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, […]
How the New York Times neglects business journalism
Felix Salmon of Reuters writes about how the New York Times neglects its business news coverage when it tweets stories. Salmon writes, “Give business stories a bit of promotion on the home page and on Twitter, in other words, and they’ll get you just as many pageviews as anything else, on average. But it turns […]
NYTimes biz desk adds three staffers
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy wrote: I’m pleased to announce that we have a dynamic reporting trio coming our way — Rachel Abrams of Variety, Danielle Ivory of Bloomberg and Elizabeth Harris, now Metro’s Appraisal writer. Rachel Abrams, who has worked at Variety since 2010, is the newest member of the DealBook/Finance cluster. […]
CNN close to hiring Stelter of NYTimes
CNN is close to hiring New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter to host its “Reliable Sources” show, reports the Los Angeles Times. Joe Flint writes, “Stelter, who has covered the television news and entertainment industry for the New York Times since 2007, would do the same for the cable news channel and is also […]
NYTimes biz desk hires Goldstein from Reuters
New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent out the following staff hire announcement on Tuesday: Matt Goldstein, Wall Street investigations editor at Reuters, to join BizDay as a DealBook/Finance reporter Matt is one of the most respected and experienced journalists on Wall Street, and he has been a formidable competitor during stints at Reuters, […]
NYTimes tech columnist Pogue leaving for Yahoo
New York Times tech columnist David Pogue has posted the following announcement on his Tumblr: It’s true: After 13 years at the New York Times, I’ve accepted a new job. Leaving The Times is a big deal. My years there coincided with the explosion of just about everything important in today’s tech — the Web, […]
Using Twitter to move markets
David Carr of the New York Times writes about how investors such as Carl Icahn have taken to Twitter to influence stock prices, knowing that the business news media will record their moves. Carr writes, “First let’s stipulate that unless you are a day trader, much of the business news right now is boring. There […]
NYTimes hires Abrams to cover Wall Street
The New York Times has hired Variety financial news editor Rachel Abrams to cover Wall Street, according to a report by Sara Morrison at The Wrap. Morrison writes, “Rachel Abrams is leaving her position as Variety’s financial news editor for the New York Times, Penske Media confirmed on Friday. “‘Everyone at Variety has loved working […]
