Massachusetts daily biz editor leaves for Boston biz weekly
Jon Chesto, the business editor of the Quincy Patriot Ledger for the past eight years, has left the paper to take a job at the Boston Business Journal. He will become managing editor of print for the American City Business Journals paper. Chesto writes, “For my first Mass. Market column in 2004, I predicted that […]
Kramer leaving PaidContent.org
Staci Kramer, who has covered the media business for the past eight years for PaidContent.org, is leaving the website. Kramer writes, “Thousands of posts, countless all nighters, numerous events ranging from our first mixer in Santa Monica to paidContent 2012, one funding round, two sales, and lots of great colleagues later, it’s time for me […]
Biz journalism yawns at Gawker expose of Bain documents
Foster Kamer of the New York Observer writes about the shrugging of shoulders from the business journalism world after Gawker scooped it by posting hundreds of pages of Bain Capital documents on Thursday about its investments and presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who once worked for Bain. Kamer writes, “Of course, there was some pushback. One hour […]
Biz newspaper launches in Philadelphia
A new business newspaper called Region’s Business published its first issue in Philadelphia earlier this week. Peter Van Allen of the Philadelphia Business Journal writes, “Region’s Business, a weekly newspaper, was launched this week by publisher and majority owner James McDonald, a former sales director with the Metro publication who has led other news startups. […]
An online-only biz journal for Virginia’s capital
Brian Patrick Eha of the Columbia Journalism Review writes about RichmondBizSense.com, an online-only business journal started in 2008 by journalist Aaron Kremer. Eha writes, “Part of Kremer’s motivation for starting BizSense was his feeling that business coverage at the Times-Dispatch had declined over time. ‘When I moved to Richmond in 2006, it was stronger than […]
Seattle biz journal hires new reporter
Business reporter Marc Stiles has joined the Puget Sound Business Journal as a staff writer covering commercial real estate and government. Erin Van Bronkhurst of the paper writes, “Stiles reported for the Seattle-based Daily Journal of Commerce for a total of eight years, covering commercial real estate, Sound Transit and Seattle City Hall. “He has […]
Voice of the global elite
Aram Bakshian Jr. writes for The National Interest about Economist magazine and how it has become a must read for business people and politicians across the globe. Bakshian writes, “Admittedly, there are times when the Economist leans a little heavily on plummy English props and mannerisms. Michael Lewis, the popular American financial writer and author […]
Three journalists named visiting biz journalism professors
Three veteran journalists have been named the Reynolds Visiting Business Journalism Professors at Central Michigan, Elon and Louisiana State universities under a $1.67 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. The five-year program will ultimately create 11 visiting professorships at 11 different schools. It is administered through the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for […]
Bloomberg receives SPJ Sunshine Award
Bloomberg News is one of three media organizations that have received the Sunshine Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. The SPJ board of directors and Freedom of Information Committee honor people or organizations each year for their notable contributions to open government. The recipients will be recognized at the SPJ President’s Installation Banquet at […]
Quartz launching in a few weeks
Kevin Delaney, the editor of the new business news site Quartz, sent out the following email to potential readers who have signed up at its website: We’re approaching the launch of Quartz in just a matter of weeks. It’s crunch time, but our office is very busy and we’re making great progress. In planning what Quartz […]
