Too much Buffett in biz media
Stanley Bing, the Fortune magazine columnist now contributing to TheStreet.com, writes about the oversaturation of billionaire investor Warren Buffett in the business media. Bing writes, “I read about him over the weekend in New York Magazine online, in regards to how funny he was in his rightly heralded annual letter. New York Magazine is a […]
From idea to print
Jason Ubay, the managing editor of Hawaii Business magazine, writes about how story ideas make it into the publication. Ubay writes, “The story idea can come from anywhere. We brainstorm at our editorial staff’s weekly meetings. Occasionally a writer gets an idea when working on another story. Sometimes it’s a big issue clearly affecting our […]
WSJ names bureau chief for law group
The following announcement was sent out Monday afternoon by Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson: “I’m delighted to announce that one of the leading journalists from the Financial Times in the US, Joanna Chung, is joining us as Bureau Chief of the Law Group. Jo is a true renaissance journalist, bringing varied experiences and […]
BusinessWeek running ads promising to "reinvent the business magazine"
Sean Callahan of BtoB Media Business reports Monday that Bloomberg BusinessWeek is running an ad campaign on Advertising Age’s Web site promising to unveil a totally new business magazine in April. Callahan reports, “Bloomberg BusinessWeek is running online ads on AdAge.com promising it will ‘reinvent the business magazine.’ “‘Sure, we looked at what the competition […]
Freeland, U.S. ME for FT, to become Reuters global editor at large
Reuters announced Monday that it has hired Chrystia Freeland, the former U.S. managing editor of the Financial Times, to be its global editor at large, based in New York. Freeland will report to editor in chief David Schlesinger. In this role, Freeland will serve as a key figure on Reuters Insider, a new financial video […]
The remaking of the WSJ
Gabriel Sherman of New York magazine has a long story about News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch that focuses primarily on his attempts to remake The Wall Street Journal to take on The New York Times. Sherman writes, “Historically, the Journal had treated general news as a commodity for other papers to cover. Instead, it focused […]
FT's parent reports results that beat expectations; CEO lauds biz newspaper
Pearson PLC, the parent of the Financial Times, reported its 2009 financial results that beat expectations, and CEO Marjorie Scardino told listeners on a conference call that the business newspaper was an excellent brand and part of the company. Georgina Prodhan of Reuters writes, “IDC brings in most of the FT Group’s sales and profits. […]
ABC News, Bloomberg TV to join forces?
Brian Stelter and Bill Carter of the New York Times have a story Monday about the changing nature of network news and mention that ABC News and Bloomberg Television have considered jointly hiring journalists. Stelter and Carter write, “In recent months, a handful of ABC News reporters has appeared on the business channel Bloomberg, and […]
Former journalists remember Byrne
Bob Goldsborough has an obituary in the Chicago Tribune Monday of Harlan Byrne, the former Wall Street Journal editor and Barron’s Midwest editor who died last week at the age of 89. Goldsborough writes, “He joined the Wall Street Journal in 1949 and worked in several bureaus before becoming assistant bureau manager in Chicago in […]
Tett named U.S. ME for Financial Times
The Financial Times announced Monday the appointment of Gillian Tett as U.S. managing editor, overseeing the FT’s print and online editions in the region. Tett, currently assistant editor responsible for the FT’s markets coverage, will take up her new role with immediate effect. She will move to New York full-time on Sept. 1 “Gillian’s award-winning […]
