Will anyone read Greenspan's book?
MarketWatch’s Jon Friedman believes that people in New York and Washington will read the book being planned by former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. But he wonders about the rest of the country, noting that writing about economic policy is typically a recipe for a snore fest. Friedman writes, “I also remember how my eyes […]
Kansas City Star's Heaster to receive SABEW's President's Award
Kansas City Star business columnist Jerry Heaster was named winner Tuesday of the Society of American Business Editors & Writers’ President’s Award. Heaster is retiring this month after 27 years as a columnist and editor at the Star and is a former president and board member for the business journalism organization, based in Columbia, MO. […]
Former "Apprentice" to appear on CNBC
Broadcasting & Cable is reporting that Rebecca Jarvis, who narrowly lost the final round of Donald Trump’s “The Apprentice” show back in the fall, has garnered a job as an associate reporter for business news cable network CNBC. Jarvis is the daughter of SABEW board member Gail MarksJarvis, who works on the business desk of […]
SEC commissioner backs off biz journalists
SABEW President Jon Lansner, who is also a business columnist with the Orange County Register, spoke with SEC chairman Christopher Cox on Monday about the recent brouhaha surrounding the regulatory body’s subpoenas of business journalists for one of its investigations. Lansner’s conclusion is that business journalists should not be worried; Cox does understand the role […]
LA Times to cut stock listings, expand coverage
The Los Angeles Times announced in Tuesday morning’s newspaper that it would cut its stock and mutual fund listings to one page beginning next week and begin a series of features to improve coverage of Southern California’s diverse economy. The paper joins the Chicago Tribune, Rocky Mountain News, Atlanta Constitution, Orlando Sentinel, Newsday, Providence Journal […]
BusinessWeek announces new international editorial managers
BusinessWeek announced new leadership for its international editorial staff as it launched Web sites for Europe and Asia. The changes are the first phase in a rollout later this year of customized Web sites for both regions. In December, BusinessWeek restructured its international operations, which led to a number of layoffs. The restructuring was due […]
FT.com is free this week
The Financial Times’ web site is free through March 11, so everyone can see what stories noted New York-based financier Wilbur Ross is picking as the most important. The newspaper’s press release states, “Prominent leaders in US business will be given a forum through which they have the opportunity to reach an audience of other […]
New York Times launches Web-based financial news report
The New York Times announced today the launch of DealBook, a new online financial news report on NYTimes.com featuring up-to-the-minute news and exclusives about Wall Street and corporate America. The continually updated report edited by Andrew Ross Sorkin, the Times’s chief mergers and acquisitions reporter, with contributions from Times business reporters, is an extension of […]
The OC Register to cut stock listings, theme daily
The Orange County Register, the largest newspaper in the Freedom Communications chain, said that it will cut its stock listings beginning March 28 and use the space to provide a themed coverage each day of the week. The paper said, “We’ll designate a day each week to explore each of the core issues that define […]
Review of new CNBC talk show featuring German host
The International Herald Tribune had a review of the new CNBC show featuring German host Sabine Christiansen, below, in the Sunday paper. It concluded that this was part of the business news network’s attempts to expand its coverage beyond just business topics and noted that the first guest on the show was Defense Secretary Donald […]
