Tag: The Best Business Writing 2012

August 9, 2012

800CEOREAD Reviews Best Business Writing 2012

Earlier this summer the popular website 800CEOREAD reviewed The Best Business Writing 2012, edited by Dean Starkman, Martha M. Hamilton, Ryan Chittum, and Felix Salmon. The review praises the book for collecting the most compelling and important writing of the...

June 15, 2012

The Editors of Best Business Writing on the Business Press and the Public Trust

Earlier this year, the Columbia Journalism Review and Public Business, organized a panel Has the Business Press Failed the Public Trust?. Among the panelists were Dean Starkman and Felix Salmon, two of the editors of The Best Business Writing 2012....

June 14, 2012

The Best Business Writing 2012 Sheds a Light on Patent Trolling

One of the more fascinating pieces in The Best Business Writing 2012 is When Patents Attack!, a story that was broadcast on NPR’s beloved “This American Life”. In the radio piece, Alex Blumberg and Laura Sydell investigate how patent lawyers...

June 12, 2012

Dean Starkman on the Importance of Business Journalism for Democracy

“It’s not going overboard to say that great business writing is the vital link between the public and the institutions that shape our economic lives.”—Dean Starkman, The Best Business Writing 2012 The following is an excerpt from Dean Starkman’s introduction...

June 11, 2012

Book Giveaway! The Best Business Writing 2012

This week’s featured book is The Best Business Writing 2012, edited by Edited by Dean Starkman, Martha M. Hamilton, Ryan Chittum, and Felix Salmon. The book is part of our exciting new series from Columbia Journalism Review Books. Contributors include...

May 25, 2012

Ryan Chittum and Felix Salmon on the Facebook IPO Fiasco

Ryan Chittum and Felix Salmon look at the ugly events around the Facebook IPO.

May 22, 2012

New Book Tuesday: Best Business Writing 2012, Agamben, Deleuze, and Vattimo

Our weekly list of new titles. Remember: these and all other books are 50% off during our Spring Sale. The Best Business Writing 2012 Edited by Dean Starkman, Martha M. Hamilton, Ryan Chittum, and Felix Salmon Democracy in What State?...

December 30, 2011

Happy New Year and What's Coming in 2012

We wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year and thank readers of our blog and Columbia University Press titles for their interest in our books and our authors. In a seemingly ever-shifting publishing environment, we are grateful for the...