InvestmentNews publisher Bisson insisted on one thing: Stories needed to be accurate

Bill Bisson

Keith Girard of RIABiz.com remembers retired InvestmentNews publisher Bill Bisson, who died last month at the age of 70.

Girard writes, “He only insisted on one thing — the story had to be accurate.

“His publishing philosophy was unheard of at a time when financial service journalism rarely rocked the boat. Bill always put readers first and let the chips fall where they may.

“He knew, in the long run, that a publication’s success hinged on earning the readers’ trust. In the insular world of business-to-business journalism, His editorial and publishing philosophy is a rare commodity, even today.

“‘He was a great news buff. He loved news,’ Clowes says. ‘He read the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and the Financial Times every day.'”

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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.