Latin biz news site sold
The Latin Business Chronicle, an online site focusing on business news in Latin America, has been sold, reports the South Florida Business Journal. The Journal reports, “The acquisition adds another publication to Miami Media’s stable, which includes Latin Trade magazine, LatinTrade.com and the Bravo Business Awards. “Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Latin Business […]
Jacksonville paper names new business columnist
Abel Harding, a blogger and a former bank executive in the Jacksonville area, has been named a business columnist for the Florida Times-Union, according to a story on its Web site. The story states, “‘Abel has been a banker, but clearly, his heart and soul are in journalism. He’s smart, talented, curious and dedicated — […]
Cox launches business magazine in Ohio
The Springfield News-Sun in Ohio reports that the Cox newspapers in the state will launch a business magazine called Springfield B2B in February 2010. The story states, “SpringfieldB2B will be mailed to a proprietary list of over 3,000 Springfield business decision makers and key economic stakeholders, including members of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce. […]
Reuters becomes more aggressive about investigative biz reporting
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Reuters recent hires of investigative business reporters and an enterprise editor signals the wire service’s increasing focus on bigger-picture business news stories, says the news editor for company news in the Americas. “We’re a lot more aggressive at hitting the big stories hard,” said Martin Howell in an interview Monday with […]
Exodus begins at BusinessWeek
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE A number of top-notch staffers at BusinessWeek magazine have left or announced their intention to leave the weekly business magazine in the past few weeks. Many of these staffers are leaving amid rumors that there will be dramatic reductions in the number of journalists working for the magazine once it is […]
KC Star biz reporter leaving for Reuters DC bureau
Dan Margolies, a business reporter at the Kansas City Star, has resigned to accept a position in the Washington bureau of Reuters, where he will join a team investigating financial crimes. Justin Kendall of The Pitch writes, “Margolies’ new title with Reuters: senior correspondent, financial crimes. “Margolies tells us that he’ll be covering the fallout […]
New editor of Blue Ridge Business Journal
Veteran Roanoke journalist Megan Schnabel was named Monday as the new editor of the Blue Ridge Business Journal, according to a brief in the Roanoke Times. The brief stated, “Schnabel, a metro editor at The Roanoke Times in charge of public safety coverage since 2004, will start her new job Oct. 19. “Schnabel first joined […]
Biz magazine for Maine launching
Joy Hollowell of WABI-TV in Maine has a piece about the launching of a new business magazine in the state called Maine Ahead. Hollowell reports, “While Bangor Metro caters to a regionalized readership, Maine Ahead will be state wide. Editor in Chief Tori Britton says this magazine will focus on all businesses, from the big […]
Atlanta Coke reporter returning to Michigan; paper seeks replacement
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Joe Guy Collier, who covers Coca-Cola Co. for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, has resigned from the paper and will return to Michigan. Collier’s last day will be Oct. 15. Collier had been a reporter for the Detroit Free-Press before joining the Atlanta paper. His wife is in Michigan and works in public […]
CBC to run biz stories from National Post
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp., the country’s public broadcaster, has struck a deal where it will receive business news from the National Post, writes Reuters reporter Wojtek Dabrowski. Dabrowski writes, “The Canadian Broadcasting Corp and the Post, which is owned by Canwest Global Communications, did not disclose the terms of the deal. “Under the agreement, the […]
