Fighting the jargon in business journalism
Alan Wastler, the managing editor of CNBC.com, writes Wednesday about the jargon that often infiltrates business news stories. Wastler writes, “Witness ‘quantitative easing,’ the term used to describe the Fed’s purchases of various securities as way of kickstarting demand and boosting the economy. To me it’s more like ‘quantitative buying’ … critics use a simpler […]
Thomson Reuters Markets CEO discusses new desktop
CNBC‘s Erin Burnett discussed Thomson Reuters Markets’ new desktop for financial professionals on the air Wednesday with Devin Wenig, CEO of Thomson Reuters Markets.
Assessing Dealbreaker and the New York Observer
CNBC.com’s John Carney, who ran Dealbreaker.com from 2006 to 2008, looks at how the deal to sell the business news and gossip site to the New York Observer is being held up because current editor Bess Levin is not signed to a long-term deal. Carney writes, “I don’t think Bess has any actual equity in […]
CNBC app will be part of Google TV launch
Business news network CNBC will have the only real-time, financial news and data application preinstalled on the upcoming Google TV platform, the network announced Monday. Google TV will be available on Sony televisions and Blu-ray players as well as on Logitech companion boxes. These devices go on sale this month and will be available at […]
CNBC wins documentary Emmy
Business news network CNBC received a News and Documentary Emmy Award in the category of outstanding business and economic reporting—long form for the network’s one-hour documentary “Inside the Mind of Google.” The awards, which recognize the best news reports and documentary films aired on national television or streamed over the Internet, were presented by the […]
CNBC, Bartiromo star in latest Wall Street movie
Marketwatch.com media columnist Jon Friedman writes Wednesday that the stars of the latest Oliver Stone movie about Wall Street are CNBC and its anchor, Maria Bartiromo. Friedman writes, “If you watch the network during the day, you’ll recognize the likes of Bartiromo, Jim Cramer, David Faber, Becky Quick, Sue Herera and Melissa Lee. “The network’s […]
Kneale set to exit CNBC
Dennis Kneale is preparing to leave CNBC after a rocky three years, reports Jeff Bercovici of Daily Finance. Bercovici writes, “According to sources with knowledge of the situation, Kneale, the business channel’s media and technology editor and one of its most recognizable faces, is likely to leave after his current contract expires sometime in the […]
CNBC's Bartiromo to write column for USA Today
CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo, whose regular column in BusinessWeek was cancelled when the magazine was purchased by Bloomberg, will now write a regular column in USA Today. A release stated that the column will be in a question-and-answer interview format — similar to what she was doing for BusinessWeek — and will “provide readers with […]
CNBC.com unleashes the Carney inside all of us
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE John Carney is a senior editor at CNBC.com, covering Wall Street, hedge funds, financial regulation and other business news. Prior to joining CNBC.com, Carney was the editor of Clusterstock.com and DealBreaker.com. Earlier this month, CNBC.com launched a new section to its site called “NetNet with John Carney,” which is providing a […]
Most influential biz journalists in terms of corporate governance
The National Association of Corporate Directors named on Monday its 100 most influential people in terms of issues related to corporate governance and included 11 business journalists on its list. Those listed were: Charles Gasparino of Fox Business Network; Andrew Ross Sorkin, Eric Dash, Gretchen C. Morgenson, Louise Story and Joe Nocera of The New […]
