LA Times biz columnist defends TheStreet reporter
Los Angeles Times business columnist Michael Hiltzik comes to the defense Tuesday of TheStreet.com reporter Adam Feuerstein, who was accused during the weekend by Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein of colluding with short sellers to bring down a biotech stock. Hiltzik writes, “Pearlstein also states that the posts ‘curiously have also coincided with the […]
PR and the business reporter: After the pitch
Way back in October 2013, I elaborated upon several of the dos and don’ts of PR and reporter relationships. This past week I solicited some new commentary, and one theme that emerged was that Public relations folks often nail the initial pitch, but then fumble the follow-up. The Too Friendly Offering to take a reporter […]
How corporations are bypassing journalists
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson of The Financial Times writes about how corporations such as Chevron are using different tactics to get their messages out to the public and to bypass journalists. Edgecliffe-Johnson writes, “The pressures on news outlets to become multimedia, interactive, 24-hour engagement machines mean editors have become increasingly receptive to what PRs are pitching. A […]
The vicious cycle of fighting for the scoop
Bloomberg Television anchor Stephanie Ruhle writes on LinkedIn about her career on Wall Street and her life in business journalism. Ruhle writes, “Then, I moved into TV, a world where the pressure never wanes and we are constantly hunting for the next big thing. It’s a true grind. I get to work with extraordinarily talented […]
Preparing for a two-hour biz news show never stops
Betty Liu, anchor of “In the Loop” on Bloomberg Television, writes on LinkedIn about how she prepares for her show. Lui writes, “The second answer is that preparing for a two-hour show never ends. News never stops. But if I can harken back to my old print days, it feels like every day you’re putting […]
Bloomberg reporter gets last laugh with Wal-Mart’s PR person
Bloomberg News reporter Renee Dudley reported Monday night that Wal-Mart’s chief spokesman resigned because he had never obtained the undergraduate degree listed on his resume. It was the some PR person who had banned Dudley from company media events for her aggressive reporting, notes Jim Romenesko. Romenesko writes, “In fall of 2013, Tovar accused Dudley […]
Frankie Flack: Yelling, PR pitches and business journalism
OK, sports fans. Confession time. I’ve been known to send pitches over email that are beyond the pale. I’ve sent stuff to reporters who I know would never consider the news in a million years. I’ve called reporters to garner their thought on my story idea even when I know damn well what they think. […]
Politician complains about SEC leaks to biz reporters
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling criticized the SEC for leaks to the news media in a letter to SEC Chair Mary Jo White this week, reports Eamon Javers of CNBC. Javers writes, “Of particular concern to Hensarling was the ability of CNBC and The Hill newspaper to obtain copies of a non-public investigative […]
The SEC is hurting business journalism
Sheila S. Coronel, the dean of academic affairs at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, writes for Columbia Journalism Review about how a recent Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into a leak could have a harmful affect on future business journalism. Coronel writes, “It must have been unnerving for the SEC staff to be […]
Meet a rising star at Fox Business Network
Jo Ling Kent, who joined Fox Business Network as a reporter in May 2013, is a rising star. She has recently been added to Maria Bartiromo’s “Opening Bell,” and she’s been covering the massive upcoming Alibaba IPO. Prior to joining Fox Business, Kent served as an on-air reporter for NBC’s owned and operated station WVIT-TV […]
