Bartiromo's new townhome: $6.5 million
Max Abelson of the New York Observer writes that CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo and her husband Jonathan Steinberg have purchased a new townhome on the East Side for a cool $6.5 million. Abelson wrote, “The five-bedroom house, east of Third Avenue, has a second-floor balcony overlooking the 39-foot-long backyard garden, plus a two-camera security system […]
Fallout from Francisco fiasco
The resignation Friday of Marketwatch columnist Bambi Francisco amid allegations that she used her column to promote a company she was building on the site led to a lot of coverage on Saturday’s papers. Damon Darlin of the New York Times wrote, “Ms. Francisco said she expected Dow Jones to issue a news release saying […]
Columnist: Double standard for Bartiromo
Jeanie Wyatt, in a column for the San Antonio Express-News, writes about the double standard that the media used in assessing the scandal involving CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo. Wyatt wrote, “Maybe a small mistake was made, but what blew everything out of proportion was the Citigroup firing of executive Todd Thomson. He had hosted Bartiromo […]
CNBC rings NYSE opening bell
The CNBC.com Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge is on. And to help mark the occasion, some heavy hitters from CNBC got to ring today’s opening bell at the NYSE. On hand were CNBC President Mark Hoffman, Vice President of CNBC News Jonathan Wald, CNBC.com Vice President and Executive Producer Meredith Stark, as well as Vice President […]
Bartiromo interview with Weill raises questions
The TVNewser web site noted that CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo’s interview this afternoon with former Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill could raise questions again with viewers about her ethics. Bartiromo, if you remember, was criticized earlier this year for her relationship with ousted Citigroup executive Todd Thomson, which included taking a plane ride on the Citigroup corporate […]
Citigroup uses Bartiromo to divert attention to real problems
TheDeal.com executive editor Yvette Kantrow wrote that recent coverage of the ouster of Citigroup executive Todd Thomson has disputed many of the allegations about his extravagances, including his relationship with CNBC anchior Maria Bartiromo. Kantrow’s conclusion is that the business media was played by Citigroup to turn the focus away from its actual issues. She […]
Bartiromo avoids the tough questions
San Antonio Express-News business columnist David Hendricks covered Maria Bartiromo’s speech Tuesday at Trinity University and came away disappointed that she didn’t want to answer any of the tough questions that she’s famous for asking. Hendricks wrote, “Known for asking the tough questions on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, she avoided taking […]
Bartiromo has always stood out
Tracy Connor of the New York Daily News writes Sunday in a profile of CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo that she has always stood out in a crowd. Connor wrote, “She’s the ‘Money Honey,’ known as much for her Sophia Loren looks as her financial acumen, and arguably the most recognizable business journalist around. So far, […]
More on Mariagate
Fortune magazine’s Barney Gimbel has some interesting observations on the Maria Bartiromo/Citigroup scandal, noting that it’s been mostly the Rupert Murdoch-owned New York Post that has been pushing the issue. Murdoch, of course, is also behind the launch of the Fox Business Channel to compete with Bartiromo’s CNBC. Gimbel also points out that Bartiromo’s name […]
Editors stand behind Bartiromo
The New York Post’s Keith Kelly writes Friday that the editors of Reader’s Digest and BusinessWeek will continue to publish freelance columns from CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo despite the recent controversy surrounding her trip on a Citigroup jet. Kelly wrote, “Bartiromo was to have been a guest of Reader’s Digest Association at the Magazine Publishers […]
