SABEW auction begins Thursday
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will be conducting an online auction beginning Thursday as part of its “Fund for the Future” drive. A vacation package, sports tickets, sports memorabilia , and SABEW merchandise and services will be among the items in the auction, said SABEW executive director Warren Watson. The Fund for […]
WSJ's digital ops will eventually be larger than print
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of interviews with major players in business journalism to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Talking Biz News. As executive editor of WSJ.com, Alan Murray oversees the digital operations of The Wall Street Journal, which has more than 1 million subscribers to its […]
Media being positive about the economy
The balance of positive to negative news stories about the U.S. economy in the U.S. press in August was the highest it has been since the recession started in December 2007, according to the latest monthly survey of media sentiment, the Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator. Alen Mattich of The Wall Street Journal writes, “Indeed, […]
Forbes to launch Ukraine edition
Forbes announced Wednesday the launch of its latest local-language edition, Forbes Ukraine, through a licensing agreement with United Media Holding. The first issue of the magazine will appear in the first quarter of 2011. Forbes also has licensee editions in China, Croatia, India, Indonesia, Israel, Korea, Latvia, Middle East, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Turkey. […]
New senior producer of biz news at ABC
Dan Arnall has been named senior producer of business news at ABC, according to a memo obtained by TVNewser’s Chris Ariens. The memo, from ABC News president David Westin, states, “I’m pleased to announce that Dan Arnall has been promoted to Senior Producer, Business Coverage. “During the past six years, Dan has been a key […]
FT's new ad campaign targets business
Sarah Shearman of MediaWeek writes about the new Financial Times advertising campaign, which aims to attract more business subscribers. Shearman writes, “It features three ads showing an unarmed police squad, a paratrooper in freefall and arctic explorers without any tools, to convey the message that an FT subscription is an invaluable addition any business. “The […]
Hedge fund drops legal action against biz magazine
Hedge Fund Elliott Management has stopped its legal action against AR: Absolute Return + Alpha to get the magazine to disclose its source that provided the money manager’s latest quarterly investment letter. On the magazine’s site, a story states, “‘The fact they filed this notice of voluntary discontinuance means they knew their motion was meritless […]
Fox Business Network’s Magee: Everything has a business angle
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of interviews with major players in business journalism to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Talking Biz News. As the executive vice president of Fox Business Network, Kevin Magee is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the business news channel. Named senior vice […]
