Econ Reporting Hardship Program sets up Ledbetter Fund
Author and editor James Ledbetter was a beloved friend, Economic Hardship Reporting Project Board member and key ally in the fight for a more just America. He was a wildly generous editor and mentor to other journalists, most notably to those who have historically found the media industry less than hospitable, starting with the distaff […]
How Ledbetter got interested in business journalism
Richard Sandomir of The New York Times looks at the career of business journalist James Ledbetter, who died last week at the age of 60. Sandomir writes, “Ledbetter was a senior editor at Time magazine; a web editor at Fortune and later the editor of The Big Money, a business spinoff of Slate, the online magazine. The […]
NYC event to honor Ledbetter is next week
Paul Smalera has organized a gathering of James Ledbetter‘s friends and colleagues—open to all who knew, worked with, and loved him—to share stories about this phenomenal editor, journalist, author and “incredibly special human being,” who passed away suddenly on Oct. 28. Please RSVP here. Details: Wednesday, Nov. 6, starting at 5 p.m. Connolly’s Pub […]
Ledbetter: Insatiably curious and committed to journalism
Holly Sraeel of the FIN newsletter writes about its founder, James Ledbetter, who died earlier this week at the age of 60. Sraeel writes, “Until he died, Jim remained insatiably curious, articulate and committed to all of this in his work as a journalist, editor, book author and mentor extraordinaire to so many journalists with […]
The greatness of working for Jim Ledbetter
Graham Winfrey, the features editor for Inc. magazine, writes about its former editor in chief James Ledbetter, who died this week at the age of 60. Winfrey writes, “He arrived at Inc. in 2014 and quickly earned a reputation as an approachable leader who inspired others to do their best work. He trusted young reporters with […]
Friends, colleagues remember Jim Ledbetter
Here’s a collection of remembrances about business journalist James Ledbetter, who died this week at the age of 60. It feels so inadequate to write these words but Jim Ledbetter was a mentor, a hero, a friend. He gave me some of my first opportunities to be a journalist and did so much more than believe […]
Longtime biz journalist Ledbetter dies at 60
Longtime business journalist James Ledbetter has died at the age of 60. He most recently was editor of thought leadership at KPMG. He had earlier launched paid newsletter FIN, focused on decentralized finance and fintech. He was also executive editor of The New York Observer. “Jim was a deep thinker and a brilliant writer, awe-inspiring traits […]
Biz journalist Malone dies at 55
Michael Malone, who covered the TV business for nearly two decades at Broadcasting & Cable and also wrote books and contributed to the the New York Times, has died. He was 55. Dade Hayes of Deadline writes, “Malone died October 19 at Memorial Sloan Cancer Center in New York after a long illness. “Widely known in TV industry circles, […]
Financial Advisor founder Chapman dies at 87
Financial Adviser founder Colin Chapman died this past weekend at the age of 87. Simoney Kiriakou of Financial Advisor writes, “Chapman was the founder of Financial Adviser — the print title that became FT Adviser — back in 1987. He began work in February 1987, on the first edition of Financial Adviser, which came out in […]
TechCrunch honors former staffer O’Hear
Tech news site TechCrunch has posted a memorial to its former staffer Steve O’Hear, who died recently after a brief illness. The memorial states, “Steve brought his A-game to this organization every day he worked here and was a huge part of what made (and makes — you can read his 3,210 posts, a veritable magnus […]
