Anglicizing the Wall Street Journal
James Ledbetter of The Big Money takes issue with the increasing number of English phrases he’s finding in The Wall Street Journal. Ledbetter writes, “Global ownership of media is not intrinsically bad, which is good considering it’s inevitable these days. In general, Rupert Murdoch’s purchase of the Wall Street Journal has had many salutary effects […]
Good biz journalism on Sesame Street
Ryan Chittum of the Columbia Journalism Review likes how the PBS show “Sesame Street” explained how the current economic turmoil has affected families. Chittum writes, “I only saw the last forty minutes or so of the one-hour special, so don’t consider this a full review. But let me tell you what I saw: Poignant stories […]
12 tips for better biz column writing
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE I asked Loren Steffy, the business columnist at the Houston Chronicle, earlier this week for some tips on writing a business column. The tips are intended to be included in a second edition of a business journalism textbook. But the tips were so good, I asked Loren if I could share […]
Firefighter of financial hysteria
Sarah Simpson of the Toronto Globe and Mail profiles CNN chief financial correspondent Ali Velshi, who grew up in Canada, about how he got into business journalism. Simpson writes, “He chose business journalism ‘because I thought it would be a nice life – no nights and weekends,’ he jokes. ‘The reality is they needed someone […]
Making biz news accessible
Robert Teitelman, the editor of TheDeal.com, and Reuters blogger Felix Salmon have been having a discussion about the need for business journalists to make their stories more accessible. Here is an excerpt from the latest from Teitelman: “Were there many stories we missed, either out of ignorance or because they weren’t part of our mission? […]
Loeb Award winner Rothacker talks about covering banking
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Charlotte Observer banking reporter Rick Rothacker won a Gerald Loeb Award last week in the beat reporting category for his coverage of Wachovia, the Charlotte-based bank that was sold last year to Wells Fargo. Rotahcker, a Northwestern University graduate, joined the Observer in 1998 and became the banking reporter in 2001. He […]
Verbs and the stock market
New York Times business editor Larry Ingrassia responded to a reader’s question about how the paper decided how to characterize moves in the stock market. Ingrassia writes, “But there is no easy definition when it comes to crash, either. When the Dow Jones Industrial Average, uh, went down 22.6 percent on Oct. 19, 1987 — […]
Business news changes in 2009 AP Stylebook
The 2009 edition of the Associated Press Stylebook has a number of changes and new entries related to business journalism. The range of new business terms includes collateralized debt obligations, Libor, recession-proof, reverse auction, securitization and solvency. Changes include allowing CEO on first reference for chief executive. The company names entry was updated and expanded […]
Using Twitter in business journalism
Andrew Dunn, an intern on the business news desk of the Charlotte Observer, writes about using Twitter helps him be a better business reporter. Dunn writes, “The first thing I did when I was assigned the story about companies using Twitter was to post a question on the site asking for good examples of local […]
The difference between CNBC and ABC
Steve Krakauer of TVNewser has excerpts of an interview this morning with ABC financial correspondent Bianna Golodryga, who used to work at CNBC. Krakauer writes, “But covering the bad economic news came much earlier. ‘This crisis really hit home last September, October,’ she said. ‘It really did feel like a financial 9/11. We didn’t know […]
