Crain’s Chicago to launch iPad app
Crain’s Chicago Business will release an iPad application next month, furthering the publication’s efforts to put its digital strategy first while maintaining a “strong” print product, announced publisher David Snyder. A story on its website states, “The new app will be downloadable for free; Crain’s also will sell a $59-a-year subscription to access content on […]
Biz journal tells spokesman to buy copy of paper
Jim Romenesko is reporting on a conversation between the spokesman of the Houston school system and the Houston Business Journal. The spokesman asked to see a copy of the story after it ran, and he was told to buy a subscription. Romenesko writes, “Spencer, a former Houston Chronicle education reporter, was surprised to hear that. […]
Milwaukee biz journal names new health care reporter
Rich Kirchen, the Milwaukee Business Journal’s senior reporter, will be taking over the paper’s health care beat. He has previously covered banking and manufacturing. A story on its website states, “Reporter Stacy Vogel Davis will assume the banking beat and continue covering the retail and travel industries. “In addition, Wendy Strong has been appointed to […]
San Jose biz journal looking for editor in chief
The Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, an American City Business Journals paper, is looking to hire an editor in chief, but the current editor is not leaving the paper. Moryt Milo, a veteran Silicon Valley journalist who became the editor of the paper in 2008, is moving into a new position as the print editor. […]
Business journalism and political coverage
Kent Hoover has been Washington bureau chief for American City Business Journals since 1999. Before that, he was editor of Washington Business Journal and Orlando Business Journal. He started with ACBJ in 1986 as special report editor for Atlanta Business Chronicle. Before he joined ACBJ, Hoover worked for several daily newspapers around the South, starting […]
Atlanta biz paper looking for new banking and finance reporter
The Atlanta Business Chronicle is now looking for its third banking and finance reporter in the past two years after Kat Greene abruptly left the business weekly at the end of last week after 15 months. An editor at the paper confirmed that Greene was no longer at the paper, but declined to discuss the […]
ACBJ’s coverage of NY and Chicago part of plan to serve national audience
On Friday, Talking Biz News posted an item about how American City Business Journals had hired a well-known Chicago business journalist to help it start covering business news in that market. In addition, ACBJ will begin covering New York business news as well. The Charlotte-based owner of business newspapers has papers in 40 markets, but […]
Biz journal appears on San Jose mural
Lisa Sibley, social media and engagement manager of the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, notes that the weekly business newspaper is appearing on a prominent downtown mural. Sibley writes, “The Silicon Valley Business Journal has been featured on a local mural at San Jose-based Falafel’s Drive In. “The historic Middle Eastern restaurant, located at 2301 […]
ACBJ to start coverage in Chicago
American City Business Journals is launching online coverage of Chicago business next week after recently hiring former Chicago Sun-Times columnist Lewis Lazare as a correspondent in the city. The Charlotte-based company, which operates 40 weekly business newspapers across the country, does not operate the business weekly in Chicago. That is operated by Crain’s. Lynn Marek […]
Nashville Biz Journal hires new reporter
Nashville Business Journal editor Lance Williams sent out the following announcement to the staff: I’m happy to announce that we have hired Jamie McGee as our newest reporter. Jamie, a Nashville native, will primarily cover the tourism and hospitality beat, which also includes music and entertainment, sports business and restaurants. She will also cover the […]
