NYT biz section suddenly cheery about the economy
Michael Wolff writes on Newser about how the New York Times‘ coverage of the economy has suddenly become overly positive. Wolff writes, “During the eighties, when the Times had immeasurably greater power, I had a theory about how its new business section — before the business news had been little more than one page — […]
Geithner schmoozes the business press
Yvette Kantrow, executive editor of The Deal, writes about how Timothy Geithner, now Secretary of the Treasury, spent a lot of time meeting and talking with business journalists while head of the New York Federal Reserve Bank from 2007 to 2009. Kantrow writes, “What exactly did the Times, WSJ and FT — the biggest beneficiaries of […]
NYTimes to start new Sunday biz column aimed at helping consumers
The New York Times announced Wednesday that it’s beginning a new Sunday business section column called The Haggler designed to help consumers with problems with companies. A story in the Times stated, “We’d like readers to send in their complaints about specific transactions that have gone haywire: outrageous cell phone bills, airline ticket trouble, car […]
Conde Nast Portfolio closing
David Carr of the New York Times reports Monday that Conde Nast Portfolio, a two-year-old business magazine, is closing. The magazine is closing as of the May issue, and the Web site will close in the second quarter. Carr writes, “The decision was announced to the staff at 10 a.m. on Monday by David Carey, […]
Writing biz news books a special art
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The task of writing a book about a business news event by a journalist takes an ability to collect and gather facts that are often useless in daily business journalism, said three book authors Sunday. “You learn things that I don’t think I can sell to Larry [Ingrassia, New York Times […]
How did the business media perform?
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Business journalists and experts differed Sunday on whether the financial press did a good job in warning consumers about the current economic crisis before it occurred. The panel kicked off the annual meeting of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in Denver. Dean Starkman, a writer for the Columbia […]
Plenty of business journalist finalists in Pulitzers
While there was just one Pulitzer Prize given to business and economics journalism this year, there were at least five finalists from the field of business reporting. The New York Times was a finalist in the public service category for “its comprehensive coverage of the economic meltdown of 2008, setting a standard for depth and sophistication while […]
Business Web sites named as Eppy Award finalists
The Web sites of BusinessWeek, Bloomberg News, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times business section were named Monday as finalists in the annual Eppy Awards for business news sites with more than 1 million visitors per month. The Eppy Awards, sponsored by Editor & Publisher and MediaWeek magazine, honor the best sites […]
NYT and Silicon Valley reporter go at each other
John Koblin of the New York Observer writes Wednesday about an interview that Silicon Valley freelance reporter Sarah Lacy did with Tesla founder Elon Musk where he said a New York Times story was retracted. The Times is now upset that Lacy didn’t call to verify that because they say that there was just a […]
Financial news now front and center
Jim Impoco, a former editor of the New York Times Sunday business section, writes about how financial news has inreasing importance given the current economic crisis. Impoco writes, “Despite the dramatic rise in stock ownership among ordinary Americans through 401(k) plans and electronic trading, financial news has remained, at best, an afterthought for most general-interest […]
