El Paso Times to cut stock listings in April
The El Paso Times announced in the Sunday paper that it was cutting its weekday stock listings beginning next month, but that the Saturday stock listings were still up for debate. The paper said, “The El Paso Times will reduce the size of its daily stock listings beginning April 4. “The revised daily stock listings […]
Poeria Journal Star revamps biz coverage, drops stock listings
The Peoria newspaper notes that it has been covering business for 34 years longer than the Wall Street Journal, but is still willing to accept the WSJ’s editorial content into its Sunday paper, beginning today. The Peoria paper is beginning a standalone business section to accommodate the content. Managing editor Jack Brimeyer writes, “Anchored on […]
Cavuto's show ignoring the Enron trial
That’s the conclusion of News Hounds, a blog that criticizes Fox TV shows. It notes that the trial of former Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling is being virtually ignored. The blog writes, “Instead of taking a peek at the trial, Cavuto offered more than five minutes of discussion with two comely blondes who […]
Greater Binghamton Business Journal to launch next month
Circulation for the Greater Binghamton Business Journal in New York is expected to be 4,000, and the first issue will hit newstands on April 17. Sister publication Central New York Business Review reported: “Michael W. Lurie has been named associate publisher of The Greater Binghamton Business Journal. During his career, Lurie has done technical and […]
Bloomberg increasing presence in Washington
Harry Jaffe, the national editor of the Washingtonian, notes that Bloomberg is expanding its operations in its Washington, D.C., bureau to increase its presence in the political coverage arena. Jaffe writes, “Bloomberg News reporter Michael Forsythe wrote a solid investigative story Friday, pointing out that campaign contributions are pouring in to members of Congress, such […]
Atlanta paper to cut stock listings beginning next week
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will announce in tomorrow’s newspaper that it is cutting the stock listings in its daily newspaper beginning next week, joining a list of metropolitan dailies across the country that have made similar cuts to their business sections since the beginning of the year. The AJC’s public editor, Angela Tuck, right, wrote in […]
Covering the next energy crisis
This afternoon, I moderated a panel at the “Covering the Next Energy Crisis” held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. On the panel were business reporter Greg Edwards from the Richmond Times Dispatch, AP energy reporter Brad Foss and Bloomberg energy editor Rob Dieterich. Each of them provided good suggestions and comments […]
Media is confused when covering today's LBOs
Yvette Kantrow, the executive editor of TheDeal.com, has an incisive piece about how the recent spat of leveraged buyouts is being covered in the business media. Her conclusion is that business journalist come off as being confused about what’s going on and seem to have forgotten the lessons learned in the 1980s covering LBOs. Kantrow […]
AP names new technology editor
From the Associated Press wire: “Matthew Fordahl, a San Jose, Calif.-based technology writer for The Associated Press since December 2000, has been appointed AP technology editor. “Fordahl, working from AP’s headquarters in New York City, will oversee the global news agency’s coverage of technological innovation and its impact on business and society. He will direct […]
Houston Chronicle biz columnist calls for SEC commish's head
Loren Steffy, who writes a column for the business section of the Houston Chronicle, called for SEC commissioner Christopher Cox’s resignation in a column, noting that the blunder of the subpoenas of business journalists occurred on his watch and during his tenure that the reform movement to make corporate America more accountable has died. Steffy […]
