Toronto Star names new biz editor
Andrew Phillips has been named the new business editor of the Toronto Star. A short story on the paper’s site states, “Most recently editor-in-chief of The Gazette, of Montreal, Phillips brings a wealth of experience to the task. “‘We’re very excited to add Andrew’s authoritative thinking to the Star,’ said Michael Cooke, the Star‘s editor. […]
Sacramento Bee names new biz editor
In February, environmental and development reporter Mary Lynne Vellinga left the Sacramento Bee newsroom to take a job working for a California state senator as a spokesperson and legislative consultant. Next month, Vellinga will return to the newsroom as the paper’s new business editor. She replaces Wayne Davis, who left earlier in June for a […]
The Baffler returns
Leon Neyfakh of the New York Observer writes about the impending return of The Baffler, a contrarian business magazine that has published just one issue in the past six years. Neyfakh writes, “During its heyday in the 1990s, Mr. Frank and the rest of The Baffler team strove to produce a critical antidote to the […]
Hartford Courant biz editor foils robbery
David Owens of The Hartford Courant writes Tuesday about how the paper’s business editor, Dan Haar, stopped a robbery at his home on Monday night. Owens writes, “The homeowner, Courant Business Editor Dan Haar, said he thought it was suspicious when he saw a bicycle that did not belong to him on his front stoop. […]
Internet becomes chief source of info for corporate executives
The Internet is the most valuable resource for executives for gathering business information, outstripping at-work contacts, personal networks and trade publications, according to a survey of corporate executives released Thursday by Forbes Insights and Google. In fact, 74 percent of respondents rated the Internet as very valuable — 5 on a 5-point scale — according to the […]
IPI to hold forum on business relationship with media
The International Press Institute announced Thursday the first IPI Business Journalist Forum (IBJF), bringing together business executives and financial journalists to discuss one of the most debated issues of recent times –- the relationship between business and financial reporting. The IBJF is scheduled to take place Nov. 12 and Nov. 13 in Baden, Austria, with business […]
Blog created to track ACBJ layoffs
A blog has started to track the layoffs at American City Business Journals papers. On May 1, some ACBJ employees were told that five newspapers within the chain would have layoffs: Charlotte, Boston, Seattle, Sacramento, Hawaii and San Francisco (which let go most, if not all, of the employees that had been transferred from the […]
Planet Money explores funding options
Jeff Bercovici of Daily Finance writes Tuesday about how National Public Radio’s “Planet Money” site is exploring whether it can create some revenue. Bercovici writes, “In other words, everything’s on the table — including the possibility that whatever structure they come up with will involve a for-profit component in addition to the usual NPR combo […]
Two biz reporters leaving Denver Post
Michael Roberts of Westword writes Thursday that two Denver Post business reporters — Gargi Chakrabarty and Elizabeth Aguilera — are leaving the paper, and only one of them will be replaced. Chakrabarty is moving to Boston to be with her husband, while Aguilera has accepted a fellowship at the University of Southern California. Roberts writes, […]
HispanicBusiness Magazine turns 30
Joshua Molina, the deputy managing editor of HispanicBusiness Magazine, writes about its history on the publication’s 30th anniversary. Molina writes, “That year, HispanicBusiness Magazine launched as a newsletter that grew to 25,000 subscribers within the first 12 months of publication. “The lead story of the first issue documented a symposium, an unprecedented meeting between academics, […]
