TheStreet.com “in turmoil,” says Cramer
Financial news site TheStreet.com is in turmoil, says company co-founder Jim Cramer, in comments posted on FutureofCapitalism.com about his career in journalism. FutureofCapitalism writes, “A job at the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner was an upgrade in pay — to $179 a week — but not in circumstances. His editor assigned him to try to get an […]
Changes at TheStreet.com beginning under new editor Inman
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE William Inman was named the editor in chief of TheStreet.com, replacing Glenn Hall in a move shortly after the financial news and information company also hired a new chief executive officer. Inman had resigned as editor of Institutional Investor in January. He joined the publication in March 2009. Before that, he […]
Layoffs hit TheStreet.com
Nicholas Carlson of Business Insider is reporting that there are huge layoffs occurring at TheStreet.com, which earlier this month named a new CEO and a new editor in chief. Carlson writes, “A source in contact with TheStreet.com employees says it has cut all of its Main Street staff, three people in Boston, and some tech […]
The Street names Inman new editor in chief
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE William Inman, the former editor in chief of Institutional Investor magazine, has been named the editor in chief of TheStreet.com, Talking Biz News has learned. Inman replaces Glenn Hall, who joined TheStreet.com in June 2008. A news release has not been issued, but Inman has changed his title on his LinkedIn […]
TheStreet.com names new CEO
Elisabeth DeMarse has been named the new CEO of TheStreet.com, effectively immediately. She replaces Daryl Otte. A story on the financial news company’s website states, “Otte announced plans to step down by the end of March. DeMarse has previously served as CEO of Bankrate and CreditCards.com. “‘We are thrilled to announce that Elisabeth will be […]
How to write for specific financial media
Joshua Brown writes on his Reformed Broker blog about what it takes to write for specific financial media outlets. Here are some of his examples: “How to write a stock article for CNNMoney or MarketWatch: Line up quotes from a bull and a bear on a given stock – give a paragraph to each to […]
Top 10 biz journalism events for 2011
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Here are the top 10 events in business journalism in the past 12 months: 10. Randall Lane’s hiring as editor of Forbes in August. The business magazine has undergone a design and conceptual overhaul under Lewis Dvorkin. Now it’s time for Lane to execute with improved content that will draw in […]
TheStreet.com targeted by activist investor as CEO steps down
TheStreet.com, which today announced that CEO Daryl Otte is stepping down, is under attack by an activist investment fund called FiveT Capital, reports Eric Savitz of Forbes. Savitz writes, “The Zurich-based fund, run a German investor named Johannes Minho Roth, has acquired a 6.3% stake in the company. FiveT disclosed the stake in a form […]
A new business news term?
TheStreet.com‘s top headline for the unified central bank action taken Wednesday morning coins a new word. Is this something that your media organization would use as well?
WSJ’s coverage of AT&T beats that from NYT
TheStreet.com media critic Marek Fuchs thinks that The Wall Street Journal did a better job than The New York Times in covering news from AT&T during the Thanksgiving break.
