Tech coverage in the New York Times
New York Times technology editor Kevin McKenna answered questions online from readers about the paper’s tech coverage, including whether the paper would bring back its stand-alone Circuits section, which was dropped last year, and how the paper’s tech coverage differed from Web sites that followed the business. McKenna wrote, “After a good seven-year run, Circuits […]
NYT biz story presents only one side of smoke product
STATS.org, a web site at George Mason University that examines how statistics and medical data is used in the media, slammed a New York Times business story in Wednesday’s paper written by Jane Levere about a smoking product called snus, a smokless tobacco product that Swedish scientists claim reduces the harmful effects of smoking. The […]
NY Times' opus on Ford Motor misses auto industry's main ailment
Eric Weiner, writing on The Huffington Post, notes that the Sunday business section story about the problems at Ford Motor Co. fails to address the main problems at auto companies — funding for pensions and health insurance. Weiner writes, “What an incredible waste of space and, as is far too typical in the press these […]
When biz journalists go to Sun Valley
Business journalists have flocked to Sun Valley, Idaho to “cover” Allen & Co.’s annual investment conference, even though they aren’t allowed on the premises, noted the Idaho Mountain Express. Staff writer Greg Moore wrote, “This year, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, The Associated Press, Bloomberg, Reuters and CNBC […]
Top business publications
In its June 2006 issue, BtoB Media Business described the 25 publications as having “shaped the business publishing industry.” Publications on the list include BusinessWeek, The Economist, Forbes, Fortune, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today. BtoB Media Business, published by Crain Communications, Inc., picked the “Media Business 100” to reflect […]
CNBC's questioning of NY Times' Pequot story
TheDeal.com executive editor Yvette Kantrow examined CNBC’s recent grilling of New York Times business editor Larry Ingrassia in relation to its stories about the alleged insider trading at Pequot Capital Management. She called it Must-See TV. Kantrow wrote, “Ingrassia’s TV appearance, which was given added drama by the fact that one of his inquisitors, Charles […]
Praise for New York Times biz reporter
STATS, a blog at George Mason University that examines the usage of statistics and science in the media, praises New York Times business reporter Melanie Warner in a Monday posting. Trevor Butterworth, a contributing editor to the site, writes that Warner “is doing an astonishingly brilliant job of covering the nexus between science, health and […]
Globe may join NYTimes in selling ads on biz section front
The Boston Globe is considering selling ads on the front page of its business section, according to an article in the Saturday Boston Herald, in a move that would mirror a decision made by its parent newspaper, The New Yoek Times, which announced earlier this week it would sell ads on the front page of […]
Cooper leaves Time for Portfolio; McLean stays at Fortune
Women’s Wear Daily is reporting that Time reporter Matt Cooper is leaving the general interest magazine for a job at new business glossy Conde Nast Portfolio, while Fortune star Bethany McLean has turned down offers from both Portfolio and the New York Times. WWD reporter Sara James wrote, “Cooper was the Time reporter caught up […]
NY Times to run ads on the front of Biz section
The New York Times will begin selling ads that will appear on the front of its business section, Times’ reporter Katherine Seelye noted in a Wednesday story. An announcement was made by executive editor Bill Keller in the newsroom on Tuesday. Seelye wrote, “The ads are expected to sell at a premium rate because of […]
