Callaway remembers legend Marshall Loeb
David Callaway, the CEO of TheStreet.com, writes about legendary business journalist Marshall Loeb, who died Saturday at the age of 88. Callaway writes, “The founder of modern business journalism, who died this past weekend at 88, built his lasting legacy at Time, Fortune, and Money magazines. Late in life, he was a columnist for CBS MarketWatch, where I had the good […]
What makes a good business journalist?
Talking Biz News founder Chris Roush talks about the skills and qualities that a good business journalist possesses.
NY Times biz reporter Steel uses old-fashioned techniques
Emily Steel, who covers the media industry for The New York Times, talks about her reporting techniques. Here is an excerpt: You’ve done a lot of investigative reporting, including stories that uncovered sexual harassment allegations against Bill O’Reilly at Fox. What has been your most important tech tool or resource for your work? This sounds […]
What biz reporters can do that computers will never be able to
Business journalist Max Frumes, the founder of Quant Media, explores the efforts of the three big players in business journalism — Bloomberg, Dow Jones and Reuters — in terms of using computers to produce content and concludes that reporters still provide a necessary function. Frumes writes, “The work that it takes to regularly generate scoops […]
Picking the brains of colleagues for a story
San Diego Union-Tribune business reporter Lori Weisberg was interviewed about how she put together her Sunday story on the economic impact of Qualcomm to the region. Here is an excerpt: This story really isn’t on your beat. How did you approach it? Because Qualcomm and the whole technology sector are pretty far removed from what I cover […]
How young reporters have gotten ahead in business journalism
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers hosted a conference call Monday afternoon to talk with young financial journalists about their impact through strong beat reporting. Jon Chesto, Boston Globe business reporter, moderated a panel that brought together Jillian Berman, New York-based reporter for MarketWatch; Sarah Frier, technology reporter for Bloomberg; and Jen Wieczner, […]
Tech news sites quietly use this word too much
Tim Ellis of Geekwire writes about how tech news sites use the word “quietly” in headlines and stories to excess, often creating drama when it’s not needed. Ellis writes, “Apparently whenever a tech company does anything without publishing a press release and running ads during Monday Night Football, tech news sites have decided that the […]
Steel of NY Times talks about the O’Reilly story
New York Times media reporter Emily Steel spoke with UNC-Chapel Hill School of Media and Journalism dean Susan King about her career and how she and reporter Michael Schmidt broke the news about Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly’s sexual harassment history. Steel said that the story originated after Fox News head Roger Ailes was ousted […]
What can’t be captured by a computer writing earnings stories
Business journalist Max Frumes writes about how computer software often misses important news when it writes earnings stories. Frumes, the founder of Quant Media, writes, “On Aug. 1, sports apparel and footwear company Under Armour reported that it would be undergoing an operational restructuring that would include layoffs and cost from $110 million to $130 million for […]
Testy Biz Copy Editor: Baby steps for the puzzled investor
An investor who bought Google stock 13 years ago at its IPO price of $85 would now own a piece of the company worth about 22 times their original investment. That also takes into account the company’s stock split in 2015, when it restructured under a larger company called Alphabet. Put it another way: A […]
