Klayman named Detroit bureau chief at Reuters
Joe White, global industry editor of autos at Reuters, sent out the following announcement on Monday: Dear all, I am delighted to announce that Ben Klayman will rejoin the Reuters global auto industry team as Detroit bureau chief, effective July 2. Ben joined Reuters in 1998 and has held a variety of jobs in Detroit […]
Tangel tapped as WSJ aviation industry reporter
Reporter Andrew Tangel has been named The Wall Street Journal’s aviation industry reporter. The beat will include U.S. airlines and Boeing. Tangel has been at The Journal since 2014. For the past two years, he has been covering manufacturing and companies including Caterpillar, Whirlpool and Harley-Davidson. Before that, he covered transportation for the Greater New […]
What Tesla board member James Murdoch thinks about its coverage
21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch was asked at Code 2018 about whether Tesla Motors Inc., where he sits on the board of directors, is covered fairly by the business news media. Here is an excerpt: Dan Benton: Hi. Dan Benton. I’m over here. I’m a public market tech investor and I have a big […]
Tesla CEO Musk criticizes media for coverage of his company
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk criticized the media for its coverage of his automobile company, reported Mark Matousek of Business Insider. Matousek writes, “Musk began by linking to an Electrek article that featured a note written by Baird analyst Ben Kallo that said ‘increasingly immaterial reports [about Tesla] have dominated news cycles.’ “‘The holier-than-thou hypocrisy of big media […]
Automotive News seeks auto retailing reporter
Automotive News, a growing and dynamic news organization owned by Crain Communications Inc., is seeking a business reporter to cover auto retailing. This position calls for a multimedia-talented reporter who will cover the rapidly changing technology that underpins auto dealerships and automotive retailing web sites throughout the United States. The beat also includes the used […]
WSJ seeks global autos editor
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a seasoned journalist to helm our global autos coverage from Detroit. The auto industry is undergoing remarkable shifts. Its once-core products — passenger cars — are falling out of favor as customers flock to SUVs and pickups. Technology is challenging everything from the dashboard to the engine to […]
Coverage: Tesla drops after bizarre earnings conference call
Shares in Tesla Inc. took a nosedive in after-hours trading today as chief executive officer Elon Musk cut off analysts during a first-quarter earnings call. Lora Kolodny of CNBC.com had the story: He dismissed a question about gross margins from Bernstein senior analyst Toni Sacconaghi as “boring.” Instead, Musk and other executives answered multiple questions from a […]
Automotive News seeks a Tesla reporter
Automotive News, a growing and dynamic news organization owned by Crain Communications Inc., is seeking a world-class business journalist to cover Tesla Inc., automotive technology and related beats from Silicon Valley. This position calls for a multimedia-talented reporter who will cover the dawn of self-driving vehicles and car-sharing providers with an eye on broader strategic […]
Tennessean seeks an auto reporter
The Tennessean is seeking an experienced reporter to cover the region’s fast-growing auto sector. Equal parts business reporter and branded personality, the reporter chosen for this position would be the face of The Tennessean’s auto coverage in Nashville. She or he would be charged with raising the profile of our coverage of an industry that […]
USA Today investigation into trucking industry wins Hillman Prize
A USA Today investigation on abuses in the port trucking industry has one a Hillman Prize for journalism in service to the common good. The investigation “Rigged: Forced Into Debt. Worked Past Exhaustion. Left With Nothing” was written and reported by Brett Murphy. The reporting led to internal audits by six major retailers including Target, […]
