British Airways drops FT after critical coverage
British Airways has stopped offering the Financial Times to passengers in response to negative stories about it in the paper, reports James Walker of The Press Gazette. Walker reports, “The FT revealed in today’s edition that it would no longer be available on BA flights, at airport lounges or gates after the airline made an ‘abrupt decision’ […]
Judge tosses libel case against WSJ
A state court judge in New York threw out a case in which a prominent antiquities dealer accused The Wall Street Journal’s publisher of libel. Corinne Ramey of The Journal reports, “The ruling stemmed from a 2017 Journal article that said dealer Hicham Aboutaam and his brother were being investigated by law-enforcement officials. The article […]
Moody named WSJ standards & ethics editor
Wall Street Journal editor Matt Murray sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Dear All: I’m delighted to share the news that Emma Moody will be the next Standards & Ethics Editor of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires. No single job is more important to our success than this one. Amid all […]
Social media and business journalism
KC Crain of Crain’s Detroit Business writes about the difficulties of social media in journalism. Crain writes, “Crain Communications is a business-to-business media company with brands in many different parts of the world. We’ve been a trusted news organization for more than 100 years. Our employees are constantly working to build awareness for their direct […]
How a decline in labor coverage has hurt the media
Steven Greenhouse, the former labor reporter at the New York Times, writes for the Columbia Journalism Review about how a decline in labor coverage has hurt trust in the media. Greenhouse writes, “A steelworker remarked that ‘the American worker has been put on the back burner’ by the media. Several workers said they wanted more […]
Forbes takes down article due to lack of disclosure
Forbes.com has taken down an article from its website due to a lack of disclosure by one of its writers, reports Politico’s Daniel Lippman. Lippman writes, “Forbes.com has taken down a post about the Pentagon’s $10 billion JEDI cloud contract that alleged Oracle may have been behind a ‘misinformation campaign’ that targeted competitor Amazon, POLITICO’s Daniel […]
Ex-Crain’s New York editor: Why I ran Trump’s fake worth
Greg David, the former editor of Crain’s New York Business and a current columnist for the paper, writes about why he published Donald Trump’s obviously inflated net worth in the early 1990s. David writes, “Only weeks later, Trump’s financial empire began to crumble. In May, Forbes retracted its previous estimate, having unearthed nonpublic documents that suggested a […]
Under Armour CEO has a close relationship with MSNBC anchor Ruhle
Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank has developed a close relationship with MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle, who co-anchors a business news show daily at 1 p.m., reports Khadeeja Safdar of The Wall Street Journal. Safdar reports, “The billionaire and the television journalist have developed close ties in recent years, according to these executives and others familiar with the matter. […]
WSJ seeks a standards and ethics editor
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a standards and ethics editor. This editor is the focal point for maintaining the high journalism standards of the global news staff of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires. The editor oversees a standards staff of five. Duties include involvement in the preparation and pre-publication review of […]
Capitol Forum sues Bloomberg, alleging improper use of its content
Capitol Forum, a Washington-based news service that focuses on mergers and acquisitions, antitrust and government contracts, has sued Bloomberg News alleging that the wire service is illegally using is content. In the lawsuit, Capitol Forum states: Within minutes of the release of many of Capitol Forum’s reports, Bloomberg will surreptitiously obtain the report from one […]
