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...
View ArticleDow Jones union: Layoffs are happening, end free labor
Steven Yount, the president of the union that represents business journalists working at Dow Jones & Co. properties, sent out the following email to the news staff on Wednesday: Since the first of...
View ArticleBarron’s Abelson is one for the record books
If there were a definitive business journalism Book of Records, Alan Abelson would no doubt dominate some major categories: Longest current tenure as a columnist at a single business/financial news...
View ArticleOnline WSJ subscribers: Dow Jones acted unreasonably
A group of online subscribers to The Wall Street Journal told the Second Circuit on Wednesday that Dow Jones & Co. did not act reasonably when it stopped providing access to some of its Web...
View ArticleBarron’s Santoli joins Yahoo Finance
Michael Santoli, an associate editor for Barron’s, has left the Dow Jones business and financial weekly for a job with Yahooo Finance as a senior columnist. In this new role, Santoli will serve as a...
View ArticleDow Jones thanks employees
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Marketwatch.com and Dow Jones Newswires, thanked every single one of its employees in a full-page Journal ad on Tuesday. The ad...
View ArticleNuggets about business journalism from the News Corp. filing
There are some interesting business journalism facts in the News Corp. filing Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission that will split its newspaper and media operations into a separate...
View ArticleHow biz media is often a contrary indicator
Randall Forsyth of Barron’s writes about how the media coverage of the markets is often a contrary indicator for future performance. Forsyth writes, “‘As Worries Ebb, Small Investors Propel Markets,’...
View ArticleBarron’s to critique investment journalism
John Kimelman of Barron’s has started a new column called “Read This, Spike That” that will provide critiques of other financial media’s investment advice. Kimelman writes, “We’ve taken note of the...
View ArticleInside the Dow Jones R&D operation
The Economist has a brief story about the research and development operations at Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch.com. The story reads, “The team has...
View ArticleBiz journalism legend Abelson has died
Business journalism legend Alan Abelson, who worked for Barron’s for the past 57 years, has died. Barron’s editor Ed Finn writes, “For many readers, there can be no substitute for Alan’s witty, wise...
View ArticleAbelson was one of the greatest market commentators
Joshua Brown of The Reformed Broker writes Thursday about Barron’s columnist Alan Abelson, who has died at the age of 87. Brown writes, “He was one of the greatest market commentators, financial...
View ArticleAbelson could move stock prices
The writer who critiqued Wall Street and companies the most during the last 30 years of the 20th century was Alan Abelson of Barron’s, whose death at age 87 was announced on Thursday. While the stock...
View ArticleWhy we will all miss Alan Abelson
Brooke Southall of RIABiz.com writes about why readers of Barron’s will really miss columnist Alan Abelson, who died earlier this week. Southall writes, “Often things happen on Fridays and his columns...
View ArticleThe legacy of Alan Abelson’s life
John Kostrzewa, the business editor of the Providence Journal, writes about the biggest legacy that Barron’s columnist Alan Abelson leaves the world of financial journalism. Kostrzewa writes, “But in...
View ArticleA giant in business journalism
Howard Gold writes for Marketwatch.com about why Barron’s columnist Alan Abelson, who died last week at the age of 87, was one of the greatest business journalists of all time. Gold writes, “In a field...
View ArticleColleagues, Wall Street friends and readers remember Abelson
Barron’s has collected a series of remembrances about Alan Abelson, its former editor and longtime columnist who died last week at the age of 87. Here is one from Rhonda Brammer, a former Barron’s...
View ArticleBehind the scenes at Barrons.com
Greg Bartalos is the editor in chief of Barrons.com, the online site for the weekly business newspaper. He rejoined Barron’s as editor of Barrons.com in early 2009, following his most recent role as...
View ArticleNo, I don’t shill for companies or own stocks
Barron’s veteran Tiernan Ray writes on its Tech Trader Daily blog about how he responds to allegations that his business journalism is influenced by outside forces. Ray writes, “I adhere to the Dow...
View ArticleInvesting using the Barron’s 400 index
Aaron Levitt of InvestorPlace.com writes about how investors can now invest based on how financial publication Barron’s picks stocks. Levitt writes, “Considered to be one of the pillars of financial...
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