FT’s new owners promise editorial independence
A trip to Japan to meet the Financial Times’ new owners has persuaded the broadsheet’s editor that they won’t interfere in editorial matters, according to an email seen by Politico. Alex Spence of Politico writes, “Lionel Barber, in a note to former employees, sought to reassure the FT ‘alums’ that there’s no need to worry about […]
Frankie Flack: Don’t publish the email address of my CEO
I had a beer not too long ago with the guy who runs our local youth soccer league. It didn’t take long before he was moaning about all the nitpicky crap he had to deal with: opponents that looked too big, tryouts that were too political, fields that were too distant, refs that were too […]
Female tech journalists and the abuse they receive
Katherine Adams of The Guardian writes about how the abuse endured by female technology reporters. Adams writes, “But of the female technology journalists who replied to the survey, 62% said they had experienced sexist abuse, compared with 50% of female journalists who reported similar attacks to the Women’s Media Foundation. What comes across in the […]
Fortune publishes profile of fictional character
Shareen Pathak of Digiday writes about how Fortune has published a profile of Lex Luthor Jr., the fictional son of the fictional supervillain (and the arch-nemesis of Superman), who will appear in next year’s “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Pathak writes, “The profile, which is a flattering look at Alexander Joseph Luthor, Jr., a […]
Don’t expect sponsors of NY Times biz content
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan explored Monday the newspaper’s plans to find new sources of revenue, including finding sponsors for content. Sullivan writes, “Some years ago, when the Philadelphia Inquirer agreed to have Citizens Bank sponsor a business column, outlined in the bank’s signature green color and carrying the company logo, the writer Barbara Ehrenreich […]
FT journalists ask Nikkei to guarantee independence
More than 200 Financial Times journalists have backed a call asking the newspaper’s new owners, Nikkei, to guarantee its editorial independence, reports Roy Greenslade of The Guardian. Guardian writes, “They have signed a letter requesting that executives of the Japanese company meet senior FT staff and representatives of the National Union of Journalists to discuss their […]
FT to publish paid posts
The Financial Times is revamping its approach to branded content, with the aim of giving advertisers more options, writes Jessica Davies of Digiday. Davies writes, “The publisher is uniting its existing content marketing packages and launching a sponsored content offering ‘paid posts,’ under a newly branded unit, FT Squared, dedicated to these kinds of advertiser partnerships. “‘We’re launching Squared and paid […]
Murray Energy sues Bloomberg over information leak
Murray Energy Corp. is suing Bloomberg LP over a claim that a Bloomberg Business report published in August was part of a “conspiracy to breach [a] confidentiality agreement” and publicized trade secret information about the coal miner, reports Taylor Kuykendall of SNL Financial. Kuykendall writes, “The article is related to a report in which Bloomberg […]
Vanguard fires employee who spoke to TheStreet journalist
The Vanguard Group, the world’s largest mutual fund company, fired a whistle blower who shared information with TheStreet about deficiencies in the company’s customer account security, according to a story. Susan Antilla of TheStreet writes, “According to the public database of stockbroker records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, Karen Brock, a client relationship […]
Stock market coverage shows upper-class bias
Sean McElwee writes for Talking Points Memo that an upper-class bias exists in how the media cover the stock market. McElwee writes, “One psychological bias humans suffer from is the ‘availability heuristic’ — a tendency to generalize based on our immediate surroundings. It crops up in numerous ways: If you live in New York City, […]
