Time.com adds personal finance section
Jim Frederick, the managing editor of Time.com, sent out the following announcement about the website’s new personal finance section: I am very proud to announce the launch of TIME.com’s latest vertical, Moneyland, your one-stop source for personal finance and economic news, analysis, and advice. Moneyland went live yesterday and I encourage you all to check […]
Online personal finance reporting course offered for minority journalists
The International Center for Journalists is offering two online courses in English and Spanish on covering personal finance. The courses are for Hispanic journalists and US journalists covering finance issues for minority and immigrant communities. They will run July 1 to Aug. 12. The courses are open to Spanish-speaking and English-speaking journalists from ethnic media. […]
Explaining personal finance topics
Larry Ingrassia, the business editor of The New York Times, explains the paper’s personal finance coverage philosophy. Ingrassia was part of a panel on personal finance coverage at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual conference.
Consumers need more — and better — personal finance reporting
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Media need to spend more time covering personal finance issues so that consumers can take better control of their lives, a panel of personal finance journalists said Friday. “The bad news is that it continues to be a category that is the Rodney Dangerfield of journalism,” said Jonathan Dahl, the editor […]
AOL layoffs include DailyFinance, WalletPop staffs
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The layoffs at AOL’s news operation on Thursday include staff members at DailyFinance.com, Luxist.com and WalletPop.com, sources confirmed to Talking Biz News. The layoffs are due to AOL combining its editorial operations with The Huffington Post, which put Arianna Huffington in charge of the combined editorial operations. At least four staff members […]
How Liz Weston got started in personal finance journalism
Personal finance columnist Liz Weston, whose column appears on MSN Money and in papers across the country, answers questions in her latest column about how she got started in her career. Here is an excerpt: 1 How did you get started in writing about personal finance? I’d been a journalist for a while, covering a […]
Orman to get show on Oprah network
Personal finance guru Suze Orman, who already has a show on CNBC, will add a money show on OWN, the new network run by Oprah Winfrey, the network announced Thursday. The show is tentatively titled “Money Class” and is slated to debut in the fall. The primetime series is dedicated to addressing and moving beyond […]
Bloomberg reporter McNichol dies
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Bloomberg News editor in chief Matthew Winkler sent out the following e-mail to the staff on Tuesday: It is with great sadness that we tell you of the passing today of our friend and colleague Dunstan McNichol. Dusty joined Bloomberg in 2009 as a reporter for the State Government and Local Finance […]
Defending personal finance journalism
CNBC.com senior editor John Carney writes Wednesday in favor of personal finance journalism despite some claims that it is old news or a contrary indicator. Carney writes, “Personal finance journalism is like a magical mirror that reflects back at the reader a slightly smarter and better looking version of himself. “Once we understand this, it’s […]
NBC unit launches work and finance beta site
A division of NBC has rolled out a beta site called WorkGoesStrong.com that offer finance and work advice aimed at people between the ages of 45 and 64. The site is a sister to similar Web portals being operated by Digital Works@NBCU, a division of iVillage Networks. The umbrella site, LifeGoesStrong.com, was launched in May […]
