Business and Financial Journalism Personnel News
** A 26-year-old, George Spohr, has been named business editor of the Times Herald Record, a daily newspaper serving New York's Hudson Valley and the Catskills. Spohr was previously assistant business editor at the Press & Sun Bulletin in Binghamton, NY.
Peter Grant -- The Wall Street Journal
Between February 1, 2007 and April 30, 2007, Peter Grant fell into the 65th percentile of all WSJ reporters for “byline points,” based upon a proprietary NewsBiosweighting system to separate ordinary bylines from high-visibility bylines. This means he fell into the “middle-third” of all WSJ reporters on a weighted basis.
During the same three-month period, Mr. Grant just missed being among the top 50 Wall Street Journal reporters for accumulating Front Page “byline points.” On an unweighted, absolute byline count basis, Mr. Grant’s Front Page byline count ranked below only 24 other reporters at the paper
For the seven-month period, October 1, 2006 through April 30, 2007, Mr. Grant’s Page One weighted “byline points” ranked behind 53 other Journal reporters. His total byline counts for the seven months, both weighted and absolute, did not qualify him among the top 75 reporters at the paper. To order Mr. Grant's complete NewsBio for only $69.95, phone 1-866-NEWS-070, ext. 2 or click here.
One way to interpret these numbers is that while Mr. Grant – who doubles as Deputy Technology Editor -- is not one of the paper’s star reporters – he is impressive in his ability to serve as a player/coach. It is further worth observing that a reporter’s initiative alone is not sufficient to ensure Front Page placement. The nature of a journalist’s beat – and how newsworthy it is of late – also plays a large role in who rises to the very top of the byline rankings.
Jessica E. Vascellaro -- The Wall Street Journal
Between February 1, 2007 and April 30, 2007, Jessica E. Vascellaro racked up more “byline points” based upon a proprietary NewsBiosweighting system to separate ordinary bylines from high-visibility bylines than all but 17 of her colleagues – quite an impressive achievement for a journalist who only turned 24 years old in May 2007. Indeed, on a weighted basis, Ms. Vascellaro ranked in the 92nd percentile of all Journal reporters, regardless of their age or experience.
To order Ms. Vascellaro's complete NewsBio for only $69.95, phone 1-866-NEWS-070, ext. 2 or click here.
These WSJ Reporters Hold Claim to the Paper’s Prime Real Estate
More than 900 total bylines appeared on the front page of the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal in the six-month period ending March 31, 2007.
Page One of the Journal remains one of the most influential corners of news real estate in the business and financial journalism profession.
Of those whose bylines graced the Journal’s front page, just eight reporters can boast that they wrote or contributed to ten or more page one articles.
How did the reporter covering your company or clients stack up against his or her colleagues for number and quality of bylines?
Washington D.C.-based Jackie Calmes, a Journal veteran who writes on the intersection of politics and economics, led her colleagues not in shear number of Page One bylines but in terms of their NewsBios’ weighted value.
(Since October 1, 2006, NewsBios has tracked each and every reporter whose byline appears in The Wall Street Journal – including reporters for sibling news organizations such as MarketWatch and Dow Jones News Service. The NewsBios databases note each reporter’s total byline count, location of bylines, and “byline points” based upon a proprietary weighting system to separate ordinary bylines from high-visibility bylines.)
Calmes posted five solo Page One stories and five additional co-written pieces. Her efforts just edged out colleague Mark Whitehouse, who had the same number of solo front page articles but fewer shared bylines.
While comparing bylines isn't the only measure of influence for reporters at a news organization, it is an important component. Editors at most major news organizations keep track of similar byline statistics, which can be used in job performance reviews and determining beat assignments.
Other Journal reporters accruing double-digit bylines or contributions between October 1 and March 31 were Yochi J. Dreazen, Greg Jaffe, Charles Forelle, Guy Chazan, Greg Ip and Dennis K. Berman.
Rounding out the list of 25 top Page One point gathers:
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Deborah Solomon |
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Brody Mullins |
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Andrew Higgins |
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Michael M. Phillips |
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Joann S. Lublin |
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Monica Langley |
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Kevin J. Delaney |
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James R. Hagerty |
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Neil King Jr. |
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Jeanne Cummings |
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James Bandler |
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Gordon Fairclough |
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Sarah Lueck |
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Miriam Jordan |
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Ellen Byron |
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David Rogers |
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Christopher Rhoads |
Note: NewsBios' byline databases are based on actual page-by-page counts of the Monday through Saturday print edition and may reflect regional variations.Our counts are also subject to unintentional human error.
Photo: Greg Ip -- June 2007
NewsBios clients who order profiles of WSJ reporters are now able to compare each journalist’s editorial production and influence to all other reporters at the paper.
Lee C. Bollinger -- Bnai Haman
Columbia University's Day of Shame
John H. Coatsworth -- Bnai Haman
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Chapel Dulcinea at Wizard Academy is a romantic, open-air Wedding Chapel. Our hope is that donations will continue to make it possible for us to offer the Chapel at no charge.
Located approximately 20 minutes from downtown Austin, the chapel sits quietly but daringly on the edge of an ancient walking trail overlooking the Texas hill country, barely visible from FM 1826.
This small, open-air chapel has seating for 12. Standing-room capacity under the roof can accommodate 30 to 35. Another 60 to 65 would be able to view from the extended patio area. However, they would get wet in the event of rain. A much larger crowd can watch from outside the patio area. But let's be clear about this: Dulcinea is a small chapel.You're welcome to visit the Chapel on your own at any time - Monday through Friday from 7AM to 9PM, Saturday and Sunday from 8AM to 9PM. Just check the calendar to see when weddings are scheduled so you don't interrupt a ceremony. (You can be on campus during a wedding, we just ask that you not approach the chapel during the exchange of vows or you might become a distraction. If in doubt, just ask the Welcome Center staff.)
There is no charge to have your wedding at Dulcinea, but we have been forced to add a $100 cancellation fee. This will be collected at the time of your registration and refunded when you show up to have your wedding. Fail to pick up your refund check during your scheduled, 2-hour window and you forfeit the money. We deeply regret having to do this, but in the first 14 months of operation, Dulcinea experienced a 42 percent "no-show" rate. This is particularly disturbing for we who remember all the other couples who were heartbroken when those time slots weren't available. Thanks for understanding.
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Comparing WSJ Reporters -- How Does Your Beat Reporter Stack Up?
More than 700 individual bylines appeared in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal in October 2006. Photo: Kevin J. Delaney/October 2006
How did the reporter covering your company or clients stack up against his or her colleagues for number and quality of bylines?
Effective immediately, every update or custom NewsBio of active WSJ reporters will include insights not only into the background and reporting of the individual journalist, but also empirical data comparing the WSJ reporter to all of his or her colleagues.
While comparing bylines isn't the only measure of influence for reporters at a news organization, it can yield valuable insights about which journalists get "prime real estate" in a publication and how often.
In October 2006, for example, no reporter at the Journal had more Page One bylines than James Bandler and Charles Forelle, who have been covering the options backdating scandals. Bandler shared frontpage bylines four times, while Forelle shared three frontpage bylines and also was noted at the bottom of a fourth article.
Did you know that in the competition of more than 700 journalists to have their stories spotlighted, even 4 shared bylines in a month was enough to best everyone else?
When NewsBios assigns "weight" to bylines, with individual bylines being "worth" more than shared bylines, then Bandler still leades the October Page One ranking, with 8 points. Also weighing in with 8 points was Jackie Calmes, followed by Yochi J. Dreasen, Pui-Wing Tam, Kevin J. Delaney, Greg Jaffe, Charles Forelle, Bill Spindle and Amy Schatz, all with 6 Page One points.
Among the most prolific byline generators at the paper overall for October are Dennis K. Berman (21); Henny Sender (15), Aaron Lucchetti (15), Neil King Jr. (13) and Gregory Zuckerman (11).
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NewsBios' byline databases are based on actual page-by-page counts of the daily paper and may reflect regional variations. Our counts are also subject to unintentional human error.