A black eye for Consumer Reports?
I have always respected Consumer Reports and given it credit for the creation of the consumer reporting movement in business journalism. But the editor of the Rocky Mountain News recently wrote about it in a not-so-flattering way. Read what he had to say here. To be fair, this seems like an advertising department idea that […]
Hurricane coverage…again
It appears that business sections in Florida are gearing up for another round of stories on how a hurricane will affect the businesses and economies of their local areas. The Tampa Tribune wrote today about how technology can be used by companies to minimize the damage from hurricanes. Read that story here. It also ran […]
NABJ awards for business reporting
The National Association of Black Journalists gave out two awards in the business news category on Saturday in its annual Salute to Excellence awards competition. The winners were: Newspaper – Business: Bob Norman, New Times Broward-Palm Beach, “Minority Report.â€? Norman’s 2004 piece is about how a hospital district commissioner in South Florida uses his minority […]
Covering the loss of a city's major HQ
One of the things that I like to look at to gauge a newspaper’s strength in reporting about business is how it covers the story of when a major employer in the city is sold to another company and the headquarters is moved out of the state. If they’re aggressive in covering this story, then […]
Times-Picayune's Charlie Crumpley
I had heard through a mutual friend that News Orleans Times-Picayune business editor Charles Crumpley was OK in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, but had not heard from him directly until today. Charlie is also a SABEW board member, and one of the genuinely nice people in the business. Here is his e-mail: Hey! Good […]
Reuters journalists reject new contract
Things don’t look good for the talks between Reuters and its business journalists. The latest contract offer was rejected by an overwhelming — almost unanimous — margin. See the story here.
Online journalism awards
The Online News Association has named its finalists for its awards this year, and I want to point out one particularly entry from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that I liked. Earlier this year, the AJC reporters Ann Hardie, Alan Judd and Carrie Teegardin analyzed how Georgia lending laws affect consumers, creditors and regulators. These articles are […]
More on Saturday WSJ
If you want to read what others had to say about the Saturday edition of the Wall Street Journal, you can read the New York Times article here. Just remember that you have to register with the NYT web site to read its articles.
Weekend Wall Street Journal
If you want to see the front page of the new Wall Street Journal Weekend edition, you can click here to see a pdf file. It’s quite stunning as far as the layout. If you’re used to the WSJ from the week, there are some features here that you’ll be accustomed to seeing. In the […]
The Wall Street Journal this weekend
I’m very interested in seeing what the first Saturday edition of the Wall Street Journal looks like tomorrow when it comes out. I’m curious about the mixture of hard news stories from today’s business news and the softer stories for business people about the weekend. I’m also curious to see what happens to the Wall […]
