Longtime biz journalist Dorfman dies
Business journalist Dan Doerfman, who worked at places such as The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Money magazine, the New York Daily News and USA Today and who had controversial relationships with sources, died Friday. He was 80. David Wilson of Bloomberg News writes, “Dorfman began swaying share prices regularly at the Wall Street Journal, where […]
Former biz editor leaving LA Times
Sallie Hofmeister, a former business reporter and business editor at the Los Angeles Times, is leaving the paper, according to a memo sent Friday by editor Davan Maharaj. Maharaj writes, “Sallie leaves an important legacy. She led a gifted roster of writers and editors — and brought aboard new journalistic talent — to build a […]
The back story behind the Upstart Business Journal
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE American City Business Journals, which operates 40 weekly business newspapers across the country, made a big change to one of its web operations earlier this week. On Wednesday, the Charlotte-based company rolled out the Upstart Business Journal, which replaced Portfolio.com, a business news site. The new site is focusing on business […]
Nearly half of FT’s readers are digital
Nearly half of the Financial Times‘ readers receive their content via digital methods, report Jennifer Saba and Yinka Adegoke. Saba and Adegoke write, “The FT has 285,000 digital subscribers, nearly half of its total readership. Grimshaw expects the FT will derive 50 percent of its revenue from digital in the next three to four years. […]
Ex-WSJ reporter Chon apologizes for mistakes, defends herself
Wall Street Journal mergers and acquisitions reporter Gina Chon, who resigned this week after admitting to sharing stories with a government official who later became her husband while in Iraq, sent a message to her friends explaining her actions. Michael Hastings of BuzzFeed writes, “However, she also admits to making ‘mistakes’ four years ago. “‘I’m […]
WSJ launches new political video show
Jeff John Roberts of PaidContent.org writes Friday about “DC Bureau,” the latest addition to the Wall Street Journal’s ever-expanding collection of live video offerings. Roberts writes, “DC Bureau, which comes across as a casual version of a Sunday talk show, will air for half an hour every Friday. Meanwhile, the Journal’s rival, the New York […]
SABEW to hold training call Monday on covering business during election
Reporters and editors who are on the front lines of covering the intersection of business and politics share their insights regarding the upcoming election, the economic stories it will offer up, and what business journalists should be watching for during the next training call from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. It’s called […]
Tennessee paper names new biz editors
The Knoxville News Sentinel in Tennessee announced that Roger Harris (right) has been named business editor and Josh Flory has been named assistant business editor. A story on its website states, “Harris, 58, has covered business news for more than 20 years for newspapers in Tennessee, Kentucky and California, including the last six years as […]
Speaking to audiences that don’t grasp financial news
Teresa Novellino of the Upstart Business Journal writes about former CNBC anchor Nicole Lapin, who has started her own media company called Nothing But Gold providing personal finance content. Novellino writes, “Her company added editorial and sales employees one by one and now has a team of 10 working remotely and attending meetings at her […]
Layoffs, restructuring at Birmingham News biz desk
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The Birmingham News business desk in Alabama lost its business editor and two staff writers as part of the widespread layoffs among Newhouse papers in Alabama. Business editor Jerry Underwood was not offered a job in the new company, which will print a newspaper only three days a week and post […]
