Fox Biz's Willard imitates Bernanke
Fox Business Network reporter Cody Willard dressed up today as Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke for an appearance. Willard is one of the host’s of the network’s “Happy Hour” show that is taped in a Manhattan bar. Are we sure there’s no drinking on the set?
CNBC journalist sucks up to Schwab
It was reported last week that broker Charles Schwab pulled its advertising from a CNBC show on the pornography industry. On Thursday, Shwab reported earnings, and CNBC’s Joe Kernan fell all over himself to praise the company. Kernan stated, “Schwab is a fine, fine company and a fine individual…and quite a sponsor for us.” Later, […]
Judge throws out Trump defamation lawsuit against biz reporter
A New Jersey judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit for defamation filed by Donald Trump against a New York Times business journalist whose book gave an estimate of the real estate developer’s wealth much lower than Trump’s own, Reuters reports. Jon Hurdle writes, “Superior Court Judge Michele Fox rejected arguments by Trump’s lawyers that he had […]
How did WSJ reporters get quote from executive’s call?
Reid Pillifant of the New York Observer writes Wednesday about a Wall Street Journal story that quoted a CEO from a private teleconference with investors saying his company was bidding to acquire a bank. Pillifant writes, “The report cited ‘people familiar with the matter’ as identifying the unnamed bank as Corus Bankshares Inc., but Journal […]
CNBC's Santelli appears on get-rich investment ad
Ryan Chittum of Columbia Journalism Review takes issue with CNBC reporter Rick Santelli appearing on an investment program advertisement. Chittum writes, “Now this is hardly the biggest deal, but Santelli’s appearance at the seminar and in its marketing raises some obvious questions, which I put to CNBC spokesman Brian Steel. If Santelli got paid for […]
Personal finance columns available to all FPA members
Nick Martin of Heat City in Phoenix has more information about the brouhaha over newspapers throughout the country running the same personal finance advice columns under different bylines. Martin writes, “From there, it wasn’t hard to find a page on the association’s website titled “Request Articles,” in which the association’s members can sign up to […]
Personal finance column appears in papers under different bylines
Joe Strupp of Editor & Publisher reports that the same personal finance column has appeared in papers across the country — under different bylines. Strupp writes, “The column appears to have originated from the Financial Planning Association, according to the Web site of Fisher Financial Strategies, which also posted it and credited FPA. Several other newspaper Web […]
Insana still pitching investors
Ron Insana, who returned to CNBC earlier this year after a failed three-year venture into hedge fund management, is once again asking investors for money, according to Bess Levin at Dealbreaker. Insana has teamed up with TheStreet.com to create an investment tool called Market Movers that allows people to invest alongside with the CNBC analyst. […]
A former corporate PR head spills the beans about coverage
Trudy Lieberman of Columbia Journalism Review has a revealing Q&A interview with Wendell Potter, a former head of corporate communications for CIGNA, the country’s fourth-largest insurer, and now a senior fellow on health care at the Center for Media and Democracy. Potter talks about dealing with business reporters covering the company. What makes this interview […]
NYT tech columnist Pogue violates ethics policy
The NYTPicker.com site notes that New York Times tech gadget columnist David Pogue violated the paper’s ethics statement when he spoke last week at the Consumer Electronics Association’s “CEO Summit” last week. NYTPicker reports, “The NYTPicker asked Mathis if the NYT planned to ask Pogue to return the CEA speaking fee and travel reimbursement. “‘We […]
