NYTimes to launch personal finance effort
The New York Times announced Thursday that it will begin a week-long emphasis on personal finance journalism beginning next week. The special news section, called Your Money: A Financial Tune-Up, will be accompanied by online features and a live panel discussion. The week will offer advice and tips across a variety of platforms from three […]
Houston Chronicle personal finance columnist leaves for non-profit
Personal finance columnist Shannon Buggs has left the Houston Chronicle and is running Meta-Four Houston, the youth spoken-word poetry nonprofit she founded. In an e-mail, Buggs told Talking Biz News, “After more than 16 years in daily newspaper journalism, I’m keeping my options open.” In her goodbye column earlier this week, Buggs wrote, “For more […]
Miami Herald launches new features in Money section
The Miami Herald has introduced some new content in its Monday Money section. A brief states, “Tom Hudson, who made his own debut early this year as anchor for public television’s Nightly Business Report, begins a weekly snapshot of the week ahead. His mission: highlight financial signposts beyond the obvious — like the upcoming sale […]
Fox Business signs Willis, formerly CNN personal finance editor
Fox Business Network announced Monday that it had signed former CNN personal finance editor Geri Willis to a multi-year deal. Terms were not disclosed. Willis will serve as a host of a weekend program and will also appear across all programming to provide analysis on how the news of the day affects American taxpayers. She […]
WSJ names Personal Journal editor
Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson sent out the following announcement to the staff on Tuesday: “We are delighted to announce the appointment of the excellent Emily Nelson as Editor of Personal Journal, effective immediately. In her 15 years at The Wall Street Journal, Emily has been one of the paper’s finest editors and writers. She has […]
ICFJ to offer personal finance reporting course
The International Center for Journalists is now offering two online courses in English and Spanish on covering personal finance for Hispanic journalists and U.S. journalists covering finance issues for minority and immigrant communities. The courses are scheduled to start on April 16 and end on July 28. The courses are open to Spanish-speaking and English-speaking […]
WSJ names new personal finance editor
Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson sent out the following announcement Tuesday evening: “We are pleased to announce the appointment of the excellent Rob Hunter as the Journal’s new Personal Finance Editor. Rob joins us from Bloomberg BusinessWeek where he’s worked since 2005 and was clearly the most outstanding journalist of his generation. He […]
Personal finance journalism taken to the extreme
New York Times journalist Jodi Kantor — who is married to the paper’s personal finance columnist, Ron Lieber — found this wallet at the Brooklyn Flea made out of her husband’s columns.
Dow Jones in talks to buy rest of Smart Money from Hearst
Shira Ovide of The Wall Street Journal reports Tuesday that the paper’s parent company, Dow Jones & Co., is in talks to buy the 50 percent of personal finance magazine Smart Money that it doesn’t own. Ovide writes, “The two sides continue to negotiate purchase terms, people familiar with the matter said, but a deal […]
CNN personal finance editor leaving
Gerri Willis, the personal finance editor for CNN, is leaving the cable network after seven years, reports Kevin Allocca of TVNewser. Allocca writes, “CNN tells us, ‘Gerri is leaving to explore other opportunities. After 7 years at CNN, she felt it was time for a change. We wish her all the best.’ “Willis has appeared […]
