O’Donnell named editor of Dallas Biz Journal
Paul O’Donnell, who has been with the Dallas Morning News and was once business editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, has been hired to be the next editor of the Dallas Business Journal. He starts on May 30. His hiring was announced to the staff on Tuesday morning. “I can’t wait to get started with […]
South Florida Biz Journal seeks lead designer
Reporting to the Editor-in-Chief, the Lead Designer ensures the highest possible design and story-telling standards are met by the South Florida Business Journal on all platforms day in and day out online, and week in and week out in print. The ideal candidate should be well-versed in visual storytelling, with a solid background in publication […]
Ex-San Antonio Biz Journal editor on why he quit
Bill Conroy, the former editor of the San Antonio Business Journal, writes about why he quit his job at the American City Business Journals paper after 20 years. Conroy writes, “During that period, the newspaper was always profitable and I never had to fire a single person. Consequently, I had a kickass veteran reporting staff, […]
Dallas Biz Journal hires new creative director
Rob Schneider, a designer at the Dallas Morning News, has been hired as creative director of the Dallas Business Journal. Charles Apple writes, “A 1995 graduate of Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo., Rob began his career as a designer and sports editor for the St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press. He moved to the Omaha World-Herald […]
Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal seeks reporter
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal is seeking a reporter who is able to marry strong traditional journalism skills – source building, sharp interviewing techniques, strong analytical and investigative reporting, clear writing, document use – with online and social media know-how. Whatever the platform, this reporter will produce content – original and curated – that is […]
Chicago tech news site to launch in June
Streetwise Media, which operates a Boston tech news site, plans to launch one in Chicago on June 2, reports Lewis Lazare of the Chicago Business Journal. Lazare writes, “The new website from Boston-based digital media and event company Streetwise Media aims to open up Chicago’s growing tech world and make it both interesting and, perhaps […]
Puget Sound Business Journal seeks digital ME
Reporting directly to the editor-in-chief, the digital managing editor is the second highest-ranking employee in the newsroom, behind the editor. Along with the print editor, the digital managing editor actively oversees and directs the deployment of resources across the many publishing platforms. Duties: The digital managing editor is expected to curate, report and write posts […]
Business First of Louisville seeks reporter
Business First, an American City Business Journals online and print news operation in Louisville, Ky., seeks an experienced reporter who is prepared to break news online in a fast-paced environment, write with deep context and clarity, become an authoritative voice on topics of interest to the business community, connect with readers via social media, and […]
Phoenix Biz Journal editor not interested in click bait
Adam Kress, the digital editor of the Phoenix Business Journal, writes about why the American City Business Journals paper decided not to include a piece from Vice headlined “Reasons why Phoenix is the worst place ever” in its daily email. Kress writes, “So I had a discussion yesterday afternoon with our Editor-in-Chief Ilana Lowery about […]
Denver Business Journal names new publisher
Pete Casillas, advertising director of the San Francisco Business Times, has been named publisher of the Denver Business Journal. Caitlin Hendee of the Denver Business Journal writes, “Casillas was introduced to the Denver staff Thursday by Mike Olivieri, chief revenue officer of DBJ parent company American City Business Journals, and former Denver Business Journal publisher […]
