Categories: OLD Media Moves

Charlotte paper expanding small business coverage

The Charlotte Observer is expanding its small business coverage with a dedicated page on Wednesdays, writes business editor John Arwood.

Arwood writes, “From retail shops to small manufacturers to Web design firms, small businesses power the economy. And on Wednesday, the Observer introduces expanded coverage of local small business, with a weekly two-page package of news, profiles and tips.

“‘ShopTalk: Your Small Business Help Center’ will run every Wednesday, and we think you’ll turn to it again and again to learn how local entrepreneurs have solved a problem, met a challenge or carved a unique niche. You’ll also find online extras, including a small-business blog, and we’ll invite you to be part of the conversation.

“Our small-business reporter is Charlotte native Caroline McMillan. Reach her at cmcmillan@charlotteobserver.com or 704-358-6045. Find her on Twitter @cbmcmillan. And watch for our expanded coverage starting Wednesday.”

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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.