Hey young biz reporters, how about picking up the phone?

Real conversation with a newbie reporter a few months ago… “Allen, I think I found that guy, but I couldn’t get him to respond on Twitter or Linkedin.” Me: “You got a name?” “Yes.” Me: “You got where he lives?” “Yes.” Me: “Try the phone book?” “Huh, call?” Yes, the cold call…where the innate shyness […]

Union says Reuters is re-emphasizing speed

The News Guild of New York has posted an item on its website noting that Reuters is emphasizing speed and accuracy among its reporters after several years of focusing on investigative stories. The guild wrote: Regional Editor, Americas, Dayan Candappa, who led the management side of the discussion, emphasized that speed is of primary importance […]

Cultural shift away from investigations at Bloomberg?

Damaris Colhoun writes for Columbia Journalism Review that reporters and editors inside Bloomberg are worried about a cultural shift away from aggressive and investigative reporting. Colhoun writes, “The strongest evidence that a philosophical shift is underway surfaces in three internal memos that were given to CJR. Written by Micklethwait, who sends staff memos every week, […]

Bloomberg’s Winkler encourages biz publications to cover public debt

Weekly business newspapers and business magazines should cover more stories about city, county and state debt offerings, said Bloomberg editor in chief emeritus Matthew Winkler in a speech Friday morning. “This is something that not just Bloomberg News should do, but state and local businesses and news organizations should be thinking about,” said Winkler. Winkler, […]

Bloomberg editors: Our Supreme Court coverage rocks

Bloomberg senior executive editor Marty Schenker and chief content officer Josh Tyrangiel sent the following memo to the Washington office this afternoon: To the DC Bureau Without losing sight of the large stakes for America, the Obama administration history, and all that, the last two days have provided shining examples of the excellence of our […]

Hospitals ban newspaper in gift shops after coverage

Some UPMC hospitals are banning the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from sale in their gift shops, a move UPMC spokesman Paul Wood said was precipitated by “fairness issues” in the newspaper’s coverage of the health system. Steve Twedt of the Post-Gazette writes, “UPMC officials did not respond Tuesday to questions asking which specific stories they found objectionable. […]

The FT and experimenting with journalism

Chris Sutcliffe of The Media Briefing writes about how the Financial Times is experimenting putting content on Facebook and putting requests on Reddit and LinkedIn for sources. Sutcliffe writes, “The FT’s interactive data journalist Robin Kwong told TheMediaBriefing that while the perception of the FT as an authoritative voice is vital to its brand, it […]

Government agency asked for Bloomberg reporter’s employment contract

Jim Snyder and Danielle Ivory of Bloomberg News examine how federal government agencies have failed to comply with requests to provide details and expenses of travel, going as far as to threaten reporters who have asked for the information. Snyder and Ivory write, “One Bloomberg reporter filed a 2012 request for information on gifts to […]

The business editor who took a restaurant reservation

Tony Dobrowolski, the business editor of The Berkshire Eagle, writes about some of the strange phone calls he has handled from readers. Dobrowolski writes, “I frequently receive calls from people seeking information about restaurants I may have written about, and how they can make reservations. One person even left a reservation request on my voice […]

The trade publication that broke the S&L scandal story

Rob Wells is a PhD student at the University of Maryland and a former business journalist for the Associated Press and Dow Jones Newswires. His paper, “A Strong Sense of Outrage: Stan Strachan, The National Thrift News and The Savings and Loan Crisis,” recently won first place in the student division for history for AEJMC, […]