Oregonian workplace reporter seeks advice on exec comp story

Brent Hunsberger, who covers workplace issues at the Oregonion, has been asked by his editors to put together the newspaper’s first examination of executive compensation of public companies in the state. (It’s a long overdue story, he adds.) But Brent wants some advice on how to do this from other business reporters. What papers do […]

The early business journalist gets the best seat at the Enron trial

According to Houston Chronicle columnist Loren Steffy, the media began lining up outside the courthouse where the Enron trial was scheduled to begin today on Sunday night at 6:30 p.m. Here is part of his posting on his Full Disclosure blog: “They started lining up at 6:30 — that’s p.m., as in Sunday night. My […]

When consumers become biz journalists

When consumers become business journalists, especially when they’re reviewing electronic products or new software, it can cause havoc with the tried-and-true strategy of companies giving “exclusive” interviews to certain media outlets. Dana Blankenhorn found this out the hard way. He talked with CEO Ofer Shoshan of Qlusters Inc. in Palo Alto, Calif. last week in […]

Enron trial coverage begins

Coverage of the Enron trial began to build up this weekend. Expect to be inundated with coverage until the trial ends, and the verdict will likely be front-page news in papers across the world. Here are some of the things that I noticed from coverage this weekend: 1. The Associated Press had a basic story […]

SEC regulation of hedge funds begins Wednesday

On Wednesday, Feb. 1, the Securities and Exchange Commission will begin regulating hedge funds, those formerly secretive investment vehicles in which the rich and college endowments have used to manage their money. It’s on that date that hedge funds have to register with the SEC. Many already have. Here is part of a Sunday Associated […]

Criticism of Forbes article on blogging

The blogging world has been abuzz the past few days about a recent Forbes article on, what else, the blogging world. The Forbes article in question is “Tapping into the blogosphere” by Tom Taulli, and it was posted on the magazine’s Web site on Wednesday. PR blog expert B.L. Ochman wrote, “Sometimes, comments to posts […]

Covering Davos

A number of business reporters are in Davos, Switzerland this week covering the World Economic Forum. One of the best places to look for coverage is a blog called “Delving into Davos” being written by reporters from the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times, including Mark Landler, Floyd Norris and Andrew Ross Sorkin. […]

Reporting tips from Fast Company writer

Charles Fishman, a contributing editor to Fast Company magazine, spoke to one of my classes this afternoon. Charles is very animated when it comes to talking about journalism, and he shared some of his tips in finding sources when it came to writing his book The Wal-Mart Effect. Here are some things he found helpful: […]

Interactive SEC filings coming soon

SEC Chairman Christopher Cox gave a speech last week in which he said that interactive SEC filings in which the data could be manipulated and searches could be easier are just months away, according to a column in the Baltimore Sun by Jay Hancock. Hancock wrote: “Cox wants the financial reports that corporations file with […]

Non-profit business news

In the Arizona Daily Star this morning, reader advocate Debbie Kornmiller talks about a session that the newspaper had with non-profit organizations in the area on how they can get news in the paper. She wrote: “Business Editor Tim Steller said that from the Industry News & Notes column that runs Mondays through Saturdays to […]