The WSJ City approach to mobile news
Catalina Albeanu of journalism.co.uk examines WSJ City, which launched last month in London and delivers news through an iOS app. Albeanu writes, “The team running the app includes reporters from The Journal as well as Financial News, another title in the Dow Jones family – but none had written for a mobile-only audience before taking […]
How Bloomberg TV’s Betty Liu uses social media
Hannah Yi of Digiday writes about how Bloomberg Television anchor Betty Liu uses social media to build her brand. Yi writes, “Every morning is a busy rush but Liu carries the same ease and professionalism when on set and interviewing entrepreneur Richard Branson or billionaire Warren Buffett or simply talking to one of her Bloomberg producers. Her goal is to always […]
How The Economist is attacking virtual reality
Lucinda Southern of Digiday writes about how The Economist is using virtual reality to tell stories on its website. Southern writes, “Currently, the Economist is working on another VR project on how it can make a virtual experience out of its Big Mac Index, the publisher’s long-running demonstration of each country’s relative economic health through the price of […]
Yahoo Finance starts daily show “The Final Round”
Yahoo Finance editor in chief Andy Serwer wrote the following on Monday: Today, moments before the closing bell sounds, we’re launching The Final Round on Yahoo Finance. Each weekday, at 3:58 p.m. ET, this live daily show will offer insight into the most important business news of the day, what’s driving the markets, and what […]
Reuters TV plans to expand
Sahil Patel of Digiday writes about the expansion plans for Reuters TV. Patel writes, “Reuters TV is going to start showing up in a lot more places. When the service launched in February, it was only available on the iPhone and iPad. Last week, it arrived on Apple TV. A Web-app version will come out next week and […]
International Biz Times to expand video content
The International Business Times has hired Eric Gonon as vice president of video production and strategy to expand its video content. Gonon will be based out of IBT Media’s New York headquarters and will report directly to co-founder and chief content officer Johnathan Davis. Gonon’s task is to develop a centralized video plan that can […]
What the hiring of Havens means for Bloomberg Media
Ken Doctor writes for Politico Media about what the hiring of Scott Havens as global head of digital means for Bloomberg Media, which is run by his former Atlantic Media colleague Justin Smith. Doctor writes, “Smith has had his ups and downs in his two-year Bloomberg tenure, but his reuniting with Havens may speed up strategic […]
WSJ launches app for London readers
The Wall Street Journal launched Tuesday a mobile news application for iPhone called “WSJ City” targeting readers in London’s financial and business community. “WSJ City” is available for free at launch and will subsequently be available exclusively for subscribers of The Wall Street Journal and Financial News. It is curated by a team of London-based […]
“Marketplace,” Tech Insider joining forces on “Codebreaker” podcast
The public radio show “Marketplace” and Business Insider’s Tech Insider site are launching a podcast next month called “Codebreaker.” The podcast will start Nov. 11. “Codebreaker” will explore the issues surrounding new technology, and the first season will ask a basic question — “Is it evil?” Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson and his producer Clare […]
Quartz racks up 45 million video views in six months
Lucia Moses of Digiday writes about business news site Quartz and its video strategy. Moses writes, “Six months ago, Quartz hired a three-person video team and began publishing videos that would live on Facebook and YouTube but not on its own website. The 3-year-old Atlantic Media business news site has embraced experimentation from the get-go, […]
