WSJ's Money & Investing section needs fresh blood
Former Wall Street Journal reporter Dean Starkman writes on The Audit blog that the new editors in charge of the paper’s Money & Investing section need to infuse it with some new energy. Starkman wrote, “But too often lately the page has felt phoned in. The ‘Heards’ lack edge (see: ‘Even Now, Big Miners Dig […]
WSJ names Bartley Fellows
The Wall Street Journal today announced the 2007 Robert L. Bartley Fellows, who will receive paid internships to work at the Journal editorial page worldwide and the Far Eastern Economic Review. The Journal selected seven candidates out of more than 50 applicants. The fellowship program is named in honor of the late editor of The […]
Apollo IPO: Who is right, and who is wrong?
Dealbreaker’s John Carney has an interesting take on the reported news about Apollo Management planning an initial public offering in a post Wednesday. Apparently some business journalists are getting played by their sources, he believes. The whole thing started Tuesday when CNBC reported that the IPO was imminent. The Wall Street Journal and the New […]
What Zell's purchase of Tribune Co. means to its business desks
Billionaire Sam Zell’s pending acquisition of the Tribune Co. for $8.2 billion means that the business desks of some of the top newspapers in the country will have a new boss. And the business news sections of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and The Sun-Sentinel in South Florida are among the best […]
Dow Jones workers in Jersey City vote to join union
Employees of Dow Jones & Co., the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Dow Jones Newswires, in Jersey City have voted to join the union that already represents hundreds of business journalists at the company. Among the Dow Jones operations with employees in Jersey City are Dow Jones Newsletters and Dow […]
You don't have to understand the IPO to write about it
TheDeal.com executive editor Yvette Kantrow writes that a lot of the coverage of the Blackstone Group’s initial public offering fails to understand the concept of private capital. Kantrow wrote, “The coverage of Blackstone’s IPO plans, first broken by CNBC on Friday, March 16, demonstrates that despite all the attention lavished on private equity by the […]
New writer for CJR's The Audit
Dean Starkman, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, will take over writing the Columbia Journalism Review’s online blog called The Audit that critiques business journalism, according to a press release posted on the Romenesko site. The Audit has itself been criticized in the past for missing the mark on certain issues. I’ve criticized it for […]
Dow Jones Newswires editors to lead new editorial team
Dow Jones Newswires assistant managing editor Robert McGough and news editor Pat Sullivan will lead the newly formed editorial team for Dow Jones Wealth Manager, a new news service from the company, according to a release. Dow Jones Wealth Manager maps news from Dow Jones and other leading sources to client-specific investments and professional and […]
WSJ to provide content from Hispanic edition to Yahoo! Telemundo
The Wall Street Journal announced Wednesday that it will provide some of its editorial content of its Hispanic edition to the Yahoo! Telemundo site. A release stated, “The articles will include specially edited Journal features on personal finance, health, small business, personal technology, travel and careers. Â “‘We look forward to working with Yahoo! Telemundo […]
Dow Jones management to union: Contract ends in early April
The union representing business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch has sent an e-mail to its members noting that Dow Jones management has decided not to extend its contract while they are negotiating on a new one. The old contract expired Feb. 1 but was extended 60 days. The union offered to […]
