Assistant biz editor leads Dallas paper's iPad effort
Bob Mong, the editor of the Dallas Morning News, writes about the work of Paul O’Donnell, an assistant business editor who has led the paper’s efforts in launching an iPad application. Mong writes, “Paul and his staff devote their time to providing you with the best possible tablet experience. “‘I was an early buyer of […]
Assistant biz editor leads Dallas paper’s iPad effort
Bob Mong, the editor of the Dallas Morning News, writes about the work of Paul O’Donnell, an assistant business editor who has led the paper’s efforts in launching an iPad application. Mong writes, “Paul and his staff devote their time to providing you with the best possible tablet experience. “‘I was an early buyer of […]
Indianapolis paper's tech columnist becomes metro columnist
Erika Smith, the tech columnist and reporter for the Indianapolis Star, is the paper’s new metro columnist. In her debut column, Smith writes, “In the 5 1/2 years since I moved here from my native Northeast Ohio, I’ve developed an attachment to Indianapolis that I never could have predicted. “For The Star, I’ve been a […]
Indianapolis paper’s tech columnist becomes metro columnist
Erika Smith, the tech columnist and reporter for the Indianapolis Star, is the paper’s new metro columnist. In her debut column, Smith writes, “In the 5 1/2 years since I moved here from my native Northeast Ohio, I’ve developed an attachment to Indianapolis that I never could have predicted. “For The Star, I’ve been a […]
Peoria paper names new biz editor
Steve Tarter has been named the business editor of the Peoria Journal Star in Illinois, replacing Paul Gordon, who accepted a buyout offer. A story on the paper’s site states, “Tarter joined the Journal Star in 1998 and has been a business beat writer the entire period. “Before joining the Journal Star, Tarter, a 1972 […]
A biz reporter as entrepreneur
University of Nebraska journalism professor Joe Weber writes about former Rocky Mountain News real estate editor John Rebchook, who recently turned down a job at a local Denver business weekly because he’s enjoying life as a Web entrepreneur. Weber writes, “When the Rocky died, John took his expertise as the paper’s longtime real estate editor and […]
Detroit editor apologizes for changing Chrysler review
Jonathan Wolman, the editor and publisher of the Detroit News, writes in Saturday’s paper that changing auto critic Scott Burgess‘ review of the Chrysler 200 after an advertiser complained was a mistake. Burgess quit after the changes were made. Wolman writes, “While our intent was to improve the piece by making these passages less grating, […]
Trish Regan leaves CNBC
Chris Ariens of TV Newser reports that CNBC anchor Trish Regan has left the business news network after a dispute about her future role. Ariens writes, “Regan, who co-hosted the 11am show, ‘The Call’ with Melissa Francis and Larry Kudlow, was going to be pulled off the show and asked to stay on as a […]
Canadian biz columnist loses libel case
The former Canadian head of the Teamsters union has won a libel lawsuit against Vancouver Sun business columnist David Baines. Neal Hall writes for the Sun that, “B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert Sewell, in a ruling Friday, awarded Lawson $30,000 in general damages. “The legal action stemmed from an article written by Baines and published […]
VentureBeat executive editor leaving
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Owen Thomas, the executive editor of the VentureBeat tech news site, is leaving after about a year with the California-based news service. Thomas is leaving to become founding editor of a new media start-up, sources told Talking Biz News. Thomas had left Gawker’s Valleywag site in 2009 to be managing editor […]
