China extends credentials for Bloomberg, NYTimes reporters

China extended new press credentials to several reporters at Bloomberg News and the New York Times despite their critical reporting of Chinese government officials, reports James Areddy of The Wall Street Journal. Areddy writes, “China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued 2014 press cards for an unspecified number of China-based reporters, the organizations said. For foreign reporters […]

NYTimes biz columnist Carr to teach a Boston U.

David Carr, who writes a column on the media for the Monday business section of The New York Times, has accepted a job teaching at Boston University. He will continue to write for the Times. Marcella Bombardieri of the Boston Globe writes, “Like Mayor Thomas M. Menino, also about to join the BU faculty, Carr […]

Bloomberg complained to NYTimes about article

New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan writes Sunday that Bloomberg News complained to the paper after it published an article about a story it was working on in China. Sullivan writes, “The Times story, which came from unidentified Bloomberg employees, included denials by Bloomberg news executives, including the editor in chief, Matthew Winkler, that […]

Why financial journalists didn’t cover the Blackstone deal

The Daily Show’s Samantha Bee spoke with Gretchen Morgenson of the New York Times business desk about why most of the financial media — except for Bloomberg News — failed to cover a credit default swap deal by the Blackstone Group. She then asked the business desk of BuzzFeed how they would cover the story. […]

Bloomberg, NYTimes journalists could be expelled from China

David Nakamura of The Washington Post reports that journalists from Bloomberg News and The New York Times could be kicked out of China in the wake of critical articles by both news organizations about the business dealings of top government officials. Nakamura writes, “China has long held up visas or denied them to reporters in […]

Ingrassia, former NYT biz editor, named deputy ME

Larry Ingrassia, who was the business editor at the New York Times until about a year ago, has been named a deputy managing editor at the paper, according to a story on the paper’s website. Ravi Bomaiya writes, “Mr. Ingrassia, 61, joined The Times in 2004, after a 25-year-career at The Wall Street Journal, where he rose […]

NY Times names Lattman new media editor, replacing Headlam

New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson sent out the following staff changes on Monday: Dear Colleagues, Bruce Headlam, an editor steeped in New York Times journalism, with deep knowledge of multimedia has agreed to direct our ambitious plans to expand our video journalism as Managing Editor of Video. Bruce, who has headed the media […]

An ode to NYT’s biz desk editor Keith Leighty

P.J. Joshi, a news editor for the New York Times‘ Dealbook, wrote the following about business desk night editor Keith Leighty, who died Sunday from brain cancer: Keith was promoted to night editor in August 2008, just as the financial crisis was about to hit in full force. His calm demeanor under pressure and ability […]

Forbes’ sale prospects boosted by NY Times article

Michael Wolff writes Monday for the Guardian how a profile in The New York Times last week helped Forbes magazine create an illusion of success, allowing it to put itself up for sale. Wolff writes, “Forbes had clearly used the Times to help create an illusion. In fact, illusion is what the Forbes business had […]

Leighty, NY Times Business Day night editor, dies

Keigh Leighty, the night editor of The New York Times business section, died Sunday at the age of 61 from brain cancer. An obituary on The Baron, a website for current and former Reuters employees, states, “He was diagnosed two years ago with brain cancer but continued to work regularly at his most recent employer, […]