Reuters names new Wall Street editor
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The following announcement was sent to the Reuters staff on Tuesday afternoon by deputy editor in chief Paul Ingrassia: I’m delighted to name Knut Engelmann as Wall Street editor, a new position in which he will lead coverage of top Wall Street investment banks. Knut, who moved to New York as […]
Departing AP biz reporter blasts biz news management
Janna Herron, a former business reporter for the Associated Press, sent a farewell e-mail on Friday as her parting shot that criticized business news management at the wire service. The e-mail was posted on Romenesko. Herron wrote, “I also appreciated the camaraderie that management helped to foster in the newsroom: reporters working together and helping […]
WSJ names editorial director for blogs
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson sent out the following announcement to the staff on Tuesday: I’m pleased to announce that Chris Farley will assume the role of editorial director for WSJ blogs. Over the past 18 months, Chris has built Speakeasy into one of the most popular destinations on […]
The importance of live video streaming
Kevin Delaney, managing editor of the WSJ.com, talked recently with Andy Plesser of Beet.tv about the importance of producing live video for the paper’s website.
Deseret News overhauls business news coverage
The Deseret News, Utah’s oldest continually published daily newspaper, launched a new business news section Tuesday that will increase coverage of business topics across its print and digital platforms. The newspaper named former Bloomberg editor Jordan Burke the manager of business content development for the section. In the newly created role of business content development […]
Harvard Business Review overhaul pays off
Jeremy Peters of the New York Times writes Monday about the Harvard Business Review and the success of its recent changes. Peters writes, “According to the Review’s figures, unit sales on the newsstand, where copies cost $16.95, are up 19 percent. New blogs and additional content on its Web site have pushed up visits. Page […]
Editor of biz journal becomes executive editor of California paper
Jason Schaff, editor of the San Fernando Valley Business Journal, has been named executive editor of The Santa Clarita Valley Signal. A story on the Signal’s website states, “Schaff said he was looking forward to joining the more than 90-year-old local newspaper. “‘I believe The Signal is a great local daily newspaper that covers a […]
Choosing stories that viewers care about
Markos Papadatos of Greek USA Reporter interviewed the anchor for the nationally syndicated program “MarketWatch Weekend,” which airs exclusively on CBS stations, Alexis Christoforous, about her career and covering business stories. Papadatos writes, “‘I was always very curious as a child. I asked a lot of questions and I started talking at a young age. […]
Does NYT tech columnist Pogue have a conflict of interest?
Dan Lyons, writing for The Daily Beast, notes that the relationship between New York Times tech columnist David Pogue and public relations executive Nicki Dugan raises some ethical concerns. Lyons writes, “Pogue has been dating Nicki Dugan, a vice president at OutCast Agency, a San Francisco PR firm that represents top tech companies such as […]
How Wall Street uses the business press
David Korten of Common Dreams has an interesting take on how the business news media is manipulated by Wall Street. Korten writes, “Ever hear a business reporter on the evening business news say, ‘Today, investors drive up the price of commodities to create a hundred billion in new value,’ or some such? Sounds great, almost […]
