Categories: OLD Media Moves

Marijuana Business Daily becomes AP member

Marijuana Business Daily has become a member of the Associated Press, giving the cannabis-focused news publication access to marijuana-related stories from around the world.

“This allows us to enhance our coverage by offering readers more news and analysis about the marijuana industry, legalization efforts and the businesses and people behind this rapidly growing sector,” said Chris Walsh, Marijuana Business Daily’s editorial director, in a statement

“The fact that the Associated Press recognizes us as a highly credible news source is yet another testament to the strength of our editorial content,” Walsh added. “This is particularly important amid growing concerns over the prevalence of ‘fake’ news and marketing-focused content passed off as solid journalism.”

MJBizDaily will incorporate cannabis business coverage from the AP’s staff as well as more than 6,000 newspapers and TV and radio stations worldwide that are AP members.

The deal also allows Denver-based Marijuana Business Daily to push out its exclusive staff-reported stories, data and charts to thousands of mainstream news outlets across the world that are part of the AP network.

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.