Airline JetBlue’s recent problems — passengers were left on planes on runways for up to 11 hours last week during snow storms — caused BusinessWeek to make a last-minute change to this week’s cover, according to Reuters.
“Until last week, JetBlue Airways Corp. was in fourth place, behind insurance provider USAA, Four Seasons Hotels and Cadillac.
“But BusinessWeek had to rethink its story after last week, when the airline canceled about 1,200 flights and left hundreds of passengers stranded on grounded aircraft because of an East Coast ice storm.
“Rather than dropping JetBlue from the package, BusinessWeek published the survey with the company’s name and related photos crossed out.
“On the cover, JetBlue’s name is struck out, with the department store company Nordstrom replacing it. Underneath the cover text presenting the top companies is a new line, added in a different typeface: ‘… And one extraordinary stumble.'”
Read more here.
PCWorld executive editor Gordon Mah Ung, a tireless journalist we once described as a founding father…
CNBC senior vice president Dan Colarusso sent out the following on Monday: Before this year comes to…
Business Insider editor in chief Jamie Heller sent out the following on Monday: I'm excited to share…
Former CoinDesk editorial staffer Michael McSweeney writes about the recent happenings at the cryptocurrency news site, where…
Manas Pratap Singh, finance editor for LinkedIn News Europe, has left for a new opportunity…
Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray sent out the following on Friday: Dear All, Over the last…