Sponsored article on Reuters website contradicts its Pulitzer winner
A sponsored article on the Reuters website states that the Thai government has improved working conditions of seafood workers, a contradiction of the news service’s Pulitzer Prize-winning stories that found trafficking in the industry, reports Joshua Carroll of Columbia Journalism Review. Carroll reports, “In a statement to CJR, Reuters says that the department behind the […]
San Francisco Chronicle reports on fake press release about ex-PG&E CEO
The San Francisco Chronicle published a story about a fake press release stating that former PG&E CEO Geisha Williams was going to give her salary to victims of the wildfires before discovering it was a fake. Roland Li of the Chronicle reports, “The website www.pgecalifornia.com posted a news release that claimed Williams was donating the […]
Trump threatened to sue CNBC after low ranking
Donald Trump and his then-attorney Michael Cohen pressured CNBC in 2014 to place the real-estate tycoon higher in its list of the country’s top business leaders after Cohen failed to manipulate the rankings in Trump’s favor, according to a Wall Street Journal story. Joe Palazzolo, Michael Siconolofi and Michael Rothfield of The Journal reported, “Mr. […]
FT publishes story on fake BlackRock CEO letter
The Financial Times wrote a story about a fake annual letter to shareholders from Blackrock CEO Larry Fink, reports Meghan Morris of Business Insider. Morris writes, “Business media outlets, including the Financial Times, ran stories early on Wednesday with the big news. “The letter, however, was fake. “A BlackRock spokesman pointed to the company’s official […]
How the relationship between companies and business journalists has changed
Kate Waldock from Georgetown University and Luigi Zingales at the University of Chicago of the Capitalisn’t podcast spoke to Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein about why business journalism is important to capitalism and how that relationship has changed. Here is an excerpt: Kate: Can you give us an example of your favorite company to cover and the types of […]
Agenda won’t retract Moonves story, but pulls quotes
The Financial Times publication Agenda has declined to retract an interview that its reporters had with ousted CBS CEO Les Moonves last month, reports Jon Levine of The Wrap. Moonves had denied being interviewed, and the article has now removed his quotes. Levine reports, “Agenda — which as a subsidiary of the Financial Times follows […]
FT reporter was doing heroin in the newsroom’s bathroom
Joel Lewin, a former reporter for The Financial Times, writes for Vice about how he was addicted to heroin and used it while working. Lewin writes, “I would wake up at 5:45 AM. I’m not much into agriculture, but I’d listen to Farming Today on Radio 4 while smoking or shooting up a few bags. […]
WSJ reporter leads opposition of mosque expansion
A Wall Street reporter, Paul Overberg, has led an opposition to the expansion of a mosque in suburban Washington, reports Paul Farhi of The Washington Post. Farhi writes, “Overberg, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and formerly at USA Today, declined to comment. He referred questions to Carrington’s attorney and to a Journal spokesman. “In any case, his activism […]
SEC charges ex-Money journalist in Ponzi scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a former financial journalist with unlawfully selling the securities of a Ponzi scheme company that collapsed, reports Bruce Kelly of Investment News. Kelly writes, “Prominent among the individuals newly charged is Jordan E. Goodman, a self-described nationally recognized expert on personal finance who for 18 years worked on the editorial staff […]
Tech journalist Mossberg says he is leaving Facebook
A former tech columnist for The Wall Street Journal announced Monday that he will be deactivating his Facebook account, saying he is “no longer comfortable there,” reports Michael Burke of The Hill. Burke writes, “Walt Mossberg, who was also a top editor at The Verge and Recode, said he will deactivate his Facebook and Facebook Messenger […]
