Milwaukee Biz Journal hires manufacturing/tourism reporter
Dan Shafer has joined the Milwaukee Business Journal as its new manufacturing and tourism reporter. He replaces Olivia Barrow, who left to freelance. Shafer joins the American City Business Journals newspaper from Milwaukee magazine, where he was the digital editor. In that position, he oversaw the magazine’s growing digital product, and additionally contribute as a writer and editor. […]
Triad Biz Journal reporter leaves for university job
Owen Covington, a reporter for the Triad Business Journal in Greensboro for the past six years, has left for a job at Elon University. Covington is now the director of the news bureau at Elon. “Part of me will miss the life and experiences that come with being a reporter, and I hate to leave […]
Triangle Biz Journal seeks reporter
The Triangle Business Journal is looking for an ambitious and digitally savvy reporter who will thrive in our breaking news culture. You will join a feisty, award-winning staff that tells important stories, experiments with new media and goes all out to cover the Raleigh-Durham area’s fast-growing economy. Primary Responsibilities: Contribute multiple daily stories on […]
Dallas Biz Journal hires new tech reporter
Shawn Shinneman has been hired by the Dallas Business Journal as technology reporter, starting on July 18. A story on its website states, “A 2011 graduate of Truman State University, Shinneman received his M.A. in journalism from the University of Missouri earlier this year. While at Missouri, he was awarded the Larry J. Waller Fellowship in Investigative […]
Milwaukee Biz Journal reporter leaving to freelance
Olivia Barrow, the Milwaukee Business Journal’s manufacturing, travel and tourism reporter, is leaving the paper after one year. Barrow said she plans to freelance and pursue some long-form projects for the foreseeable future. She was named one of LinkedIn’s top writers for 2015 based on her level of reader engagement and fast follower growth. Barrow previously […]
Washington Business Journal seeks senior editor
The Washington Business Journal is seeking a senior editor. What exactly does a senior editor at WBJ do? So glad you asked. This is a new position created to find a talented person to generate innovative story ideas, write compelling and impactful cover stories on local business and edit copy for, you know, the usual […]
Biz journal editor: Why we charge for our content
Ilana Lowery, the editor of the Phoenix Business Journal, writes about why the American City Business Journals’ papers charge for most of their content. Lowery writes, “The PBJ, like many credible news sources nationally, has experimented with various content monetization models. One change you may have noticed if you also read us online is some […]
Hoover, ACBJ’s DC bureau chief, retires
Kent Hoover, the Washington bureau chief for American City Business Journals, has retired. Hoover was also the editor of the Orlando Business Journal and Washington Business Journal during his 30-year tenure with Charlotte-based ACBJ. “I decided to retire because I want to start my own business, a record store in the Nashville, TN area,” said […]
DC Inno seeks reporter
DC Inno is looking for a writer who can work his or her way to the center of the District’s ecosystem of people, startups, innovative companies and venture capital firms. Our writers dig up business intelligence, tell entrepreneurs’ stories and distill ideas that change industries. If you are an ambitious and skilled writer and reporter, the […]
Huffman hired as ME for Triangle Biz Journal
Dane Huffman, who has been managing WNCN.com for the CBS affiliate in Raleigh, has been hired as the new managing editor of the Triangle Business Journal. He replaces Rebecca Troyer, who left the American City Business Journals paper earlier this year when she moved to Greensboro. Huffman worked at The (Raleigh) News & Observer for 24 years, at […]
