http://weblogs.jomc.unc.edu/talkingbiznews Information about business journalism, from the Carolina Business News Initiative. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:47:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The New York Financial Writers Association held its 68th annual Financial Follies on Friday, Nov. 20, at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, and more than 1,000 business journalists, PR folk and corporate executives attended. The intrepid New York society correspondent for Talking Biz News filed this report: "As a relatively ... http://weblogs.jomc.unc.edu/talkingbiznews/?p=11997 Michael Mandel, the chief economist for BusinessWeek magazine, confirmed on his blog that he will leave the magazine when it is sold to Bloomberg LP. Mandel writes, "To my friends at BusinessWeek, both old and new: We had a fantastic run, and I loved working with you all. Sometimes we were ... http://weblogs.jomc.unc.edu/talkingbiznews/?p=11995 TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE A higher percentage of BusinessWeek's editorial staff overseas are maintaining their jobs in comparison to the domestic reporters and editors, where the cuts were larger as the magazine prepares to be sold to Bloomberg LP. An estimated 30 percent to 40 percent of the domestic editorial staff have ... http://weblogs.jomc.unc.edu/talkingbiznews/?p=11991 Jon Friedman of Marketwatch.com reports that the Bloomberg Press unit of Bloomberg LP will be closed once the company completes its acquisition of BusinessWeek magazine. Friedman writes, "The division published a handful of titles a year and had eight staffers. Bloomberg hopes to place the employees elsewhere in its company. "Bloomberg ... http://weblogs.jomc.unc.edu/talkingbiznews/?p=11987 Market News International's parent announced that it has acquired Need to Know News, a Washington-based news firm specializing in the delivery of economic statistics. A Market News story states, "Employees of the firms were informed of the transaction in a joint statement by Market News International President Michael Connor ... http://weblogs.jomc.unc.edu/talkingbiznews/?p=11985 Here are some more decisions made at BusinessWeek about its future staff once it is acquired by Bloomberg LP next month. The previous list had gotten too long, according to some, to track. 1. Cliff Edwards, a correspondent in the Silicon Valley bureau, where he covers Intel, the semiconductor industry, handheld- and ... http://weblogs.jomc.unc.edu/talkingbiznews/?p=11977 Lucia Moses and Andrew McMains of Adweek report Friday that Bloomberg LP has been getting in touch with advertising agencies to help it with a wide-scale branding campaign. Moses and McMains report, "In a request for information that several big, global ad agencies received, Bloomberg said it was seeking an ... http://weblogs.jomc.unc.edu/talkingbiznews/?p=11972 Former BusinessWeek staff member Gary Weiss blogs Friday about what the magazine will look like once its sale to Bloomberg is complete, in the wake of the layoffs at the publication in the last two days. Weiss writes, "It's not even clear to what extent the new BW will have its ... http://weblogs.jomc.unc.edu/talkingbiznews/?p=11969 TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The information services department at BusinessWeek -- the library where researchers found information for reporter's stories -- is being closed as part of the magazine's sale to Bloomberg. Those losing jobs as of Dec. 1 are director Jamie B. Russell, deputy manager Susann Rutledge, technology manager John Cady ... http://weblogs.jomc.unc.edu/talkingbiznews/?p=11956 The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold a conference call this week for business journalists who want to learn more about covering executive compensation with more depth and meaning. The call will be held Monday, Nov. 30, at 3 p.m. EST. The moderator will be Floyd Norris, the ... http://weblogs.jomc.unc.edu/talkingbiznews/?p=11949