On the media beat for two weeks before Murdoch bid for WSJ
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman wrote Friday about New York Times business reporter Richard Perez-Pena, who began covering the media beat two weeks before News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch made his offer to purchase the parent of The Wall Street Journal for $5 billion. Friedman wrote, “The Journal essentially was covering its future, and emotions […]
Journal readers wary of Murdoch
Louise Story and Angel Jennings of The New York Times write Wednesday that readers are wary of what will happen to The Wall Street Journal under News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch‘s ownership. Story and Jennings wrote, “On Wall Street, Anand Saraiya, a financial consultant at Gunn Allen Financial, was also quick to mentally juxtapose The […]
Dow Jones deal could be "over the top"
Richard Perez-Pena and Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times report for Tuesday’s paper that there are enough votes from the Bancroft family that controls Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, to sell it to News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch. They wrote, “Family members and trusts representing more than […]
NYTimes hires away Washington Post economics editor
Justin Gillis, the economics editor at the Washington Post, is moving to the New Tork Times business desk to be the editor overseeing several coverage areas, including energy, agriculture and retailing, according to a memo posted on the Romenesko site. Times business editor Larry Ingrassia wrote, “Justin has been at the Post since 1995, spending a […]
Morgenson oversimplifies M&A
TheDeal.com executive editor Yvette Kantrow wonders why New York Times business columnist Gretchen Morgenson oversimplifies the complex issues behind Midwest Airways refusal to talk with AirTrain Airways about its unsolicited offer by focusing only on what shareholders might want. Kantrow wrote, “Morgenson (who two years back produced a jeremiad on the evils of M&A in […]
Why the NYTimes tiptoes around covering itself
New York Times public editor Clark Hoyt writes Sunday about the difficulty that the paper’s business reporter Landon Thomas Jr., who is assigned to write stories about the company, has in performing that task. Hoyt noted, however, that there are differences between the Bancroft family that controls The Wall Street Journal and the Sulzberger family […]
Just a matter of time before Murdoch takes the wheel
Richard Perez-Pena of The New York Times writes Sunday that it will just be a matter of time after News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch acquires Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, before he starts to tinker with the paper. Perez-Pena wrote, “Yet many experts also surmise that while Mr. Murdoch’s […]
Changes to New York Times economics coverage
David Leonhardt writes about changes to the New York Times’ economics coverage, particularly its columnists, in Wednesday’s paper. Leonhardt wrote, “If you read Sunday’s business section, you probably noticed that Gregory Mankiw, the Harvard economist, blogger and Republican policy adviser, wrote the Economic View column. His debut as a regular contributor is the start of […]
End for Business 2.0 could be near
Brad Stone of The New York Times writes for Tuesday’s paper that technology magazine Business 2.0 could publish its last issue in September because of low ad sales. Editor Josh Quittner has been trying to save the magazine, including seeking venture capital to buy the glossy from parent Time Inc., Stone wrote. Stone wrote, “Aside […]
Times coverage of Dow Jones/Murdoch deal vs. WSJ stories
New York Times public editor Clark Hoyt took a look Sunday at his paper’s two-part series of News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch and is business tactics in the wake of his offer to purchase Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, amid complaints from News Corp. that the series was slanted. Hoyt wrote, “My own […]
