Winkler: Facts matter in age of instantaneous expression
Technology such as Twitter is diminishing the value of journalism, Bloomberg editor in chief Matt Winkler said in a speech Tuesday in Dallas on the Southern Methodist University campus. Kelsey Charles of The Daily Campus writes, “Social media and the idea of demonstrating information have become more popular than ever in recent years, but to […]
Avoiding errors, and what to do when they happen
The quick pace of social media and the Web have escalated the importance of getting a story right the first time and avoiding errors as a journalist, said Forbes managing editor for business news Dan Bigman in a conference call with Forbes contributors from New York Tuesday. “Just correcting an error doesn’t necessarily correct the […]
Frankie Flack on bullying business reporters
A few weeks ago I was catching up with a reporter, who I have come to know well, over a few beers. In the course of our conversation I asked him about his recent interactions with other PR people. This is a question I ask all the reporters I know because the stories are all […]
Using texting to report business news stories
CNBC reporter Kayla Tausche says her most effective tool in reporting about Wall Street is to text her major sources. “Email is great, but many times people don’t want to leave a paper trail,” said Tausche in a talk Monday morning. “Texting has been the single-most important thing to my reporting.” Tausche spoke Monday at […]
A former Goldman Sachs banker on spotting a clueless biz reporter
An anonymous former Goldman Sachs banker has posted an item on Business Insider on how to spot a clueless financial journalist. The ex-banker writes, “Here’s a hint for anyone who follows financial news but who has never worked in the industry: Markets never move in response to a rating agency change. “Never. “Ever. “Markets move […]
A focus on local business coverage
Ken Tingley of The Glen Falls Post-Star in New York writes about his paper’s business reporter, Jamie Munks, has started a new feature focusing on local, small businesses. Tingley writes, “The premise is to tell our readers about local businesses they don’t know about, if they have unique products or a business model that others […]
A story subject takes interest in reporter’s self-marketing
Lindsay Riddell, a reporter for the San Francisco Business Times, writes about how about.me founder Larry Conrad has taken a personal interest in improving her page on the site. Riddell writes, “The photo on my about.me page is a picture of me interviewing Tesla Motors Chairman Elon Musk, taken by venture capitalist and Tesla investor […]
How a banking scandal story was reported
Matthew Boesler of Business Insider interviewed Bloomberg News correspondent Elisa Martinuzzi about her recent expose that uncovered a scandal within Monte dei Paschi – the world’s oldest bank and one of Italy’s biggest. Here is an excerpt: How were you able to piece this story together? EM: Though the last stretch involved pulling an all-nighter, with […]
Tricks of Super Bowl ads
The game is now in the history books, but the talk for many on Monday morning won’t be the plays. It will be about the commercials. At $4 million for 30 seconds, the trick is to get your money’s worth. Businessweek did a piece on how some advertisers are trying to generate Super Bowl buzz […]
Covering Davos and the woman angle
Bloomberg TV anchor Francine Lacqua, who is based in London, gave an interview about Davos and whether the event really matters for women to The Jane Dough. She talked about her reporting experience as a business journalist. Sarah Devlin writes, “Bloomberg TV anchor Francine Lacqua, who has covered Davos on her show ‘On the Move’ […]
