Gombossy keeps on company's tails
Jim Gold of JiltedJournalists.com profiles former Hartford Courant business editor George Gombossy, who was fired from his job as consumer watchdog columnist at the paper last month for refusing to kowtow to advertiser’s interests. Gombossy has started his own Web site about consumer issues in Connecticut. Gold writes, “As the site develops quickly, it is […]
CNBC kills "On the Money"
Richard Johnson of The New York Post reports that CNBC has killed “On the Money,” a personal finance show that it put on hiatus earlier this year. Johnson writes, “CNBC’s low-rated 10 p.m. show — hosted by Carmen Wong Ulrich, the personal-finance expert and author of ‘Generation Debt’ — is said to be a victim […]
Consumer Reports face layoffs unless pay cuts made
Paul Tharp of the New York Post writes Thursday that editors and writers at Consumer Reports face potential layoffs unless they take a pay cut. Tharp writes, “Up to 21 writers, editors, researchers and scientists who test products are among those targeted for layoffs unless unionized workers of the New York Newspaper Guild agree by […]
Personal finance columns available to all FPA members
Nick Martin of Heat City in Phoenix has more information about the brouhaha over newspapers throughout the country running the same personal finance advice columns under different bylines. Martin writes, “From there, it wasn’t hard to find a page on the association’s website titled “Request Articles,” in which the association’s members can sign up to […]
Personal finance column appears in papers under different bylines
Joe Strupp of Editor & Publisher reports that the same personal finance column has appeared in papers across the country — under different bylines. Strupp writes, “The column appears to have originated from the Financial Planning Association, according to the Web site of Fisher Financial Strategies, which also posted it and credited FPA. Several other newspaper Web […]
Minyanville: Laugh your way through the economic crisis
Karen Salmansohn writes about Minyanville, the personal finance site that uses humor to get its point across about the economy. Salmansohn writes, “Minyanville, a financial fitness franchise conceived in the aftermath of the September 11th tragedy, won an Emmy Award last year for new approaches to business reporting and is widely known for it’s intelligent […]
The strategy behind Daily Finance
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Amey Stone is the managing editor of Daily Finance, a new business site launched earlier this year by AOL that remains in beta format. Stone is also an assistant managing editor at AOL Money & Finance where she oversees business news and investing coverage. She has been with AOL since 2005 and […]
Time starts personal finance blog
The Cheapskate Blog by Brad Tuttle debuted on Time magazine’s Web site earlier this week as a place for consumers who want to find ways to save money. Tuttle, a contributing editor at Budget Travel, plans to write about the best deals in dining, travel, shopping, sports and more. The Cheapskate Blog will include career and […]
NYT biz section to start consumer blog
The New York Times will start a consumer blog focusing on issues such as consumer protection, business editor Larry Ingrassia said Monday. The comment came in response to a reader comment about why the paper’s business section didn’t have a consumer column. Ingrassia wrote, “Ron Lieber, my ‘Your Money’ columnist, is gnashing his teeth over your […]
CNBC's cuts back "On the Money" — again
Chris Ariens of TVNewser is reporting that the CNBC personal finance show “On the Money” that has been airing five nights a week will be cut back to just a Saturday night episode. Ariens reports, “The show, hosted by Carmen Wong Ulrich, had been airing weekdays at 10pmET. We hear CNBC documentaries will now run […]
