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 […]
Personal finance reporting and what it means
Personal finance journalist Kerry Hannon writes on Forbes.com about why she got into the beat and what she likes about it. Hannon writes, “I relished interviewing CEOs of billion dollar corporations like global foodie Pittsburgh, Pa.-based H.J. Heinz Company, chemical and pharmaceutical giant, Bayer AG, and Shaw Industries, the world’s largest carpet manufacturer, now a […]
Detroit personal finance columnist wins award
Brian J. O’Connor, personal finance columnist for The Detroit News, has been named winner of the Christopher J. Welles Memorial Prize at Columbia University. The award goes to an exemplary piece of business journalism produced in the last 12 months by an alumnus of the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship. O’Connor, a Knight-Bagehot Fellow from the class of […]
Massachusetts paper adds consumer advocate column
The New Bedford Standard-Times in Massachusetts is adding a consumer advocate column that will appear in its Wednesday paper and will be written by business reporter Brian Boyd. Editor Bob Unger writes, “We will call it ‘SouthCoast 411,’ where Boyd will answer your requests for information about a consumer problem or question. If you are […]
Minnesota paper changes weekend biz section
Jay Furst, the managing editor of the Rochester Post-Bulletin in Minnesota, writes about changes to the paper’s weekend business section. Furst writes, “Your Money, which replaces the current Business section, will be all about personal finance, and here’s where the Wall Street Journal comes in. The Journal, as you likely know, is the Bible of […]
Call the troubleshooter
John Drescher, the editor of The (Raleigh) News & Observer, writes Saturday about the paper’s consumer reporter, Leah Friedman, who has been helping readers fix problems with companies for the past two years. Drescher writes, “She gets 10 to 12 tips a week. ‘I try to listen to everyone who calls,’ said Friedman, 33, who […]
