TheStreet.com's Fuchs and Barron's Savitz in a tiff
Apparently Barron’s writer Eric Savitz didn’t take too kindly to TheStreet.com’s Marek Fuchs criticizing him for writing the same story about Microsoft stock over and over again. Fuchs wrote, “He first said that my coverage was obnoxious. To this, I must say: I resemble that accusation. But beyond that, he only had one point I […]
Biz media forget about Nardelli's problems at Home Depot
TheStreet.com’s Marek Fuchs writes that the coverage being bestowed upon new Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli seems to be using revisionist history about his time as Home Depot’s CEO. Fuchs wrote, “So how did the business media cover his appointment to lead Cerberus Capital Management’s Chrysler, one that many will be watching to gauge the ultimate […]
Barron's writer needs to stop with Microsoft story
TheStreet.com’s Marek Fuchs wants to know why Barron’s writer Eric Savitz has written the same Microsoft story about the company still being a growth stock three times in the past three years. Fuchs wrote, “The Business Press Maven has a couple of concerns here. These articles appear written from the same template, without enough new […]
TheStreet.com posts better results, will relaunch in 2008
TheStreet.com reported Thursday higher revenues and profits for the second quarter of the year and announced it would unveil a redesigned business news web site in 2008. A story on the web site stated, “For the quarter ended June 30, TheStreet.com reported record revenue of $14.9 million, up from $12.4 million for the second quarter […]
Business press suckered in sequential reporting on earnings
TheStreet.com media critic Marek Fuchs writes that some companies are asking business reporters to cover their earnings sequentially and not year-over-year, and some are being suckered into the tactic. Fuchs wrote, “Texas Instruments reported after the close on Monday. And then there’s the press release. The first two bullet points, coming right after the headline, […]
TheStreet.com lures producer away from CNBC
Bill McCandless, a former senior producer at CNBC, has joined TheStreet.com as executive editor of multimedia. The role is an executive level position that was created as part of TheStreet.com’s initiative to expand its multimedia offerings across its network of properties. As executive editor, McCandless will oversee all of TheStreet.com’s multimedia initiatives, including creating new programs […]
Fox Biz Network will be successful — with or without Dow Jones
Motley Fool contributing writer Rick Munarriz writes Thursday that the new Fox Business Network will be successful with or without the help of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, which its parent News Corp. wants to buy for $5 billion. Munarriz wrote, “No, FBN’s launch doesn’t need the blessing — […]
iClutter gets in the way of business news
TheStreet.com’s Marek Fuchs writes Monday that there were three major stocks were trading was halted last week, but no one knew about it because too many business journalists were busy covering the launch of the iPhone. Fuchs wrote, “After all, that’s what we had for the latter half of last week: incessant coverage of the […]
NYTimes media writer Siklos leaving for Fortune
Keith Kelly of The New York Post writes Wednesday that New York Times media writer Richard Siklos, who has been covering the News Corp./Dow Jones & Co. negotiations, is leaving the paper to work for Fortune magazine. Kelly wrote, “Siklos, who has been at the Times for two years, writes the Media Frenzy column for […]
The top 10 things you won't read about Dow Jones deal
TheStreet.com’s Jim Cramer writes Wednesday about the 10 things that The Wall Street Journal won’t be writing about when it comes to its parent company, Dow Jones & Co., and whether it will be sold to News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch or someone else. Cramer wrote: 1. The company gets the takeover bid and the […]
