Economist launches digital “Economist Radio”
Steve Smith of MinOnline writes about how The Economist is expanding its digital offerings, including the launch this week of Economist Radio. Smith writes, “Also surprisingly popular in the digital editions is a unique audio feature that reads articles to you and lets the user switch easily between the two modes. In fact, the audio […]
How the WSJ uses Facebook to cover Facebook
Elena Zak of 10,000 words writes about how The Wall Street Journal is using a Facebook page to cover the initial public offering of the social media site and interviews Journal social media editor Brian Aguilar about the strategy. Zak writes, “‘The story lends itself to Timeline because it extends over such a long period […]
Economist reveals digital edition subscribers
Lucia Moses of Adweek writes Monday about The Economist and its digital edition subscribers. Moses writes, “In addition to the print circulation stats that are in every magazine’s ABC Publisher’s Statement, The Economist’s CMR reveals that its digital edition averaged about 48,000 in sales for March—about 6 percent of total circulation, putting it at the […]
WSJ launches Markets Pulse
The Wall Street Journal on Monday unveiled Markets Pulse, a platform for a continuous flow of news — including blog posts, articles, videos, tweets, photos, and other elements — that readers can dip into throughout the day from their computers or from a mobile device. Adrienne LaFrance of Nieman Lab writes, “Think of it as a daily […]
Financial journalists to follow in Twitter
Linette Lopez, Rob Wile and Simone Foxman of Business Insider have compiled a list of the 101 best finance people to follow on Twitter, and a number of them are business journalists. The list includes: Chris Adams, the markets editor for The Financial Times. “Knows what’s happening in the market as fast as anyone.” Charles […]
FT’s web app surpasses 2 million users
Just 10 months after launch, the Financial Times’ web application has surpassed two million users. Available directly through the browser at app.ft.com, the FT Web App is built using HTML5 technology and features automatic content downloads and improvements. The FT was the first major news publisher to launch an app of this type and was recently […]
Biz magazine content on the iPhone
Justin Ellis of Nieman Labs looks at how Bloomberg Businessweek is experimenting with delivering its content in different ways for iPhone readers. Ellis writes, “As on the iPad, Businessweek offers magazine articles, videos, audio interviews, and more; new issues of the magazines are downloaded into the Newsstand. Aside from obligatory design differences, the apps are […]
FT’s “How to Spend It” app surpasses 100,000 downloads
Just seven months after its launch, the Financial Times‘s “How To Spend It” iPad app has surpassed 100,000 downloads. The free app, which has been profitable since launch, offers 80 complete issues of the luxury lifestyle magazine, plus thousands of online exclusives by its award-winning team of writers. The archive is available to the user […]
How business journalism has changed
Herb Greenberg, the senior stocks commentator at CNBC, writes about how his job has changed after 40 years in journalism given social media and new technology. Greenberg writes, “Like most journalists, I always tried to have some kind of edge and, if at all possible, be first with something good. I kicked all of that […]
Bloomberg Businessweek launches iPhone, iPod apps
Bloomberg Businessweek announced Wednesday that its magazine is now available on the iPhone and iPod touch. Bloomberg Businessweek also announced that its iPad application, launched in April 2011, has now surpassed 100,000 subscribers. The app has helped Bloomberg broaden its reach globally with 35 percent of subscribers residing outside of the United States. “Many of […]
