Westchester paper hires biz journalist
Business journalist Erika Vujnovich has been hired as a member of The Journal News’ Tax Watch team, where she will write about how to teach their children about financial topics for the New York state paper. Cara Matthews of the paper writes, “Kids hear people talk about money, the economy, housing and other financial issues […]
A tribute to Money’s Walter Updegrave
Daniel Solin writes for U.S. News & World Report a tribute to recently retired Money columnist Walter Updegrave. Solin writes, “As a fellow journalist, I admired the clarity of his writing and especially the soundness of his advice. There are relatively few sources of good financial advice. The space is largely dominated by what Jane […]
Guardian launches U.S. personal finance section
The Guardian announced Tuesday the launch of Money, its new personal finance section, which will offer U.S. readers a blend of news, commentary, and analysis. The section features the addition of veteran personal finance writer and author Helaine Olen, who joins The Guardian as a columnist. The new section, edited by U.S. finance & economics editor […]
The problems with personal finance gurus
Mike Dang of TheBillfold.com interviewed financial journalist Helaine Olen, who recently published an expose on the personal finance industry, including the journalists who cover it, in the book “Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry.” Here is an excerpt: Another thing about “gurus” like Suze Orman and Dave Ramsey, as you […]
WSJ ME lauds new personal finance publication
Wall Street Journal managing editor Gerard Baker sent out the following email about the newspaper’s new personal finance magazine, WSJ. Money: This weekend, The Wall Street Journal adds yet another thoroughbred to our growing stable of first-class publications. WSJ Money dissects the heady world of high personal finance, taking our readers though the endlessly fascinating […]
New WSJ. Money magazine to debut this weekend
The Wall Street Journal will debut WSJ. Money, the Journal’s new personal wealth management magazine, this Saturday. The launch of WSJ. Money, which will appear quarterly in the U.S. edition of WSJ Weekend, adds to the paper’s personal finance and wealth management coverage. “We’re thrilled to announce the debut issue of WSJ. Money,” said managing […]
Personal finance coverage is different at The Motley Fool
Personal finance coverage at The Motley Fool is different than other media because the organization holds itself accountable for its coverage, said one of the company’s co-founders on Monday evening. “I think that’s a challenge for other organizations,” said David Gardner, who founded the Alexandria, Va.-based investing and personal finance journalism company with his brother […]
The need for professional and personal reviews
Kim Kleman, the editor of Consumer Reports, writes for Nieman Reports about the differences on product reviews in personal finance journalism. Kleman writes, “Actually, I’ve come to the conclusion that there’s room in the universe, indeed, an important place, for both personal and professional reviews. I don’t pretend to understand the fine points of movie, […]
San Antonio paper expanding biz coverage
The San Antonio Express-News is expanding its Sunday and Monday business news coverage. A story on its website states, “This weekend, we roll out Business Sunday, marking the return of in-depth business news and analysis to the Sunday paper after a four-year absence. Look for sharp coverage of energy and the Eagle Ford Shale and […]
WSJ launching new magazine WSJ. Money
The Wall Street Journal is launching a new magazine called WSJ. Money catering to the rich. Lucia Moses of Adweek writes, “WSJ. Money is a spinoff of WSJ. Magazine, the newspaper’s luxury lifestyle insert. The title is slated to make its debut March 9 and publish four times this year. It’ll be distributed in the […]
