Slate has pulled the plug on The Big Money,
Slate Group pulls the plug on The Big Money
From a memo by Jacob Weisberg, chairman and editor-in-chief of the Slate Group, and John Alderman, general manager of the Slate Group and publisher of Slate, about The Big Money’s demise::
“The problem, in a nutshell, is that [...]
Ad agencies and financial marketing firms are keeping a close eye on how the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is going to define “abusive” advertising practices or what it will say about how much information must be included in ads.
As AdAge.com reports today It is unclear what the fallout of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street [...]
We’re coming to the tail end of the busiest residential moving season of the year, and it’s a fine time to get to know your local van lines.
Moving companies are fonts of data that you can use as local economic indicators and context for jobs and housing stories.
The major companies like United Van Lines and [...]
Two technology publications — Computerworld and SC Magazine — were named trade Magazines of the Year in a contest sponsored by the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). Its release states:
“Computerworld beat out nine other finalists to win the prestigious award. Judges selected the magazine as the winner in the over-$2-million-in-revenues [...]
We knew the 2,319-page “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act” would contain some interesting surprises once all the legal lingo was parsed.
Well, the president’s signature was barely dry on the financial regulatory reform signed into law last week when a new stir erupted.
Fox Business pronounced yesterday that the Securities and Exchange Commission is [...]
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Proving that you can find a business angle in almost any story, NPR headed to a new $7 million playground in New York for a piece on how “Imagination Playground” fits into economic development. The segment by Robert Smith says:
“Manhattan is undergoing a baby boom. And Adrian Benepe, New York’s parks commissioner, says building fancy, innovative [...]
A couple of free training opportunities are coming up for journalists interested in polishing their tech skills.
Tech guru Amy Webb’s training site for journalists, Knowledgewebb.net, is offering a free Webinar called, “10 Steps to a Tech-Savvy You,” from 2-3 p.m. EDT on Aug. 5.
“Think of it as a digital media makeover,” Webb writes in an e-mail. [...]
Take me out to the ballgame, but check the food-safety inspections first. Paula Lavigne of ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” finds some vendors at sports stadiums aren’t passing food inspections. She writes:
“ESPN’s ‘Outside the Lines’ reviewed health department inspection reports for food and beverage outlets at all 107 North American arenas and stadiums that were home [...]
