Biz editor says goodbye
Mike Benbow, the business editor of The Everett Herald in Washington state, is leaving his post, and writes about how his regular column has influenced his recognition in the city. Benbow writes, “Since then, I’ve been recognized more often then I’d like for that picture. More people than I want to admit have commented in […]
Is CNBC experiencing a brain drain?
Claire Atkinson of the New York Post writes about the anchors and staffers who have left CNBC recently and notes that David Faber might be the next to go. Atkinson writes, “Some former staffers are dubbing the changes a “brain drain” and speculating that CNBC’s grizzled M&A reporter, David Faber, might be ready for a […]
Bloomberg TV hires CNBC producer
Ted Fine, executive producer for afternoons at Bloomberg Television, sent out the following email announcement on Friday: I’m thrilled to announce that Jason Farkas is joining Bloomberg Television as Senior Broadcast Producer. Jason will be my deputy across all afternoon programming. His first focus is helping the ‘Street Smart’ team as we re-launch with the […]
Leckey to step away from syndicated column
Starting in January, Andrew Leckey will no longer write his investing column for Tribune Media Services, which has carried it for more than 26 years, so that he can focus on his efforts as president of the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University. His column, called “Successful Investing,” has […]
How writing books helps a business journalist develop his craft
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Paul Barrett is an assistant managing editor and senior feature writer at Bloomberg Businessweek, a position he assumed in September 2005. He is responsible for writing cover articles on subjects that range from the energy industry to the gun business. Prior to joining Bloomberg Businessweek, Barrett was an editor and legal […]
Fox Business roasting CNBC
Here is this year’s Fox Business Network Christmas card, courtesy of The Deadline:
Dow Jones Newswires names news editor for media monitoring desk
Dow Jones Newswires senior editor Steve Wisnefski made the following staff announcement on Thursday morning: I am pleased to announce that Josh Beckerman has been appointed to head the media monitoring desk at Dow Jones Newswires. He replaces Michelle Gerdes, who recently joined the WSJ’s standards and practices department. Josh, who has been with Dow […]
NPR seeks deputy national biz editor
National Public Radio is seeking a deputy national business editor to run the operational and editorial responsibilities for business and economics coverage from NPR’s National Desk. The deputy national editor supervises assignments and provides editorial guidance to a team of business reporters, correspondents and editors across the country. The position also advises NPR shows, including […]
Breakingviews will no longer appear in print NY Times
Rob Cox of Breakingviews writes Thursday that the column will no longer run in the print version of The New York Times but can be found on its website. Cox writes, “It has been an exciting period in financial journalism. But as times have changed, so must we. After the end of the year, Breakingviews […]
Richmond biz news site hires new writer
David Larter, who currently works for the Air Force Times, has been hired to be a business reporter for RichmondBizSense.com, the online business news site covering Virginia business news. He replaces Al Harris, a graduate of the VCU School of Mass Communications, who covered retail, commercial real estate, banking and small business and moved to […]
