Marketwatch launches redesign aimed at raising profile
Robert MacMillan of Reuters writes about Marketwatch‘s redesign, which was launched on Tuesday and aims to put it on the same level as its Dow Jones & Co. brethren Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. MacMillan writes, “The site will feature new layout, as well as more content, stock quotes on demand, customized […]
Will Ratigan take viewers away from CNBC?
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman wonders if former CNBC “Fast Money” anchor Dylan Ratigan‘s departure to MSNBC will cause the business news network to lose viewers. Friedman writes, “In an interview Wednesday afternoon, MSNBC President Phil Griffin and Ratigan stressed they weren’t concerned about Ratigan pulling CNBC’s viewers with him to MSNBC. “‘We thought about […]
Remembering an old-fashioned business reporter
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Friday about former colleague Julie Rannazzisi, who died five years ago today and covered the stock market as New York bureau chief. Friedman writes that Rannazzisi would have abhorred today’s state of business journalism, where scoops have less importance because new media forms have overtaken daily newspapers. He writes, […]
Weidner to write for WSJ.com
MarketWatch columnist David Weidner is bringing his Wall Street-focused “Writing on the Wall†column to The Wall Street Journal Online at WSJ.com on a weekly basis. Weidner will pen a column every Thursday for WSJ.com, beginning today with a look at the mythologizing of analyst Meredith Whitney. In addition to his regular columns on MarketWatch, […]
Offering CNBC some advice
Marketwatch columnist Jon Friedman writes Monday, offering business news network CNBCÂ five ways to get past its tumult during the first quarter. Here is a sample: 1) Stress the news: Make sure its anchors dial down the glib quotient in the broadcasts. I don’t care how well the “Squawk Box” crew gets along or how bright […]
Ratigan's next move
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Monday about the departure of “Fast Money” anchor Dylan Ratigan from CNBC based on an interview he had with Ratigan on Sunday. Friedman writes, “On Sunday, 36-year-old Ratigan stressed three points: “1) He had and continues to have great affection for CNBC, despite what some blogs say, 2) his goal […]
Criticism of CNBC could help competitors
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Wednesday that the recent criticism of business news network CNBC and its coverage could help its competitors in the long run. Friedman writes, “Fox Business, launched in October 2007, has yet to make a lasting impression on American TV-watchers. Its goal for now is to reach more households and […]
CNBC miscalculates
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Friday that business news network CNBC may have made a major strategy mistake by believing that its viewers would value the opinions of its anchors and reporters in a down market. Friedman writes, “But in a prolonged bear market, like this one, CNBC’s audience is angry. It wants answers. […]
CNBC makes for an easy target
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Monday about how business news network CNBC set itself up nicely as a target for “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart. Friedman writes, “CNBC has much to answer for and be embarrassed about. The network has gone overboard in its effort to dumb down business news for the masses. […]
Portfolio hits its stride during crisis
Jon Friedman of Marketwatch writes Wednesday about how two-year-old business magazine Conde Nast Portfolio appears to be clicking on all cylinders with its big-picture stories about the fall of Wall Street. Friedman writes, “It has found its calling and voice as one of the most dogged chroniclers of the meltdown of the financial system. In […]
