The most important journalist in biz news is…Neil Cavuto?
Ryan Chittum of Columbia Journalism Review argues that recent advertising from Fox Business Network arguing that its anchor Neil Cavuto is the most important journalist in business news is a bit of a stretch. Chittum writes, “Fox Business is a ratings desert, of course, so the network really is hitching a ride on Fox News, […]
FCC rules for Bloomberg TV in dispute with Comcast
The Federal Communications Commission ruled in favor of Bloomberg Television on Wednesday, saying Comcast must program the less-watched cable channel in the same “neighborhood” on the cable dial as competitors Fox Business Network and CNBC and more general news channels like CNN and MSNBC. Amy Chozick of the New York Times reports, “Bloomberg had complained […]
The need for people with real-life experience in biz journalism
Alister & Paine, an online magazine, profiled Fox Business Network anchor Sandra Smith about her career, which went from working on Wall Street to behind the camera. Here is an excerpt: Alister & Paine: How did you move from the trading floor to television? Sandra Smith: Right out of college I started with a couple hedge funds […]
Fox Business daytime lineup gets shakeup
Kate O’Hare of Zap2It.com writes that Fox Business Network is shaking up its daytime lineup beginning Monday. O’Hare writes, “As of Monday, Dennis Kneale joins Cheryl Casone (above) as co-host of the noon hour. Recent FBN hire Melissa Francis and Lori Rothman — who was a guest in the “leg chair” on FNC’s “RedEye W/Greg […]
Claman celebrates 1,000 episodes
Chris Quinn of the San Antonio Express-News writes about how Fox Business Network anchor Liz Claman has now down 1,000 episodes of “Countdown to the Closing Bell.” Quinn writes, “‘Countdown’ covers the financial world for both savvy money men as well as the blue collar workers and small business owners that pin their futures to […]
Financial journalists to follow in Twitter
Linette Lopez, Rob Wile and Simone Foxman of Business Insider have compiled a list of the 101 best finance people to follow on Twitter, and a number of them are business journalists. The list includes: Chris Adams, the markets editor for The Financial Times. “Knows what’s happening in the market as fast as anyone.” Charles […]
Fox Business Network is “cost neutral,” says Ailes
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Fox Business Network, which launched in October 2007, is now “cost neutral,” said Roger Ailes, the president of the Fox News Channel and chairman of the Fox Television stations group. Ailes, 71, added that the network, which competes against CNBC, spends about $150 million for its programming compared to the $800 […]
Transitioning from the sell side to business journalism
Ricardo Kaulessar, the editor of HedgeFundNet.com, writes about Fox Business Network reporter Sandra Smith, who made the transition from Wall Street to journalism. Kaulessar writes, “Her current career began in the same manner as previous reporters who made the jump from working at a trading desk to anchoring a news desk – being a frequent […]
A first: Fox Business show beats CNBC show in same time slot
Chris Ariens of TVNewser.com reports that a Fox Business Network show has drawn more viewers than a CNBC show in the same time slot for the first time in the network’s four-and-a-half year existence. Ariens writes, “For the first time in its 4 1/2 year life, a program on the Fox Business Network has topped […]
Top 10 Wall Street reporters to follow on Twitter
Loquiveri, a website that follows social media, has posted its top 10 Wall Street reporters to follow on Twitter, which includes Julia LaRoche and Joe Weisenthal of Business Insider, Charles Gasparino of Fox Business Network and Kayla Tausche of CNBC. Here is a sampling: Ben White @morningmoneyben If you don’t ready Morning Money, then you […]
