The trials and triumphs of corporate chieftains are daily blood sport here at CNBC, notes the managing editor of CNBC.com.
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The trials and triumphs of corporate chieftains are daily blood sport here at CNBC. These days, CEOs seem to be on a winning streak.
Jamie Dimon, CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, this week successfully fended off a shareholder attempt to change that title by splitting his roles.
Ever heard of the "unpublish"? It's a phenomenon peculiar to Internet journalism. It's basically taking down a story or video you've posted on your website. And we in the business are getting hit with requests to do it more and more.
In fact, we've gotten three unpublish requests within the last two months. They were all turned down. We're particularly sensitive to the sanctity of our public record, since so many business decisions are based on it.
My colleague Jim Cramer, host of Mad Money and stock commentator extraordinaire, gave a rocking speech to the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.
The speech praised a little and prodded a little. And it was well-received, despite the fact that Cramer isn't always the fave among more old-school business journalist types. I blame the soundboard.
So I thought I'd post it for general consumption as a tip of the hat to Mr. Cramer (and yes, to hype Sabew a bit, since I'm on the board). Now, he did ad lib a bit, so the draft below lacks the total feel. But you'll get the gist..........
It's a war every April Fools' Day.
From bacon mouth wash to glass bottom jets to Google shutting down YouTube, the forces of merriment try to trick the media into swallowing all sorts of bogus tales. That's what makes the holiday irksome for news management colonels like me. We have to remind our staffs to be particularly vigilant, or risk having to hang a very public "loser" sign around our necks.
UPDATE: The comments are fixed! Everyone enjoy, especially you, Mr. Clumpus. We appreciate your patience and sorry for the inconvenience.
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Dear Readers:
We've gotten a fair amount of email lately asking us what the heck we did with the comments section on our stories.
We've made some major changes here at CNBC.com over the weekend. And if it went as well as we think it did, you'll barely notice anything.
CNBC has a new fan...possibly our youngest...thanks to our fiscal cliff coverage.
We had some gem stories this week that we wanted to bring to your attention, just in case you missed them amid Pentagon Wives headlines.
The old asset allocation game may be in for some hiccups this season, if some comments by recent guests on CNBC are any indication.
What's the asset allocation game? That's the exercise all investors…especially mom and pop investors…should go through a couple of times a year. If you are not doing it, shame on you.
Managing Editor of CNBC.com
