Canadian biz magazine sees strong growth
The Financial Post Business magazine in Canada posted nice gains in readership, according to an article in the National Post. The Post reports, “Total readership for the award-winning monthly among adults over 18 years of age increased 4% over last year, to 1.25 million, according to the PMB study, which is used by media buyers […]
Wal-Mart seeking PR pros to handle reporters
An article in the New York Times this morning notes that world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is seeking two public relations professionals with at least 10 years of experience to handle the company’s glut of media requests. Ostensibly, these new Wal-Mart employees will also be on the front line of the company’s public relations […]
Fortune's John Helyar's rules for biz writing
Someone has posted on a blog Fortune magazine senior writer John Helyar’s six rules for better business writing. Although they aren’t new, I am guessing that some people haven’t seen them. So, here are a couple: 2) Don’t do drive-by shootings. Odds are that the best stories you’ll ever write are based on relationships established […]
IRE winners named
A couple of winners in the Investigative Reporters and Editors’ annual awards contest were business stories. Willamette Week in Portland, Ore., won a certificate for its investigation into Portland General Electric. Reporter Nigel Jaquiss’ investigation into the proposed sale of Portland General Electric, Oregon’s largest utility, revealed information from inside sources that sank the deal. […]
Beaver County Times explains stock listings return
On March 14, the Beaver County Times newspaper in Pennsylvania dropped its stock listings from Tuesday through Friday to Sunday only. The small daily was simply following a trend that many other newspapers have taken in past months to lower their newsprint costs and take advantage of the fact that many people now get their […]
Zurich-St. Pauls Travelers coverage over the top
The Deal.com Executive Editor Yvette Kantrow criticized the coverage in The Wall Street Journal last Friday of talks between property & casualty insurers Zurich and Minnesota-based St. Paul Travelers, noting that the company took the unusual step of issuing a press release earlier this week to say the story was incorrect. Kantrow writes, “To be […]
SEC chairman to speak at SABEW conference
Christopher Cox, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission that’s embroiled in a media-rights dispute, on May 1 will speak to the annual conference of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. The SEC in February subpoenaed two business reporters, touching off a furor in the journalism industry over press freedom. Cox later rebuked […]
Exec comp stories: Media is ignored
Since we’re in the middle of proxy season, it’s interesting to note the latest research from some University of Pennsylvania business school professors, with help from a Stanford University professor, about the impact of executive compensation stories in the media. The study was released on Wednesday. The B-school professors raise the issue of proper executive […]
Coverage of NCAA tournament productivity story is bogus
Jack Shafer of Slate laments the recent coverage that a number of business sections have given to a recent study predicting the billions of dollars in lost productivity from workers watching the NCAA basketball tournament on their computers — or at bars outside of the workplace. Shafer notes, “Such prominent news sources as the Arkansas […]
Bloomberg's Al Hunt talks about DC bureau
Al Hunt, who is now the managing editor of Bloomberg’s Washington operations after leaving the Wall Street Journal, talked to U.S. News & World Report in the latest issue. USN&WR reporter Liz Halloran wrote, “Hunt has bulked up the Washington news ranks with experienced business and political reporters and dramatically expanded the bureau’s television operation […]
