Categories: OLD Media Moves

Business as usual for biz journal staff after deal

Joel Berg of the Central Penn Business Journal writes about the weekly newspaper in the wake of its deal to be sold to Gatehouse Media.

Berg writes, “I don’t know any details of what will happen next, since the deal hasn’t officially closed. But what I can share are the intentions of our editorial team here at the Business Journal.

“We intend to continue delivering hard-hitting, valuable news, both online and in print, that informs and brings together the business leaders of Central Pennsylvania.

“In doing so, we will build on a reputation earned over more than 30 years of hard work and dedication. It began with David A. Schankweiler, who founded the publication in 1984, and has run it with his wife, Donna.

“They have built and coached a strong team that will remain in place after the transition to new ownership. Readers should not notice any differences.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.