Dow union seeks to recruit newswire journalists
The in-house union that represents journalists at The Wall Street Journal is attempting to increase its clout by recruiting more reporters that work for Dow Jones Newswires in Jersey City, according to a story in the New York Post. Reporter Janet Whitman wrote, “The union, which represents nearly 2,000 employees from The Wall Street Journal, […]
CNBC launches "Power & Money" segment on hedge funds
Business cable network CNBC announced that it will begin a new segment called “Power & Money” that will run throughout the day and be devoted to private equity and hedge funds, according to a release. The segments will be reported using the banner “Power & Money: Inside the World of Hedge Funds and Private Equity.” […]
Changes ahead at the Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal publisher Gordon Crovitz outlined some changes coming at the business newspaper at a presentation at the Inter American Press Association meeting in Mexico City, according to an Editor & Publisher report.Reporter Mark Fitzgerald wrote, “Much of what the Journal will introduce in January is nothing new, Crovitz acknowledged. The web width will […]
Investigator tailed WSJ reporter before doing H-P work
A private investigator tailed a Wall Street Journal reporter to find out about a leak to the reporter from a Big Five accounting firm, according to an e-mail that became public record as part of the congressional hearings Thursday into Hewlett-Packard’s investigation to discover leaks at the computer company, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. […]
A dozen staffers, including former ME, leaving BusinessWeek
A dozen staff members of BusinessWeek, including former managing editor Mark Morrison, are leaving the magazine, according to the Romenesko web site. Except for Morrison, who is retiring, the rest are being laid off. The Romenesko site stated, “BusinessWeek communications director Kimberly Quinn responds to Romenesko’s inquiry about layoffs: ‘There will be a reduction of […]
SPJ president urges biz journalists to stop relying on inside-baseball stories
Christine Tatum, an assistant business editor at the Denver Post, became president of the Society of Professional Journalists in August, becoming one of only a handful of leaders in the organization’s history who focused on business reporting. Tatum, 35, was a reporter for the Greensboro News & Record in North Carolina and for the Arlington […]
H-P apologizes to one reporter
Elizabeth Corcoran of Forbes, who is married to George Anders of The Wall Street Journal, noted in a column posted Friday that Hewlett-Packard Co. called them shortly before the scandal about the company spying on reporters broke to apologize. Anders has written about the company. Corcoran wrote, “For us, the story has gone from weirdly […]
Spies in the newsroom for H-P?
Hewlett-Packard Corp., under fire for obtaining the phone records of journalists and board members in an attempt to discover a leak within the company, apparently examined placing spies in newsrooms, according to a New York Times article on Wednesday. Damon Darlin and Kurt Eichenwald wrote, “The studies, referred to in a Feb. 2 draft report […]
Weak ad sales hit Wall Street Journal
Dow Jones, the parent company of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, warned that its third quarter results will be lower than expected because of weak ad sales at the newspaper. A Reuters story stated, “The lowered forecast comes as Dow Jones marks the first anniversary of the Journal’s Weekend Edition, a Saturday paper designed […]
Biz editor: A great time for business news
Bradenton Herald business editor Jennifer Rich argues in her Tuesday column that now is a great time for business news, and many stories could be Hollywood fodder. Rich wrote, “And people think business is dull. “How anyone this day and age can think business is all facts and numbers is beyond me. They must be […]
