the News Hounds web site, which tracks the Fox News channel, Neil Cavuto doesn’t understand why the stock market fell on Wednesday. It wrote, “Neil Cavuto opened his show today (June 7, 2006) with a shot of the ‘big board’ and ‘news’ that the Dow was down and ‘earlier gains’ were erased by […]
Fox News biz channel could launch this month
Advertising Age is reporting that the Fox News business channel could launch as early as this month, according to information it has received from sources. Reporter Claire Atkinson wrote, “The channel, under the aegis of Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes, is likely to draw heavily on Fox News’ existing on-air talent because cable-industry recruiters say […]
NBC's Bob Wright pleased with CNBC
NBC chairman and chief executive officer Bob Wright was on “Your World with Neil Cavuto” today, according to Inside Cable News, and he said that he was pleased with the direction of business news channel CNBC. Here is the transcript from Inside Cable News as it pertains to C NBC: B. WRIGHT: Well, I have […]
Cavuto lauds Kiplinger's Frailey column
Fox News business anchor Neil Cavuto is praising another business journalist. He enjoyed reading Kiplinger’s editor Fred Frailey’s most recent column, which asked readers a set of 12 questions. Cavuto writes, “Frailey talks about his young and otherwise very healthy brother-in-law, Billy, who dropped dead on the golf course of a heart arrhythmia earlier this […]
What Rukeyser could teach, and has taught TV biz reporters
MarketWatch’s Jon Friedman notes that there are some television business journalists who could learn by watching tapes of former Wall Street Week host Louis Rukeyser, and some who obviously have learned a thing or two from the recently deceased business journalism pioneer. Friedman writes, “CNBC would virtually perform a public service by making Dylan Ratigan […]
Cavuto show should focus more on economy
News Hounds, a blog that critiques news coverage on the Fox network, thinks that “Your World with Neil Cavuto” should spend more time writing and covering good economic news. A posting there notes, “Asman hosted a roundtable discussion titled, ‘The Liberal Media: Out to Sabotage the Economy?’ Given that this had to be the 276th […]
Foreign country or company: What's the difference?
Apparently Fox News’ Neil Cavuto has a hard time distinguishing between the two in his coverage of the Dubai company that wanted to take over control of six ports here in the United States. Fox Hounds reports, “For somebody in charge of a business show, Neil Cavuto has a tough time understanding the difference between […]
Cavuto's show ignoring the Enron trial
That’s the conclusion of News Hounds, a blog that criticizes Fox TV shows. It notes that the trial of former Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling is being virtually ignored. The blog writes, “Instead of taking a peek at the trial, Cavuto offered more than five minutes of discussion with two comely blondes who […]
Democrats declaring war on business
That was the theme of Neil Cavuto’s business show on Fox TV on Saturday, and the News Hounds blog took him to task for presenting an unbalanced view of the situation. News Hounds wrote: “Cavuto’s premise was that Democratic criticism of record oil company profits, drug companies, and business practices of retail giant Wal-Mart amounted […]
