North Dakota paper makes changes to biz section

The Grand Forks Herald newspaper in North Dakota has made changes to its business section.

A story on its website states, “Instead of the ‘Business Buzz’ column, the page will feature a weekly Q&A with a local person in business. This short interview with people at different stages in the business world—from entry-level to executive—aims to offer readers a variety of voices from throughout the region.

“The weekly business pages also will be themed by the following categories: personal finance, business profiles, workplace issues and trends. Coming this month: The business of Valentine’s Day; how to stay connected to work without getting burned out; what local retailers are doing to adapt to the downturn.

“So why the changes? It’s simple. We want to make Saturday Business interesting to anyone who has a wallet.”

Read more here.

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.