Bloomberg BNA starts business of law podcast
Bloomberg BNA has launched a podcast on Big Law Business, a website that covers the business of law. Josh Block, executive multimedia producer for Big Law Business, hosts the podcast with Casey Sullivan. The first podcast is about the most important stories of 2015, and they’re about to release a second episode about the most […]
Bloomberg adds two podcasts on politics
Bloomberg Politics announced Friday that it will start two podcasts. “Masters in Politics” will be hosted by veteran Washington journalists Tammy Haddad, former executive producer of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” and Betsy Fischer Martin, former executive producer of NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The podcast will include regular reporting and analysis from Bloomberg journalists. This first podcast will […]
How CNET links its video and social teams
Sahil Patel of Digiday writes about how tech news site CNET is linking its video and social teams to improve its readership. Patel writes, “CNET has taken an integrated approach to its 25-person video team and five-person social team. A video producer works with the social team. The producer works with a social manager to determine which videos should […]
Reuters TV finds value in giving its content to other publishers
Laura Hazard Owen of the Nieman Journalism Lab writes about the strategy behind Reuters Television, which people can watch on their phones. Owen writes, “Since the offering rolled out in November, ‘dozens’ of publishers have integrated it onto their sites, ‘with more signing up each day,’ Showman said. Reuters wouldn’t give me a full list […]
WSJ seeks editor to oversee mobile initiatives
The Wall Street Journal seeks an experienced editor to lead mobile initiatives in the newsroom. This editor should be passionate about mobile storytelling and have a strong understanding of the evolving mobile landscape. The ideal candidate will be a creative problem solver, have previous experience managing a mobile news product, possess solid news judgment, have […]
Business journalists and how they use Twitter
Journalists love Twitter. More than half of surveyed journalists agreed Twitter is their go-to tool for publicizing their work and engaging their readers, according to an informal survey of 70 journalists conducted by Talking Biz News. When it comes to sourcing their stories, the majority of journalists still turn to Twitter, but popular networking site […]
WSJ articles now appearing on Snapchat
Kurt Wagner of Recode writes that Wall Street Journal articles are now appearing on Snapchat. Wagner writes, “The Journal officially launched its Snapchat Discover channel in the U.S. on Wednesday, becoming the 19th publisher to join Discover since it launched one year ago. The Journal is the only real business publication on the service. Re/code first […]
How Forbes.com has overcome ad blocking software
Lewis Dvorkin, the chief product officer at Forbes, writes about what has happened since the business magazine asked its users who use ad blocking software to turn it off. Dvorkin writes, “The reaction to our testing was swift. A handful or two of our ad-blocking visitors who got the message took their criticisms to Twitter. […]
WSJ seeks deputy mobile new editor
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced editor to help lead the team producing the What’s News mobile app. Editorial responsibilities will include: choosing which stories the team should cover, writing and editing content, sending breaking news alerts, and managing the app’s social media accounts. This person should be highly organized and will […]
Bloomberg unveils new app for iPad Pro
Bloomberg announced Friday a new application on the iPad Pro for its terminal subscribers. The new app is specifically designed for the 12.9-inch Retina display of iPad Pro and includes Apple Pencil functionality. Key features include a split-view capability, which allows customers to view additional Bloomberg features and apps side-by-side, and picture-in-picture capabilities allowing customers […]
