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How business journalism has changed in 30 years

Kevin Gale, the editor of the South Florida Business Journal, writes about how business journalism has changed in the 30 years that the weekly paper has been published.

Gale writes, “How much has business journalism changed in the 30 years since this business journal began? Try getting a stock quote on deadline at 9 p.m. in the 1980s.

“There wasn’t a website to punch in the ticker symbol, so I once resorted to calling directory assistance and asking for the number of Merrill Lynch in Honolulu. Thankfully, an amused receptionist gave me the answer.

“While there’s an ever-increasing array of information sources now – I listen to CNBC and Bloomberg on satellite radio in my car – 1980 was a pivotal year for local business news for South Florida.

“That’s when the Miami Business Journal joined the growing ranks of similar publications across the country. (It wasn’t until three years later that we became the South Florida Business Journal.)”