Theranos founder admits she gave Fortune reporter inaccurate info
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes admitted on Tuesday that she gave a journalist inaccurate information for a lengthy profile that she used to woo investors, reports Yasmin Khorram of CNBC. Khorram reports, “With cross-examination wrapping up, Holmes took the stand in her own defense for a sixth day and was questioned by federal prosecutor Robert Leach about the […]
Quartz updates policy regarding PR relationships
Financial news site Quartz has updated its policy regarding how its journalists work with public relations professionals, saying it will not accept information on background with no attribution. Executive editor Heather Landy writes, “We’ll be rigid about this with paid company spokespeople. If we request information and it’s emailed to us with a note from a PR […]
Holmes: I “mishandled” process of WSJ reporting on Theranos
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes testified Tuesday that she “mishandled” the process of how the company responded to Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou, reports Heather Somerville of The Journal. Somerville writes, “The messages show Ms. Holmes and Mr. Balwani discussing intervening with Mr. Carreyrou’s blood test at a Theranos testing center, which was part of […]
NY Times seeks a reporter to cover Apple
The tech industry is underpinned by behemoth companies, led by one of the biggest: Apple. The New York Times is seeking an ambitious, energetic and versatile reporter to cover Apple’s power, its products and financial engineering, and its broader effects on society, labor and jobs, supply chains, privacy, digital security and more. Candidates must have […]
Ex-Fortune journalist testifies at Theranos trial
Former Fortune journalist Roger Parloff whose cover magazine story of Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes helped vault her to fame testified Thursday at her criminal trial about how he was drawn into writing about the company, reports Joel Rosenblatt of Bloomberg News. Rosenblatt reports, “After the Fortune story, Holmes was the subject of glowing write-ups by other […]
Daily Memphian seeks public companies reporter
The Daily Memphian, is looking for a versatile reporter who can deliver breaking news, quick turn-around features and longer-range enterprise stories on public companies in the area, including some of the most prominent businesses in the nation: FedEx, International Paper and AutoZone. The Public Companies reporter must be able to cultivate sources within these high-profile […]
Washington Post seeks reporter to cover Facebook parent
The Washington Post is seeking an ambitious and resourceful reporter to cover the newly renamed Meta; its signature social media app, Facebook; and technology’s impact on society in the United States and around the world. The issues roiling the company are immense: Election and vaccine misinformation. Trading on the data of billions of users. Plans […]
Seattle Times seeks an Amazon reporter
The Seattle Times seeks a hard-driving, creative reporter to cover Amazon.com, a tight-lipped company that has reshaped Seattle and is redefining how both consumers and major enterprises buy, work, and live. Covering perhaps the most influential and disruptive company in the global economy requires strong enterprise reporting, compelling writing and plenty of initiative and versatility, […]
The Verge is limiting “background” talks with PR people
Nilay Patel, the editor in chief of The Verge, writes about the tech news sites new policy of limiting “background” conversations with public relations and corporate communications professionals. Patel writes, “The clear pattern is that tech companies have uniformly adopted a strategy of obfuscating information behind background. It’s also easy to see why companies like to abuse […]
A tale of two Facebook leaks to business reporters
Paroma Soni of Columbia Journalism Review writes about how a leak by a former Facebook employee earlier this year to a Guardian business reporter did not receive as much attention as a recent leak to a Wall Street Journal reporter. Soni writes, “In April, several months before a Facebook employee named Frances Haugen became the most famous […]
