Gannett Co. announced that it will close the Tucson Citizen if it does not find a buyer for certain assets owned by the paper by March 21, according to reports from the Associated Press.The report says the Citizen, an afternoon paper, is part of a joint operating agreement with the Arizona Daily Star, a morning [...]
The Plain Dealer has a story about Michelle Leder, the founder of footnoted.org and a business reporter who’s a master at finding vital details in Securities and Exchange Commission documents.The story talked about Leder’s work with proxy statements, documents that companies are required to file with the SEC in advance of their annual meetings. Leder [...]
Brad Hem, a business reporter at the Houston Chronicle, wishes publicly traded companies were required to release as much information as government agencies. At the Chronicle, he regularly writes about the economy, labor issues, Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial startups. Below he talks about sifting through documents, a typical day on the business beat and [...]
Monica Hatcher covers consumer real estate and condo affairs for The Miami Herald, where over the last year she has chronicled the fallout of the real estate crash in South Florida. Below she talks about how she got into business reporting and what it’s been like to cover the housing collapse for her newspaper.
Editor & Publisher reports The Wall Street Journal plans to run special reports that will focus on how Barack Obama’s inauguration will
Janet Cho covers retail, workplace/career and more than a dozen local companies for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland. With such a large beat, Cho has had to learn how to prioritize to ensure she’s not missing an important story. Here she shares why she loves covering business and details her process for staying organized.
The New York Times reports its parent company will obtain a $250 million loan from Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu. Helu already owns 6.9 percent of the New York Times Company. Under the new agreement, the $250 million will come in the form of six-year notes with warrants that may be converted into common shares [...]
Nielsen Online has released December numbers for the top 30 news sites worldwide as visited by U.S. audiences. Editor & Publisher reports that most news outlets represented saw healthy growth: The number of unique visitors to the Huff Post grew 244% to 6.1 million in December compared to the same month a year ago… Uniques [...]
