The inside story on business reporting
John Wihbey of The Journalist’s Resource recently spoke with Greg Ip, the U.S. economics editor of The Economist, about his job. Here is an excerpt: JR: What are some pitfalls that young economics reporters should watch out for? Greg Ip: Let cover a few things that are especially important for journalists. Number one is the […]
The secret to the Economist’s success
John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of The Economist, spoke on NPR’s “The Diane Rehm Show”, along with Stephen Shepard, dean of the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism and former senior editor at Newsweek and BusinessWeek. Here are some highlights from the interview: – The conventional thinking seems to be that in the age of the […]
The business media needs to improve its Twitter use
The business media use Twitter as a promotional tool and are not building an online community, according to research presented Friday by two Virginia Commonwealth University professors. Vivian Medina-Messner and Marcus Messner found that the top business media outlets need to use Twitter as an online social network, not just another publication platform. “More attention […]
How biz media use consolidated media reporting
Sean Callahan of BtoB Magazine writes about how business news media such as American City Business Journals and the Economist are using consolidated media reporting, which measures how many people the media are reaching in print, online and through other media delivery formats. Callahan writes, “The Economist began using the CMR earlier this year. Paul […]
Voice of the global elite
Aram Bakshian Jr. writes for The National Interest about Economist magazine and how it has become a must read for business people and politicians across the globe. Bakshian writes, “Admittedly, there are times when the Economist leans a little heavily on plummy English props and mannerisms. Michael Lewis, the popular American financial writer and author […]
How social media is changing biz journalism
Rob Grimshaw of the Financial Times writes for The Economist about the growing influence of social media in today’s business journalism. Grimshaw writes, “At the Financial Times, we recognized early on that the continued success of our business depended on our ability to adapt to changing reader habits. Our response to audience fragmentation was to […]
Forbes, Economist to be available behind Chicago Tribune paywall
Jeff John Roberts of PaidContent.org writes about how content from Forbes and The Economist will be made available on the Chicago Tribune website. Roberts writes, “The Economist and Forbes content is being supplied via NewsCred, a news platform that relies on technology to rapidly curate and license content from over 800 partners. Adee says the […]
Reuters, WSJ, Milwaukee and Detroit papers among Loeb winners
Felix Salmon of Reuters and The Wall Street Journal are winners of Gerald Loeb Awards, considered the Pulitzer Prizes of business journalism. Salmon won in the blogging category. Reuters also won in the news service category for “Shell Games” by Brian Grow, Kelly Carr, Laurence Fletcher, Nanette Byrnes, Matthew Bigg, Joshua Schneyer, Cynthia Johnston and […]
The Economist’s digital strategy explained
The Economist explains its digital strategy in a new post on its website by Oscar Grut. Grut writes, “The web provides a completely different experience from print. Yes, visitors to Economist.com do read content there, but the web offers an interactive, snacking, lean-forward and, increasingly, a social and shared experience. That realization has taken us […]
Quartz plans to break some molds
Lucia Moses of Adweek looks at Quartz, the new business news site coming from The Atlantic. Moses writes, “With the launch, Atlantic Media is opening up a second front in its battle with the Economist Group. “The two brands already compete head-to-head in the white-hot Washington, D.C., market, where both have ramped up their government […]
