Categories: OLD Media Moves

Indianapolis paper decides against cutting biz section

The Indianapolis Star, which last month said it would cut its standalone business section, has reversed course, according to a story on the Indianapolis Business Journal’s web site.

The story stated, “‘Weâ€™re always looking to improve the product, and donâ€™t want to take anything away,’ said Star Executive Editor Dennis Ryerson. ‘The reality is, we just couldnâ€™t figure out a way to make it work out any better than it was before.’

“Star officials had proposed rotating business and Metro&State columnists on the section cover, and interspersing some of the top stories from each section on the cover, while maintaining a dedicated business section within.

“But in the end, Ryerson said, Star officials couldnâ€™t figure out a good way to integrate the two sections.

“‘We looked at all of our options, and we didnâ€™t like our options,’ Ryerson said. ‘Going forward, the readers shouldnâ€™t notice any difference.'”

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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.