Madoff cancels interview with Gasparino of Fox Business
Charles Gasparino of Fox Business Network reports that convicted Ponzi scheme Bernie Madoff has canceled an interview with him after Gasparino reported that Harvard Business School said it was not working with Madoff to teach ethics at the school, something that Madoff has told Gasparino. Gasparino writes, “Madoff also doesn’t like being called an egomaniac. […]
Dow Jones columnist leaving for Morgan Stanley PR job
Peter Gallagher, a former Wall Streeter who was hired last year by Dow Jones Newswires to write a column, is leaving the business news service for a job in the Morgan Stanley corporate communications office. In an e-mail to his colleagues, Gallagher writes: I’m taking an early sabbatical from my second career in journalism. Going […]
Reuters readying new app with just photos
The Wider Image iPad app was conceived and produced by Reuters pictures. Its vision is to re-imagine the way news photography can engage through evolving platforms, to position imagery at the heart of multimedia and to realize the potential of photojournalism. For more information, go here.
WSJ looking for small biz editor
Kevin Delaney, the managing editor of WSJ.com, sent out the following job posting to the staff on Wednesday: The Wall Street Journal is looking for an editor to lead a reporting team covering news and issues affecting small business and the sector’s role in the economy, and to manage the online presence for this coverage […]
Company web sites fail to help reporters
A study by the Financial Times and Bowen Craggs & Co. has discovered that corporate web sites do not provide the information that journalists need to do their jobs more effectively. David Bowen writes, “There are obviously great differences, depending on the media and the individuals, but here are some generalisations: “They do not want […]
FT pulls apps from Apple
The Financial Times has pulled its iPad and iPhone apps from Apple’s App Store after losing a battle to keep control of customer data obtained through subscriptions. Georgina Prodham of Reuters writes, “The Pearson-owned FT and Apple had been in negotiations for months but ultimately failed to reach a compromise, an FT spokesman said on […]
Bloomberg loses in attempt to get analyst call case dismissed
Bloomberg LP lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit by Swatch Group AG that accused the news service of secretly recording an earnings conference call with securities analysts and giving a transcript to clients. Moira Herbst of Reuters writes, “Swatch accused Bloomberg of tapping into its Feb. 8 earnings call and providing a transcript that […]
Bloomberg submits FCC filing asking Comcast to adhere to agreement
Bloomberg LP submitted yet another filing Tuesday to the Federal Communications Commission asking the regulatory agency to force Comcast to put Bloomberg Television closer to CNBC in its channels as part of an agreement that allowed the cable company to purchase a majority stake in NBC Universal. Comcast has resisted making the change, arguing that […]
NYT names new economy reporter
New York Times business editor Larry Ingrassia sent out the following announcement to the business news desk staff: We’re pleased to announce that Shaila Dewan will join Business Day and our team of reporters covering the economy. Shaila, who most recently was a National correspondent in Atlanta, is a talented reporter and wordsmith who has […]
Las Vegas biz paper names new ME
Jennifer Land has been named managing editor of the Las Vegas Business Press, effective immediately. She has been running daily operations for several months as interim managing editor. Laura Emerson writes, “Before joining Stephens Media as a copy editor for the Review-Journal business section and designer for the Business Press in February 2008, Land, 31, […]
