TechCrunch blog covers Silicon Valley like newspapers
Two Wall Street Journal reporters wrote an article Thursday about the TechCrunch blog written by Michael Arrington and how it breaks news and writes reviews of Web sites and other blogs. Arrington says in the story that he wants more page hits in two years than CNET. Last month, he was credited with breaking the […]
Biz magazines race for online readers
Diego Vasquez of Media Life Magazine writes that the decision to name a new managing editor at Fortune magazine was in part spurred by growing competition among the biz glossies to attract readers to their online offerings. Vasquez wrote, “Both Business Week and Fortune were far slower than Forbes in developing their web presences, cutting […]
Change at top of Fortune called "abrupt" and a "lightning bolt"
Katherine Seelye of the New York Times wrote about Andy Serwer replacing Eric Pooley as the managing editor of Fortune magazine in Wednesday’s paper, and she termed the change as “abrupt.” Seelye quoted Serwer about when he found out about the change: “I found out about it a couple of days ago,â€? he said. “It […]
Finalists for Business & Financial Reporting Emmys announced
CBS dominated the nominations for the fourth annual Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting, with 15 nominations. Nine of the 15 nominations were for segments done by the “60 Minutes” staff. NBC was a distant second with five nominations, while CNBC garnered four nominations, according to a news release from the National Television Academy. […]
Serwer named new ME for Fortune
Andy Serwer, who has been an editor at large, has been named managing editor of Fortune, according to a news release issued by parent company Time Inc. and obtained by Talking Biz News. Serwer, 47, succeeds Eric Pooley, who will work with Time’s editor in chief John Huey and managing editor Jim Kelly on investigative […]
Mnookin: Best NYT columnist is biz section's Stein
Author and journalist Seth Mnookin writes on his blog that Ben Stein, the part-time movie actor and son of a famous economist, is the best columnist in the New York Times. Mnookin wrote, “Sunday is ugly stepdaughter of the Business department (although recent efforts to improve its quality have resulted in marked improvement). The people […]
WSJ radio tops 100 stations
The Wall Street Journal Radio Network announced Monday that its morning business-news radio show, ‘The Wall Street Journal This Morning,’ is now syndicated on 100 stations nationwide. New additions to the lineup include: WGST-AM Atlanta, WWL-AM/FM New Orleans, WTAR-AM Norfolk, WLAC-AM Nashville, KCOL-AM Ft. Collins, WBUV-FM Biloxi and WCME-FM Portland, Maine.“We are proud of the […]
Columnist: CNBC and WSJ miss what's going on with housing
Nashua Telegraph columnist Tony Paradiso writes on Sunday that coverage this past week on CNBC and in The Wall Street Journal has failed to understand the intricacies of data about the U.S. housing market. Paradiso wrote, “So next time someone calls you stupid, take it as a compliment. “And if you buy that rationale, CNBC […]
Atlanta paper will cut stock listings further
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will cut its stock listings for the second time in a year, according to an item in public editor Angela Tuck’s column. Tuck wrote, “Beginning Nov. 4, the weekly stock listings inside the Saturday Business section will be reduced by one page. According to business editor Mark Braykovich, more readers now rely […]
Coverage of Amazon's earnings all over the place
TheStreet.com’s Marek Fuchs noted that coverage of Amazon.com’s earnings this week left something to be desired, as well-respected publications such as USA Today and the Wall Street Journal had different interpretations of what the numbers meant. Fuchs wrote, “If you ever need a reminder of why you should struggle against the temptation to read only […]
