OLD Media Moves

Crain acquires GenomeWeb for an undisclosed amount

Crain Communications Inc. has acquired GenomeWeb, an online news organization, for an undisclosed amount.

A story on Crain’s Cleveland Business states, “GenomeWeb’s editorial mission is to cover the scientific and economic ecosystem spurred by the advent of high-throughput genome sequencing. The brand operates the largest online newsroom focused on advanced molecular research tools to provide readers with exclusive news and in-depth analysis of this rapidly evolving market.

“‘We are excited to add GenomeWeb to our family of brands,’ said KC Crain, president and chief operating officer of Crain Communications. ‘GenomeWeb’s history and expertise in journalism, and their commitment to top-level reporting, makes it an attractive business and a perfect complement to our family of business-to-business brands.’

“GenomeWeb was launched in 1997 and currently has a staff of 30 employees located in New York City. GenomeWeb’s leadership team includes Bernadette Toner, chief executive officer, and Greg Anderson, chief operating officer.”

Read more here. Crain operates business publications, including business weeklies in Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland and New York.

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.

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