Bloomberg redesigns its iPad app
Kevin Smith of Business Insider writes Thursday about the redesigned iPad application by Bloomberg. Smith writes, “The new version brings massive changes, including a redesign and customizable interface. And it isn’t just for Wall Streeters either, Bloomberg’s app is a great way to keep track of your personal investments too. “‘The redesigned Bloomberg app is […]
Bloomberg to launch iTunes-like platform
Bloomberg L.P. is launching an iTunes-style portal for applications to allow clients and outside developers to incorporate their own software into the group’s financial data terminals and sell it to Bloomberg’s roughly 315,000 subscribers. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson of the Financial Times writes, “The Bloomberg App Portal will launch on Tuesday after more than a year of […]
FT says it will be primarily digital experience by next Olympics
The Financial Times expects to be primarily a digital mobile experience by the time of the next Olympics, according to FT.com’s leader, Rob Grimshaw. Arif Durrani of MediaWeek writes, “Mobile already accounts for 25% of FT.com’s traffic and is said to be driving between 15%-20% of all new subscriptions, where iPad users lead the charge. […]
O’Bryon on business journalism and media convergence
Linda O’Bryon, chief executive officer of South Carolina ETV, delivers the keynote address at the 11th Annual Convergence and Society Conference, “Advancing Business Journalism and Convergence.” O’Bryon, a founding producer of PBS’ “Nightly Business Report,” described her views about the convergence of video, web and print for business news reporting. She spoke on Sept. 28, […]
FT rolls out Windows 8 app
The Financial Times released Friday its Windows 8 application, available to download for free from the Windows Store and accessible on any tablet, desktop or laptop running Windows 8. The app will be pre-installed on Samsung Windows 8 tablet and PC models globally. Access to FT content will be free via the app for the […]
WSJ names new head of in-depth video unit
Wall Street Journal deputy managing editor and executive editor for online Alan Murray sent out the following staff promotion on Thursday: I’m happy to announce that Andy Regal will be taking over as head of our in-depth video production unit, formerly headed by Shawn Bender. Andy will oversee a growing team of skilled […]
Translating business journalism into tablet form
Janelle Harris of MediaBistro.com interviewed David Ho, mobile and tablets editor at The Wall Street Journal, about how the business newspaper distributes and displays its content in new media formats. Hers is an excerpt: The WSJ was one of the first major newspapers to develop an iPad app, and it was met with both cheers […]
Leveraging social media as a business journalist
The public nature of Twitter lends to a two-way conversation that allows reporters to source stories and connect with their audience, said Forbes Media LLC science and medicine reporter Mathew Herper in a conference call for contributing blog writers Thursday. “It’s like a cocktail party in a bar where everyone is shouting,” Herper said in the […]
WSJ launches real-time biz news stream and blog
The Wall Street Journal launched Wednesday Corporate Intelligence, a real-time story stream focused on the most important company news of each business day. Available for Journal digital subscribers by desktop and as a web app saved to smartphones, the stream brings together the expertise of the Journal’s network of business reporters across the globe. Anchoring […]
Ten Twitter ‘tells’: Like browsing through a journalist’s contacts file
In my (long ago) days as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, I used to keep a monster steel rotary contact file next to my telephone. It was my lifeblood. In it were contained the names and contact information for the vast majority of my sources. Often, on my source cards, I also noted […]
