Former Tulsa World biz editor dies
Riley Wilson, the former business editor for the Tulsa World, died Monday at the age of 78 from prostate cancer, according to a story in Tuesday’s paper. The story stated, “His battles with the industry public relations people were legendary at the World. Wilson bristled at nothing more than being scooped by the old Tulsa […]
Remembering Forbes' Jim Michaels
Subrata N. Chakravarty, a former assistant managing editor of Forbes, writes on the Rediff India web site about how former Forbes editor Jim Michaels, who died last month, influenced his career in business journalism. Charkravarty wrote, “Throughout his career at Forbes Jim Michaels’ belief was that if a story wasn’t fresh, it should not be […]
Dedicated, organized and missed
Gerry Hostetler of the Charlotte Observer writes Saturday about Carol Gibbs Smith, who recently retired from the Observer’s business desk and died Nov. 7. She was 65. Hostetler wrote, “‘Carol was our den mother on the business desk,’ said business editor Patrick Scott. ‘She kept the team connected with birthday celebrations and updates on families, all while […]
Remembering real estate columnist Bob Bruss
Tom Kelly, a business columnist at the Everett Herald in Washington state, remembers real estate columnist Bob Bruss, who died unexpectedly late last month. Kelly wrote, “Bruss was smart, ethical, thrifty (‘I want you to know I spent $19.95 of my hard-earned, writing money on your book — you’re lucky it was worth it.’) and […]
Business journalism was a tough trade
The Economist remembers former Forbes editor Jim Michaels, who died last week at the age of 86. Michaels was editor of the magazine from 1961 to 1999. The Economist wrote, “Tiny though he was, he was terrifying. Business journalism, for him, was a tough trade. When writers joined they were given a tape recorder for […]
Michaels made Malcolm Forbes possible
Alex Ben Block of Hollywood Today writes about his two tours of duty at Forbes under former editor Jim Michaels, who died last week and, Block writes, made the success of Malcolm Forbes possible. Block wrote, “His experience in India was not only a landmark in Michael’s career as a reporter; but it was also who […]
Remembering Jim Michaels of Forbes
Stephen Miller of The Wall Street Journal takes a look back Saturday at the career of former Forbes editor Jim Michaels, who died Tuesday. Miller wrote, “Mr. Michaels ran investigative features attacking trial lawyers and the National Education Association. Forbes began grading mutual funds and publishing lists of executive compensation and of the wealthiest Americans. […]
Michaels was a paradoxical, ruthless leader
Peter Brimelow of Marketwatch remembers Thursday what it was like to work for former Forbes editor Jim Michaels, who died Tuesday at the age of 86. Brimelow wrote, “Michaels when I knew him in his last decades at Forbes came across as a nice little old man. But he was in fact ruthless to the point […]
Appreciating the career of Jim Michaels
Forbes has a nice review Wednesday evening of the career of former editor Jim Michaels and what made him a special business journalist. The non-bylined story stated, “After a stint at The Buffalo News, Michaels joined what was then a pure investment magazine. He wrote about mutual funds. Seeing a future in what was then […]
Sloan remembers Michaels as a great editor
Fortune senior editor at large Allan Sloan remembers Wednesday what former Forbes editor Jim Michaels — who died Tuesday at the age of 86 — taught him about business journalism during his two stints at the magazine. Sloan wrote, “Unlike many of his competitors, Michaels didn’t particularly lionize corporate chieftains. His focus was on representing small investors’ […]
