Uncovering wrongdoing before it becomes a crisis
Financial reporting is crucial to a fair and functioning democracy, said Laurie Hays, senior executive editor for Beat Reporting at Bloomberg News at a talk Tuesday at the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard. Janell Sims of the Shorenstein Center writes, “Highlighting several stories recently published by Bloomberg, Hays […]
Frankie Flack: Winning after the verdict
Last week the Columbia Journalism Review published a brief story about how various industry publications wrote notably different news pieces based on one press release. The stories centered around a lawsuit between the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and Hotfile, which is described in the piece as “a cyberlocker service that lets users upload […]
The making of a sports business reporter
Steve Kandell of BuzzFeed profiles CNBC sports business reporter Darren Rovell, who is a lightning rod for criticism because of what he covers. Kandell writes, “Darren Rovell, just shy of 400,000 followers strong, does not exist on Twitter alone — his return to ESPN after six years at CNBC includes filing reported stories regularly and […]
Refocusing coverage in an age of new media
Wall Street Journal managing editor Gerard Baker discussed a need for editors and reporters at The Journal to refocus their coverage in an age of new media in a speech Tuesday at New York University. Amy Zhang of the Washington Square News reports, “Baker, who also serves as the managing editor of the The Wall […]
How long should I keep my notes?
In this five-part series, we’ll look at some of the challenges that young business journalists face in today’s media landscape. A common theme running through all five installments is the recognition that avoiding errors is a journalist’s first responsibility. News moves faster, farther and wider than ever before, and given the ever-increasing volatility of markets, […]
Taking a crash course in business journalism
Mark B. Evans, the new editor at Inside Tucson Business, tells John Schuster of the Tucson Weekly that he’s having to take a crash course in business journalism. Schuster writes, “‘I read and know business journalism, but I need a crash course on the bread and butter of business journalism and finding out what the […]
Exclusive scoop on Amazon, or false rumor?
Will Oremus of Slate writes about a scoop regarding Amazon.com reported by former Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Lessin that was later retracted with another story on her website without it stating that it was a correction to an earlier story. Oremus writes, “The follow-up was not framed as a correction or retraction. It was […]
Check financial numbers of private companies before printing them
Business journalist Francine McKenna wishes that more of her industry colleagues would attempt to verify claims of revenue and net income by private companies before printing them. McKenna writes, “Maybe some journalists are intoxicated by access to the non-public numbers some would pay a lot to know for sure. Maybe it’s just too hard. Worst […]
How to get a biz reporter to write about your company
Bryant Ruiz Switzky, a senior staff reporter at the Washington Business Journal, where he covers banking, finance and corporate accountability, writes about what a company should do to get coverage by the business media. Switzky writes, “If you’re trying to get on the good side of the business press, here are some things to keep […]
Frankie Flack: The trouble with broadcast business news
I’m a big fan of business news in all forms, print, online, radio and television. However, I have to admit that, for me, business news is just better in print. This is really fundamentally driven by the different business models of print and broadcast news that forces them to go after consumers in different ways. […]
