Top biz journalism events of the decade
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The first decade of the 21st century began with business journalists facing criticism for their boosterish coverage of companies during the tech bubble and ended with many of the same reporters facing more criticism for failing to warn consumers about the current economic crisis. In between, the world of business journalism […]
WSJ, Marketwatch.com subscriptions available on Sony reader
Nick Bilton of The New York Times writes about how two Dow Jones & Co. properties — The Wall Street Journal and Marketwatch.com — will offer subscriptions on the new Sony reader. Bilton writes, “The Wall Street Journal plans to offer two versions of its content for the Sony Reader, the companies said at a […]
Marketwatch.com plans to grow internationally
Damien Hoffman of Wall St. Cheat Sheet interviewed Marketwatch.com editor David Callaway about the Web site’s plans to grow its business news presence. Here is an excerpt: Damien Hoffman: David, with the internet creating a very competitive landscape, how will you keep MarketWatch on the leading edge of financial journalism? David:Â We need to expand […]
Marketwatch.com launches iPhone app
MarketWatch.com announced its application is available for iPhone and iPod touch. The app features real-time headlines and news bulletins, real-time data, audio and social media features to serve MarketWatch’s core audience of engaged investors. “The hallmark of MarketWatch is the ability to provide a very engaged and active audience with crucial, real-time news and analysis needed […]
Jenna Lee is rising star at Fox Business
MarketWatch.com columnist Jon Friedman profiled Jenna Lee, a rising talent at the Fox Business Network, about the challenges and rewards of television. Friedman writes, “Plus, Lee is now a part of the Imus in the Morning simulcast — which started appearing last week on Fox Business — and she also delivers breaking news updates and […]
Friedman: BusinessWeek deal doesn't make sense for Bloomberg
Marketwatch.com media columnist Jon Friedman, a former writer at both BusinessWeek and Bloomberg, writes that the deal to acquire the business weekly magazine by the terminal and data company doesn’t make much sense to him. Friedman writes, “So far, Bloomberg has yet to dominate any of the consumer-oriented businesses that it rolled out in support […]
The art of the CEO interview
Jon Friedman of Marketwatch.com has a nice interview with financial journalist Duff McDonald about his new book, “Last Man Standing,” about J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. What’s most intriguing is how McDonald got Dimon to open up about his former mentor, Sandy Weill. Friedman writes, “McDonald recognized that Dimon would be guarded when it […]
Brennan is Bloomberg TV's best hope
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Wednesday about Margaret Brennan, the new anchor at Bloomberg Television, which is trying to reinvent itself. Friedman writes, “Bloomberg made an ideal hire in Brennan, who has the gravitas to give the network an identity. I’ll go so far as to say that if BTV ever became a household […]
Business news sites gained traffic in August, yearly data strong
Five business news sites were among the top 30 sites in terms of traffic gained in August, according to data from TNS Media. BusinessWeek magazine saw a 21 percent gain to 5.7 million viewers from July. Its viewership is now up 52 percent for the past year. Only three other sites saw a bigger increase […]
The pain from BusinessWeek
Marketwatch.com media columnist Jon Friedman writes Tuesday about the pain being endured at McGraw-Hill from its ownership of struggling BusinessWeek. Friedman writes, “Sure, the McGraw-Hill weekly financial-news magazine and Web site have a strong reputation. But McGraw-Hill put them on the block a few weeks ago, in a sign that the profit-fixated company may eventually […]
