Deseret News biz columnist ends run
Greg Kratz, the former business editor of the Deseret News who has been writing a weekly business column, is ending his column after 14 years. Kratz writes, “For the last 14 years, a deadline for a new column has stared me in the face almost every week. I’ve written about random business occurrences, answered people’s […]
Kiely: Why I quit Bloomberg News
Kathy Kiely, who resigned this week from Bloomberg News after she decided that the news organization couldn’t adequately cover a presidential run by its owner, writes about her decision for the Washington Post. Kiely writes, “When you are talking about an individual bankroller with a known set of personal preferences, business interests and political agenda, […]
Michael Lewis: Business journalism sucks
Liam Halligan of The Spectator interviewed “The Big Short” author Michael Lewis about the state of business journalism and financial markets reforms. Halligan writes, “‘I’m not saying there aren’t good financial journalists,’ he concedes. But the qualification seems half-hearted — and is quickly reversed. ‘The Wall Street Journal is a much worse newspaper than it was 20 years ago,’ […]
Why the best investment advice is too boring for TV
Harold Pollack of The Atlantic writes about why the best investment advice of buying and holding stocks is not well suited for television business news. Pollack writes, “That’s precisely the message the financial media ought to send in turbulent times, when ordinary investors are most tempted to engage in panic-selling—or alternatively, trying to be clairvoyant in […]
Dallas Morning News biz columnist to write for editorial page
Dallas Morning News business columnist Mitch Schnurman will also write editorials the the editorial page. Keven Ann Willey of the Morning News writes, “Effective Jan. 4, Metro columnists Jack Floyd and James Ragland and business columnist Mitch Schnurman – already among the most accomplished writers at The News – will bring their talents to the editorial board as […]
How Farhad Manjoo writes his NYT tech column
Farhad Manjoo, tech columnist for The New York Times, sat down with Communications Network Board member and Knight Foundation vice president of communications Andrew Sherry to discuss the future of how we communicate, the disruptions to come, and whether or not robots will take your job. Here is an excerpt: Tell us, basically, how you […]
New day, new author for Des Moines biz column
Joel Aschbrenner is the new Biz Buzz columnist at the Des Moines Register, and the column will appear on Sundays instead of Tuesdays. Aschbrenner writes, “Biz Buzz was created by longtime Register business columnist David Elbert and executive business editor Lynn Hicks. More recently, Hicks manned the Buzz helm solo. “Elbert and Hicks provided a look […]
We shall overcomb: The 2015 Financial Follies
The 73rd annual Financial Follies, a “Dinner and Entertainment Gala” hosted by the New York Financial Writers’ Association, took place this past Friday, Nov. 13. The Follies is an evening of song and dance and food and tuxes that raises money for student scholarships provided by the organization. This was my third Financial Follies, so […]
Bloomberg Gadfly debuts on Sunday
Joe Pompeo of Politico writes about the debut of Bloomberg Gadfly, a new website that went live Sunday with an initial team of about two dozen journalists devoted to fast-turnaround analysis pieces in the range of 400 to 800 words. Pompeo writes, “Gadfly is the latest addition to Bloomberg’s journalism empire, which includes Bloomberg News, […]
Chicago Tribune biz columnist leaves paper
Melissa Harris, the Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and Chicago Tribune business columnist, has been hired by Origin Capital Partners as vice president of marketing. Harris has been hired to oversee the firm’s new online real estate crowdfunding platform. She started last week. She is a two-time finalist for The Livingston Award, honoring outstanding reporting by journalists […]
