May
04
Kinfolk Magazine, the Martha Stewart Living of the Portland Set
Posted in: UncategorizedKinfolk Magazine has gained a foothold with the design-foodie elite for its elegant white pages showing dreamy young people doing earthy things.
Mar
31
Media Decoder: Start-Up Ozy Media Adds Axel Springer as a Backer
Posted in: UncategorizedAxel Springer of Germany is poised to announce an investment in Ozy Media, an online news site whose target audience is what it calls “the change generation.”
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Mar
19
Parodist of Goldman Finds a New Publisher
Posted in: UncategorizedGrove Atlantic, an independent publisher, has agreed to pay a six-figure advance for “Straight to Hell: True Tales of Deviance and Excess in the World of Investment Banking” by John LeFevre.
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Mar
10
DealBook: Book Deal Falls Apart for Parodist of Goldman
Posted in: UncategorizedJohn Lefevre, the man behind the @GSElevator Twitter account, has lost his book deal after his true identity came to light.
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Feb
26
Author’s Unmasking Won’t Stop Book
Posted in: UncategorizedThe revelation that the writer behind the popular Twitter feed @GSElevator had never worked for Goldman Sachs appeared to undermine his credibility, if not the premise of the book.
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Feb
20
Start-Up Site Hires Critic of Wall St.
Posted in: UncategorizedMatt Taibbi will start his own publication focusing on financial and political corruption at First Look Media, which is financed by the eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.
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Nov
22
Spotify Raises $250 Million, Valuing It at $4 Billion
Posted in: UncategorizedThe investment was made by Technology Crossover Ventures. Also, the streaming music service Pandora reported an increase in revenue for the quarter.
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Oct
11
Common Sense: A Ransacked Endowment at New York City Opera
Posted in: UncategorizedMismanagement at the now-bankrupt New York City Opera led it to raid its endowment to pay off its huge deficits.
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Sep
30
Intel and Sony Ambitions for Internet TV Services Meet Skepticism
Posted in: UncategorizedIntel’s goal of introducing its OnCue service by the end of the year has been scrapped, and Sony, like Intel, has yet to announce deals to carry any channels.
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Jul
19
Behind Rolling Stone’s Cover, a Story Worth Reading
Posted in: UncategorizedPutting a self-taken picture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover was a clinical act of journalism, but the magazine misgauged how it would be perceived.
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Jun
14
Bloomberg Reporters’ Practices Become Crucial Issue for Company
Posted in: UncategorizedMany people claim the company encourages its news operation and business side to work together.
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Jun
05
Bloomberg Begins Fund to Invest in Start-Ups
Posted in: UncategorizedBloomberg Beta is the first time that Bloomberg L.P. will reap profits from investments in some of the technology companies that its news operation covers.
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Jun
02
DealBook: Hunch About Bloomberg Brought Rivals Together
Posted in: UncategorizedSuspicions that reporters were monitoring bank executives never amounted to much until an official at Goldman Sachs called his counterpart at JPMorgan.
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May
18
Former I.B.M. Chief, Palmisano, to Lead Bloomberg Privacy Review
Posted in: UncategorizedThe company named Samuel J. Palmisano, former I.B.M. chief, to review its practices after complaints that Bloomberg reporters were snooping in data terminals.
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May
14
Media Decoder: Snooping and the News Media: It’s a 2-Way Street
Posted in: UncategorizedLines are being crossed in all directions, with the government seizing journalists’ phone records, and Bloomberg reporters monitoring the actions of their clients.
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May
14
More Clients Ask Questions of Bloomberg
Posted in: UncategorizedBloomberg L.P. hastened to shield its lucrative terminal business and appease its subscribers after accusations of privacy violations.
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May
13
Bloomberg Admits Terminal Snooping
Posted in: UncategorizedReporters at Bloomberg News were told to use the terminals to get an edge in the competitive world of financial journalism, more than half a dozen former employees said.
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May
13
TV Networks Face Falling Ratings and New Rivals
Posted in: UncategorizedThe broadcast networks are preparing to unveil new fall lineups for an audience that is shrinking rapidly, lured away by new rivals on all sides.
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May
11
Privacy Breach on Bloomberg’s Data Terminals
Posted in: UncategorizedBloomberg News confirmed that reporters for its news service used the the company’s terminals to monitor subscribers’ usage.
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Mar
12
Advertising: Lowe’s Campaign Keeps Eye on the Weather
Posted in: UncategorizedThe big retailer’s new ads for the spring, a critical shopping season for home improvement stores, try to capitalize on the rising housing market.
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