Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 22, 2020
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Soaring wealth during pandemic highlights rising inequality, by Christopher Rugaber Bank shares slide on report of rampant money laundering...
View ArticleHow a black LA Times biz reporter brought in ignored voices
Pamela Moreland, the first African-American business journalist at the Los Angeles Times, writes for the paper about how she tried to incorporate Black people into her coverage. Moreland writes, “I was...
View ArticleWhat’s the strategy behind Wired’s games coverage?
Wired service editor Alan Henry writes about why the magazine is expanding into games coverage. Henry writes, “We’re passionate about gaming, but we’re only going to talk about the games, the hardware,...
View ArticleWSJ real estate reporter Clarke inks book deal on New York skyscrapers
Wall Street Journal real estate reporter Katherine Clarke has signed a deal with Currency, an imprint of Crown Publishing, to write a book about New York’s skyscrapers. The book, tentatively called...
View ArticleNBC/MSNBC’s Ruhle appeared in promotions for bank she covered
NBC senior business correspondent and MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle appeared in promotional clip produced and sponsored by JPMorgan Chase, reports Paul Farhi of The Washington Post. Farhi reports,...
View ArticleJudge rules Fast Company senior editor must reveal confidential source
A federal judge for the Southern District of New York ruled that Fast Company senior news editor Marcus Baram must reveal his confidential source within two weeks. Shervin Pishevar, a venture capital...
View ArticleTalking Biz News Today — Nov. 19, 2020
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Boeing Max cleared for takeoff, 2 years after deadly crashes, by David Koenig, Tom Krisher Apple to cut app store fees as legal scrutiny...
View ArticleJudge denies SBA request to stay order for informaton
A federal judge on Tuesday formally denied the U.S. Small Business Administration’s request for a stay and said the agency must release detailed information about what companies received loans from the...
View ArticleTalking Biz News Today — Dec. 29, 2020
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies, by Robin McDowell, Margie Mason From Zoom to Quibi, the tech winners and...
View ArticleWhat defines a business news story
Lesley Weidenbener, the editor of the Indianapolis Business journal, writes about how the publication determines a business news story. Weidenbener writes, “IBJ defines ‘business coverage’ more broadly...
View ArticleFiling: Putting ex-WSJ reporter on witness list a “ruse”
Placing former Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou on the potential witness list by former Theranos head Elizabeth Holmes for her trial is a “ruse” to keep him from reporting on the case,...
View ArticleStudy: Men dominate business and economic coverage
Men receive 62 percent of the byline and other credits in business and economics coverage across all media formats, according to a new report from the Women’s Media Center. That’s slightly better than...
View ArticleBloomberg EIC Micklethwait: Court ruling is dangerous
Bloomberg News editor in chief John Micklethwait writes about the British Supreme Court decision that allows a company executive under investigation to keep his name out of print. Micklethwait writes,...
View ArticleFT editor Khalaf: Our coverage is under attack
Financial Times editor Roula Khalaf called for action to stop the intimidation of journalists in a speech this week, reports Bron Maher of Press Gazette. Maher writes, “According to Khalaf: ‘From...
View ArticleBiz journalist Smythe to write memoir
Business journalist Christie Smythe, the editor in chief of Business to Business, is writing a memoir about her life and her relationship with convicted pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli, writes...
View ArticlePentagon seizes phone of Reuters reporter
The Pentagon seized Reuters reporter Idrees Ali‘s phone and would not allow him to use his electronics while traveling with the Defense Department’s No. 2 official on Sunday, reports Lara Seligman of...
View ArticleBloomberg EIC Micklethwait: Court ruling is dangerous
Bloomberg News editor in chief John Micklethwait writes about the British Supreme Court decision that allows a company executive under investigation to keep his name out of print. Micklethwait writes,...
View ArticleFT editor Khalaf: Our coverage is under attack
Financial Times editor Roula Khalaf called for action to stop the intimidation of journalists in a speech this week, reports Bron Maher of Press Gazette. Maher writes, “According to Khalaf: ‘From...
View ArticleBiz journalist Smythe to write memoir
Business journalist Christie Smythe, the editor in chief of Business to Business, is writing a memoir about her life and her relationship with convicted pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli, writes...
View ArticlePentagon seizes phone of Reuters reporter
The Pentagon seized Reuters reporter Idrees Ali‘s phone and would not allow him to use his electronics while traveling with the Defense Department’s No. 2 official on Sunday, reports Lara Seligman of...
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