Portfolio has created a series of videos interviewing athletes who have become avid entrepreneurs. The athletes discuss lessons they’ve learned in the process of entering business and offer advice for aspiring industrialists. The athlete entrepreneurs include: Peggy Fleming Tate George Tony Hawk Eric Heiden Stacy Peralta Ray Pinney Jerry Rice Cathy Rigby Leonard Wheeler These [...]
Gannett announced on its Web site today that it will be Webcasting its conference call discussing the company’s second-quarter earnings with financial analysts July 15 at 10:00 a.m. EST.The company’s earnings announcement will be released to news outlets and wire services before the market opens on July 15. Gannett will also post a transcript of [...]
Talks have resumed between the Boston Newspaper Guild and The Boston Globe, according to The New York Times. Last week, the Boston Newspaper Guild rejected an offer from The Boston Globe that would have cut guild members’ total compensation by 23 percent. The resumed negotiations have been seen as an indicator that an agreement may [...]
David Morrow, editor-in-chief of TheStreet.com, has been named the first Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Reynolds School of Journalism. Morrow, who has directed TheStreet.com since 2001, has won numerous awards, including “best enterprise reporting” and “best commentary” from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers [...]
By W.J. Hennigan A killer was on the loose in Washington state hospitals for decades before anyone took notice. The threat went overlooked. The body count mounted. And all the while, the killer – an antibiotic-resistant supergerm called MRSA – grew stronger. In November 2008, The Seattle Times moved to end the threat. The Times [...]
The Wall Street Journal has selected financial journalist, Patience Wheatcroft as editor-in-chief of its European operations, SmartMoney reports. Based in London, Wheatcraft will head up a global growth push for mainly digital content. Wheatcraft resigned as a Barclays PLC (BCS) director to take on the position at the Wall Street Journal.Prior to her post at [...]
The board of Freedom Communications Inc., parent company of the Orange County Register, named Burl Osborne as interim chief executive, Tuesday. Osborne is replacing Scott Flanders, who is leaving Freedom Communications at the end of June for a similar position at Playboy Enterprises Inc..Osborne has served as an independent director on Freedom’s board since May [...]
The Associated Press hopes to negotiate more licensing deals with Web sites while lowering fees for U.S. newspapers, Chief Executive Tom Curley said Tuesday. The AP is trying to find new sources of revenue to offset reduced income from newspapers and broadcasters. In addition to having an increased interest in online advertising, the AP is [...]
