Chicago Tribune changes real estate coverage
The Chicago Tribune is revamping its real estate coverage and will introduce a new section called “Chicago Homes” on May 30, according to a release. It replaces “Your Place” and “New Homes.” The new...
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Biz media contradict each other about LA real estate
Orange County Register real estate columnist Jon Lansner notes that the Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal wrote differing reports about the Los Angeles real estate market on Tuesday’s papers. The Times wrote,...
Real estate CEO blames biz media for poor results
TheStreet.com media critic Marek Fuchs wonders in amazement Wednesday that the statement from homebuilder Toll Brothers CEO Robert Toll blaming the business media for his company’s lackluster performance. Fuchs writes, “Blaming the media for...
Choosing stories reflects how paper's use resources
Nancy Barnes, the editor of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, writes for Sunday’s paper about how the newspaper picks the stories that it chooses to have its reporters dig into, and uses a recent real estate...
Don't trust industry data with real estate
Marek Fuchs of TheStreet.com wants to know why business journalists write stories about the real estate market using data from industry organizations. Fuchs wrote, “Data from trade associations, no matter how convenient and digestible...
Where was biz media during sub-prime disaster?
Danny Schechter, editor of MediaChannel.org, writes an opinion piece for Editor & Publisher that questions whether the business media did enough to warn consumers about the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Schechter wrote, “There is more...
Oregon real estate reporter fired in dispute about coverage
Ethan Lindsey of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that David Fisher, the real estate reporter for the Bend Bulletin in Oregon, was fired from his job in a dispute with his editors about how negative the...
AP hires USA Today real estate reporter to run new service
The AP announced Wednesday that it has hired Noelle Knox, a national real estate reporter for USA Today, to help create and lead a new real estate and home news service offering breaking news, news-driven...
