Why the WSJ’s iPhone app gets bad reviews
Jakob Nielsen of UseIt.com has a great explanation of why The Wall Street Journal‘s app for iPhone’s is upsetting some readers — they are being charged for information they have already paid for. Nielsen writes, “Does it matter that existing website subscribers give up on the mobile app? After all, the company already has their […]
Using LinkedIn to track company changes
Jeff Sonderman of Poynter.org writes about how journalists can use changes on LinkedIn to track company moves. Sonderman writes, “You can use LinkedIn’s company pages to stay up-to-date on companies on your beat. Company pages aggregate information from all LinkedIn members who are employees of a particular firm. “Track hiring trends. The company page shows […]
Energy company responds to negative story through Twitter
Andrew Phelps of the Nieman Journalism Lab writes about how Chesapeake Energy is using Twitter to respond to a New York Times article that quotes from company emails to suggest Chesapeake executives are overstating productivity and profitability. Phelps writes, “Chesapeake PR responded swiftly and strongly, but with a novel social media tactic: The company bought […]
Digital personal finance magazine launched
A personal finance magazine called Sustainable Money designed specifically for smart phones and tablets has been launched. The editor is Darrell Delamaide, a veteran financial journalist who has written for Barron’s, Bloomberg News and Institutional Investor. He was also the director of AOL’s Personal Finance Channel. “Our goal each week is to give you some […]
Business journalists and social media
Up to one in seven of all published business stories originate via social media, according to a study released Monday by Brunswick Research. Around 90 percent said they had taken information from a social media site. Some 66 percent said that information found on social media had led to a published story. Brunswick Group recently […]
Bloomberg launches free Android app
Bloomberg News has launched an Android application for tablets. The app is free, which means, like the Bloomberg.com website, it’s supported by advertising. Samsung is the premier launch partner, running campaigns about its newly released Galaxy Tab 10.1, the world’s thinnest mobile tablet with a 10-inch touch screen. With the app, users can create personalized […]
FT’s web-based app nearing 200,000 downloads
The Financial Times new web-based app is nearing 200,000 downloads in just two-and-a-half weeks, claims the publisher. John Reynolds of MediaWeek writes, “John Ridding, FT chief executive, disclosed in his recent monthly internal update to staff that the app was downloaded 100,000 times in its first week. “The publisher now reports that up to today […]
Social media usage grows among business journalists
Four out of five business journalists use Twitter during their workday, while half are blogging, according to an informal survey of business journalists conducted by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. And more than three-fourths of the business journalists who responded also use Facebook and LinkedIn for job purposes. The survey results show […]
The Daily hires Lowry as business editor
The Daily, the News Corp. daily newspaper available only on tablets, has hired longtime business journalist Tom Lowry to be its business editor. Lowry resigned earlier today from Variety, where he worked in its New York office. He previously worked for BusinessWeek magazine. Michael Calderone of The Huffington Post writes, “Daily editor-in-chief Jesse Angelo announced […]
Motley Fool launches app for smartphones
Personal finance site The Motley Fool has launched a free application available on Android and iPhones. Its app will be available on iPads and Blackberrys later this summer. “At The Motley Fool, we don’t just empower people to take control of their financial lives, we provide the tools to do it including trustworthy advice and […]
