CNBC launching new show
Business news network CNBC is launching a new show co-chosted by David Faber and Gary Kaminsky, reports Brian Stelter of the New York Times. Stelter writes, “The program, called ‘The Strategy Session,’ will have its debut in CNBC’s 12 p.m. time slot on June 7. It will be paired at 12:30 p.m. with the ‘Fast […]
Movies on CNBC this summer
Steve Krakauer of Mediaite takes a look at the decision by business news network CNBC to air movies on Friday nights this summer. Krakauer writes, “Other movies include The Thomas Crown Affair and The Rainmaker. The movies air Friday nights at 8pmET, as well as during the July 4 weekend. On Twitter, CNBC correspondent Jane […]
CNBC.com ME responds: Some good suggestions, some bad
CNBC.com managing editor Allen Wastler responded Friday to Joshua Brown’s five suggestions for improving the business news network’s Web site. Wastler writes, “It’s hard not to get a little defensive when someone tells you what you should be doing. On the other hand, if you don’t listen to folks outside of your own little shell, […]
Five suggestions for CNBC.com
Joshua Brown of Benzinga has five recommended moves for CNBC.com now that it has hired well-known online business journalist John Carney. Here are three of them: 1. Post the track records of each stockpicker/forecaster as they appear on CNBC TV. Even if it’s only a record of what they’ve said on the network before. 2. […]
CNBC's Burnett to the "Today" show?
Marketwatch.com media columnist Jon Friedman believes that CNBC anchor Erin Burnett would be a great selection to replace “Today” show anchor Matt Lauer. Friedman writes, “But Burnett, 33, is a unique case. After establishing herself at Bloomberg TV, she went on to be an anchor, reporter and interviewer at CNBC. Burnett has appeared on ‘Meet […]
Carney on his new job at CNBC.com
Steve Krakauer of Mediaite interviewed John Carney, who is joining CNBC.com as a senior editor and will appear regularly on CNBC as well. Here is an excerpt: Mediaite: You haven’t always written the most positive things about CNBC. How do you think the transition will be to the new role? Carney: That’s true! But the […]
Carney to join CNBC.com
John Carney will be joining CNBC.com, the online site for the business news network, as senior editor, the network announced Wednesday. In addition to writing for the site, Carney will also appear regularly on CNBC’s Business Day programming. “John has deep connections on Wall Street and has a unique insight into its trading community,” said […]
Biz media and reporting on the British prime minister's resignation
Business journalist Teri Buhl writes about how some business news media such as Bloomberg raced to break the news about the resignation of British prime minister Gordon Brown because of its importance to markets, but CNBC seemed to miss its relevance. Buhl writes, “On a day when the Dow was soaring 400 points and trading […]
Record day for business news sites
The turmoil in the stock market on Thursday afternoon led to record hits and views for many financial news Web sites and mobile applications. CNBC.com had its best ever hour, with 2.6 million pages viewed on the site between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. The site averages 1.1 million page views during that time period. […]
Biz media dominate top of the Media Power 50 list
Five of the top 10 media in the BtoB Magazine’s Media Power 50 list are business media organizations. They include The Wall Street Journal at No. 1, CNBC’s “Power Lunch” at No. 4, The Financial Times at No. 6, Forbes at No. 7 and Bloomberg BusinessWeek at No. 8. For “Power Lunch,” Kate Maddox writes, […]
