Getting in the Book of Lists
Patricia Rogers, the research director of the Austin Business Journal, writes about how to get into one of the Book of Lists of an American City Business Journals paper. Rogers writes, “I’ve been compiling lists for the Austin Business Journal since 1998. Starting with a database of companies and contacts that has been built over decades, new […]
Nashville Business Journal names new editor
The Nashville Business Journal has named managing editor Lori Becker as its new editor in chief. She replaces Lance Williams, who left last month to become the business editor of The Tennessean, also in Nashville. A story on the Business Journal site states, “Becker joined the Business Journal in 2008 as managing editor and has […]
ACBJ paper in New Mexico changes its name
The New Mexico Business Weekly, an American City Business Journals paper in Albuquerque, has changed its name to Albuquerque Business First. Publisher Ian Anderson writes, “Our new name better reflects what we do and who we are as Albuquerque’s premier source of business news, whenever and wherever you want it. “As the Albuquerque area’s only […]
Switching to daily from weekly business journalism
Lance Williams was named the business editor of The Tennessean in Nashville last month after being the editor of the Nashville Business Journal Williams has been editor of the weekly business newspaper since 2008. Before that, he was editor at the Austin Business Journal since 2006. He had previously served as that paper’s managing editor […]
Phoenix Biz Journal reorganizes newsroom, names ME
Ilana Lowery, the editor of the Phoenix Business Journal, writes Friday about how the American City Business Journals paper is reorganizing its news operations. Lowery writes, “To help reach our goals, we’ve moved reporter Patrick O’Grady into the Managing Editor role. In his new role, Patrick will steer coverage of the weekly print publication, including […]
How a biz journal wrote about obstetrical care
John George, a senior reporter at the Philadelphia Business Journal, writes about how he was one of three journalists from across the country selected to participate in the Association of Health Care Journalists fellowship program on health performance supported by the Commonwealth Fund. His participation led to a three-part series in the paper on obstetrical […]
Crain’s New York moving to metered subscription plan
Crain’s New York Business will introduce a new metered subscription plan for its website, CrainsNewYork.com, beginning Dec. 10. Under this new plan, CrainsNewYork.com will provide readers with access to all of its content, including original articles, blog posts, the complete weekly issue, our comprehensive lists of top New York businesses, original videos and a library […]
Tennessean names new biz editor
Lance Williams, the editor of the Nashville Business Journal, has been named business editor of The Tennessean, the daily paper in Nashville. Eric Snyder, the assistant managing editor of the weekly, writes, “Williams was named editor of the Nashville Business Journal in spring 2008, having previously led the Austin Business Journal. Williams joined American City […]
A biz journalist who doesn’t vote
Colin Pope, the editor of the Austin Business Journal in Texas, writes about his no-voting policy. Pope writes, “I started the no-voting practice in the 1990s when I was assigned to the City Hall beat at a daily newspaper. I was uncomfortable with the expectation of fairly covering politics professionally, and then personally I was […]
Owner of biz weeklies reports third-quarter loss
Dolan Media Co., which owns business newspapers across the country, reported a net loss and a decline in revenue for the third quarter. The Minneapolis-based company reported a loss of $145 million, or $2.98 per share, due to a $150 million write down of the value of some of its assets. Cash earnings were $4.2 […]
