Business Insider has big expansion plans
Rick Edmonds of The Poynter Institute examines the expansion plans laid out for Business Insider by CEO Henry Blodget. Edmonds writes, “Henry Blodget, co-founder and CEO of Business Insider/Insider Inc., summoned his staff last Thursday for a start-of-the-new decade meeting and laid on them three heavy growth targets for the next five years: A million […]
Radio station severs ties with Crain’s Chicago
WGN 720-AM abruptly severed its partnership with Crain’s Chicago Business Monday over a story that speculated on a possible sale of the Nexstar Media Group news talk station, reports Robert Feder. Feder reports, “As a result of the move, Crain’s editors, reporters and other contributors no longer will appear on any WGN Radio programs, and […]
BizWest Media to license its business-news content to Prairie Mountain Media
Prairie Mountain Media and BizWest Media LLC have formed an agreement according to which BizWest will license its business news content for publication in Prairie Mountain’s regional publications and websites. This would include all of Prairie Mountain’s publications and websites within the BizWest coverage area, including Boulder Daily Camera, Longmont Times-Call, Loveland Reporter-Herald, Broomfield Enterprise […]
Business Insider debuts weekly news show on Facebook
Business Insider premiered last week on Facebook “Business Insider Today: A Closer Look,” a weekly news show funded by the social network, reports Tim Peterson of Digiday. Peterson reports, “With its episodes focused on single topics like the regulatory crackdown on vaping and the challenges facing export businesses in Kashmir, the show is designed to complement ‘Business […]
Dayton 24/7 and Dayton Biz Journal form coverage partnership
Dayton 24/7, which is owned by two television stations, and Dayton Business Journal have formed a partnership to expand business news coverage The partnership will allow both organizations to offer audiences the kind of business coverage they might not find anywhere else. Caleb Stephens, editor-in-chief for the Dayton Business Journal, said, “Our partnership with Dayton24/7 […]
The Winchester Press ceases publication after 131 years
The Winchester Press, an Ottawa-area newspaper, will be closing down its print publication after publishing weekly for 131 years, according to reports. The newspaper initially started rolling in 1888, with the publication covering a greater part of Ottawa, including Kemptville. “I really want it known that the employees did not at all want it to […]
Events now 15 percent of Bloomberg news division revenues
Live events now account for 15 percent of revenues within Bloomberg’s news division, up from 1 percent five years ago, reports Anna Nicolaou of The Financial Times. Nicolau reports, “Bloomberg LP makes most of its money selling data terminals to financial customers. Its media group has spent the past two years searching for lines of […]
DealPro, new business magazine focused on China, set to launch
DealPro, a new weekly magazine co-founded by a group of former New York Times and Wall Street Journal writers and editors, is planning to launch soon. The Boston-based magazine is focused entirely on in-depth and investigative stories about China’s economic rise. It will launch in mid-February. Former New York Times staff writer David Barboza is one of […]
DealPro seeks a staff writer
DealPro, a new weekly magazine co-founded by a group of former New York Times and Wall Street Journal writers and editors, seeks a staff writer. The Boston-based magazine is focused entirely on in-depth and investigative stories about China’s economic rise. The candidate should have two or five years of journalism experience. A background in business […]
Yelp editor Bialik says journalists should run businesses
Carl Bialik, science editor at Yelp, says that journalists will try their hand at running entire business operations. Now, with digitization, journalists are more focused on the digital aspect to reporting. These digital journalists are now coordinating in unions, supposed business experts bungling media takeovers, and technology creating new kinds of paid jobs in journalism. […]
