Business journal as a catalyst

Terry Hillman, the new publisher of the Sacramento Business Journal, sees the weekly business newspaper as a catalyst for the business community to help itself.

Melanie Turner of the Business Journal writes, “Hillman said he expects the fast-changing newspaper industry will continue to evolve. But “if we stay true to our mission and understand who our audience is and stay loyal to that audience, then we’re going to be OK,” he said.

“One of the best things about ACBJ, he said, is that each of the 40 business weeklies operates like a nimble small business, while the parent company works on larger initiatives, such as figuring out the best ways to drive readers to the web.

“Under his leadership, the Kansas City paper’s advertising department was ranked No. 2 out of 40 markets last year.

“Hillman said he set his sights on becoming a publisher five years ago, and called Kansas City Business Journal publisher Joyce Hayhow his mentor.”

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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.