How NY Times ‘ Henriques got to play herself in HBO movie
Finlay Greig of INews.com interviewed former New York Times business reporter Diana Henriques, who played herself in the new HBO movie about Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff. Greig writes, “Soon after, however, she was contacted by the film’s producers, asking if she’d be willing to audition to play herself. “‘I said I’d sleep on it. The […]
NY Times hires Bowles to cover tech/internet culture
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock and technology editor Pui-Wing Tam sent out the following announcement on Friday afternoon: Please welcome Nellie Bowles, who is joining Biz Day to cover tech and digital culture from the San Francisco office. Nellie comes to us from Vice News Tonight on HBO, where she has been an on-air correspondent for the […]
NY Times seeks tax reporter in DC
The Washington Bureau and Business Day of the New York Times are looking for a reporter to cover taxes and what could be the biggest proposed overhaul to the tax code in a generation. You would need to be an aggressive news breaker who can source all aspects of the story. You would also need […]
NY Times seeks trade reporter in DC
The Washington Bureau and Business Day of The New York Times are looking for a reporter to cover trade in the Trump administration. You would be expected to break news on this fast-moving beat, focusing on the dramatic changes proposed to trade agreements. You would collaborate with reporters across the U.S. and the world to […]
NY Times buyout aimed at cutting editing staff
New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet sent out the following announcement to the staff on Wednesday: To the Staff, Every day The New York Times produces the best edited news report in the world. It is a marvel of ambition, discipline and accuracy. But as the news business changes, most of us have come […]
NY Times assistant biz editor Joshi joining Politico
Politico Pro editor Marty Kady and Politico editor in chief Carrie Budoff Brown sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Morning everyone — we have an exciting staff announcement for the Pro editing ranks. Pradnya Joshi, or P.J. Joshi, as most people know her, will join us at the end of this month as the Agriculture […]
How to get a reluctant source to talk on the record
Yardena Schwartz of the Columbia Journalism Review writes about how New York Times business reporter Emily Steel got a woman sexually harassed by Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly to speak on the record. Schwartz writes, “Then one day, says Walsh, ‘She tells me, ‘You have to go on the record. We need a face.’ I said no, I don’t need […]
NY Times’ Henriques on getting Madoff to talk
Cindy Adams of the New York Post interviewed former New York Times reporter Diana Henriques about how the got Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff to talk as the HBO movie based on her book “The Wizard of Lies” launches. Adams writes, “‘I was at my NY Times desk 4:15 when he was arrested. I’d covered him before and […]
NY Times hires cybersecurity reporter Frenkel from BuzzFeed
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock and tech editor Pui-Wing Tam sent out the following announcement on Monday: Sheera Frenkel is joining BizDay in San Francisco to cover cybersecurity. She comes to us from BuzzFeed, where she originated the cybersecurity beat for the site in 2015. She wrote profiles of Russian hackers like Fancy […]
Coal company files defamation suit against NY Times
One of the largest coal companies in the U.S. filed a lawsuit against The New York Times claiming the paper falsely stated the energy producer lied about the causes of a mine disaster. Chris White of The Daily Caller writes, “Murray Energy filed a lawsuit April 5 alleging NYT’s editorial board falsely claimed company CEO Bob […]
