WaPo’s Pearlstein didn’t intend to disparage TheStreet’s Feuerstein
Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein has sent the following letter to TheStreet.com editor in chief Janet Guyon in the wake of his Sept. 27 column that was critical of TheStreet reporter Adam Feuerstein: Dear Janet and Adam, I understand from your letter, which was posted on your website, that you read my Sept. 27 […]
TheStreet CEO: Business journalism will be a growth area forever
Elisabeth DeMarse, chairman and CEO of the financial news operation TheStreet Inc., was named Thursday to the board of directors of AppNexus, the world’s largest independent ad tech company. Prior to joining TheStreet, DeMarse successfully led a variety of U.S. and international financial information and technology businesses, often guiding them through important phases of company […]
TheStreet names new contributors editor
Jeremy Greenfield has joined TheStreet.com’s editorial team as the new contributors editor. Cherella Cox, who has served as chief editor of contributors and newsletters since 2013 has been named copy chief of contributors, newsletters and training. Greenfield comes to TheStreet from Digital Book World, where he spent three years as editorial director. There, he developed […]
The Deal adds staff writers
The Deal, which is part of TheStreet.com, has hired Laura Cooper, who joins as a health care reporter, and Andrew Hedlund, who joins as a bankruptcy reporter. Both will be based out of TheStreet’s offices on Wall Street. These additions follow the hiring of Amanda Levin, who previously covered energy M&A at Mergermarket, as a […]
TheStreet buys BoardEx parent for $21 million
Financial media company TheStreet Inc. is paying $21 million in cash for Management Diagnostics Ltd., a London-based company that produces a relationship capital management service called BoardEx, reports Bill Mickey of Folio. Mickey writes, “BoardEx connects executives at investment banks, law firms and other organizations with a stable of analysts and a database of directors […]
TheStreet.com renews sponsorship of “Nightly Business Report”
TheStreet.com has renewed its sponsorship of “Nightly Business Report” for the fourth quarter. The sponsorship will span 66 episodes from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, each featuring two 15-second funding credits at the beginning and end of the show. “TheStreet has collaborated with Nightly Business Report numerous times in the past, and I am thrilled […]
Why’s it’s important to reinvent yourself in business journalism
Herb Greenberg, a senior markets columnist for TheStreet.com, writes on LinkedIn about how reinventing himself throughout his career has moved him forward. Greenberg writes, “As somebody who has spent a good part of my career reinventing myself, I’ve dodged the critics along the way. “There was the job change, early in my career, where one […]
TheStreet.com seeks retraction from Washington Post
On Sept. 27, the Washington Post published a column attacking the integrity of TheStreet’s biotech coverage and reporter, Adam Feuerstein. TheStreet has requested a retraction. Below is our letter to the Post’s editor: To the editor, In Northwest Biotherapeutics Stock Woes Highlight the Harm of Short Sales, Steven Pearlstein insinuates that one of TheStreet’s veteran […]
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 […]
TheStreet.com reporter accused of colluding with shorts
Steven Pearlstein, a Pulitzer Prize-winning business columnist for The Washington Post, writes about TheStreet.com biotech reporter Adam Feuerstein and what he believes is overly negative coverage about a biotech company. Pearlstein writes, “Or consider Feuerstein’s posts in May and June concerning a presentation by Northwest Bio’s chief executive, Linda Powers, at the big annual cancer […]
