TJFR Business News Reporter 2.0

Dennis K. Berman is a NewsBios Bylines Boxscores™ M.V.P.

For the 12-months ending September 30, 2007 no reporter or editor at The Wall Street Journal had more bylines in the financial daily than Dennis K. Berman, its Mergers & Acquisitions czar.

Indeed, in terms of absolute byline count Berman had almost 25% more total bylines than his nearest colleagues, Justin Lahart and Peter A. McKay.

Berman also ranked in the top 10 for total byline points (weighted) and tied with Greg Ip for the most  front page byline points during the previous year.

Did Google Get Fortune's Andrew Serwer to Pull His Blog Post?

Did Google get Fortune managing editor Andrew Serwer to spike an October 19, 2007 blog post discussing the upcoming nuptuals of Google Inc. co-founder Larry Page to girlfriend Lucy Southworth?

Ordinarily such Internet gossip might be easily dismissed.  But in this case the person asking the question is Peter Cohan, a contributor to BloggingStocks.com, which like Fortune is owned by Time Warner.

Cohan says it's clear that Serwer's post was available on line and then it disappeared, banished even from Google's cache.  (He cites as his source another web site, Valleywag.)  "Valleywag now suggests that the wedding could be held on Richard Branson's Necker Island," Cohan says.  He asks readers to comment if they have any knowledge of why the Serwer piece was yanked.  As of November 22, no reader has responded.

Trade Pub Names Portfolio's Joanne Lipman One of 2007's Most Intriguing People

min magazine, which keeps watch over the magazine and publishing industry, has named Portfolio magazine's Joanne Lipman one of the 21 Most Intriguing People in Publishing, 2007.  Joining Lipman on the list is her Portfolio colleague, David Carey, publisher.

NYT's Floyd Norris Has Appeared Periodically as an Expert on PBS' Charlie Rose Show

With its large and sophisticated audience, the Charlie Rose show on PBS is a plum venue to earn public respect as an expert.  Which is exactly what has happened to New York Times' Floyd Norris, who is periodically tapped by the public television show to discuss business and financial news.

Most recently, Norris, chief financial correspondent for the Times, was featured in a September 18, 2007 (photo) discussion on the Federal Reserve's rate cut.

On August 7, 2007, Norris and journalist Katherine Burton discussed the credit squeeze.