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A business newspaper, a beer and some ice cream — what more do you need?
by Chris Roush
The Philadelphia Business Journal, an American City Business Journals newspaper, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.
And it is doing things right. Editor Craig Ey confirmed to Talking Biz News that the weekly paper will have its own beer and ice cream brands.
The Biz JournAle is a dark ale brewed with sage and honey. It is available through Triumph Brewing Co.
The ice cream is called the PBJ Scoop. You can guess what it tastes like by the logo:
Atlanta biz newspaper to provide content to radio station
by Chris Roush
The Atlanta Business Chronicle has reached an agreement to where it will provide content for two hourly business news segments on an Atlanta radio station.
Cumulus Media says its WYAY-FM will be converted to “All News 106.7” beginning in mid-May. As part of the switch, Cumulus will partner with the Atlanta Business Chronicle for business coverage, airing at :20 and :50 past the hour.
“Our partnership with The Atlanta Business Chronicle is consistent with our mission of bringing the most credible news and information to Atlantans 24 hour’s a day, 7 days a week,’ said John Dickey, Cumulus COO, in a statement. ‘ABC is the definitive business news brand in Atlanta and 106.7 will be the definitive radio news and information brand in Atlanta.”
The newspaper is owned by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
“It’s exciting that intelligent Atlantans are finally getting a much needed all news format,” said Ed Baker, publisher of Atlanta Business Chronicle, in a statement. “We’re very excited to be a part of something new and different. Quality business reporting is more important than ever and this partnership will allow us to deliver something special to our community.”
Houston biz journal sees strong growth in online readers
by Chris Roush
Candace Beeke, the editor of the Houston Business Journal, writes about how the American City Business Journals paper has grown its online readership and hired a web producer.
Beeke writes, “Most recently, we recruited a new web producer, Olivia Pulsinelli, to join us from Chicago. She brings strong business journalism experience and a passion for telling great stories on the Web. And in a couple of weeks, we plan to introduce a new multimedia intern to our newsroom to help create more unique business stories online.
“This growth is in response to an overwhelming increase in demand from our online business audience. Only one year ago, HBJ ran in the middle of the pack for American City Business Journals’ 40 markets, with about 560,000 page views monthly. In the first quarter of 2012, however, we’ve seen an incredible surge, pushing us into the top 8 nationwide. In the first three months of 2012, houstonbusinessjournal.com produced 2,375,675 page views. That compares with 1,838,752 during the same period of 2011.
“But April is when things really got interesting. Last month, we generated 997,302 page views, up from 578,209 the year before.
“This is not a passive accomplishment for us. We weren’t sitting by, watching the clicks tally. The excitement was audible throughout the company during the final days of the month, and by audible, I mean it involved our publisher and an airhorn.”
Read more here.
Biz journal to share content with TV station
by Chris Roush
The Puget Sound Business Journal, the weekly business newspaper in Seattle, has struck a content-sharing agreement with KOMO TV.
A story on the business journal’s website by publisher Gordon Prouty states, “It starts Friday with KOMO TV’s morning newscast. Every weekday morning, news co-anchor Brad Goode will host a ‘Goode 4 Business’ segment that is co-presented by KOMO TV and the Business Journal. Goode will give viewers the top business stories of the morning, with an emphasis on stock reports and local business news provided in part by the Business Journal. ‘Goode 4 Business’ will be telecast in the second half of KOMO TV’s 6 a.m. news hour.
“Goode interviewed me on this morning’s newscast about the new partnership; see the video to the right.
“The Business Journal also will provide leading stories and business headlines for the KOMO TV website, komonews.com/business.
“The partnership will make the Business Journal’s stories more accessible to a wider audience, as well as create revenue opportunities for both KOMO TV and the newspaper. Our flagship product continues to be the weekly newspaper, but the Business Journal is increasingly a multimedia communications company.”
Read more here.
Washington state biz journal changes name
by Chris Roush
The Snohomish County Business Journal in Washington state has changed its name to the Herald Business Journal.
Kurt Batdorf, the editor of the paper, writes, “It’s not really a new name, since the newspaper you’re reading now made its debut as The Herald Business Journal in April 1998. We’re making the name change to The Herald Business Journal to better align our marketing efforts with our corporate sibling, The Daily Herald.
“‘Businesses and leaders know that The Daily Herald has been devoted to Snohomish County for a long time,’ Herald executive editor Neal Pattison said. ‘We want to make it clear that our monthly business journal is a part of that same news operation, with the same kind of community commitments.’
“Dusting off the old Herald Business Journal name also means we’ll have a new Web address: www.theherald businessjournal.com. Using www.scbj.com will continue to direct online users to the new address.
“‘We launched it as The Herald Business Journal in April 1998 because we wanted the link with The Daily Herald to be clear,’ founding editor John Wolcott said. Also, the Everett Business Journal launched the same month and we knew that close links to The Daily Herald would pay off in popularity and advertising for the HBJ.’
“When the Everett Business Journal failed and The Herald bought its assets a few years later, the name change to the Snohomish County Business Journal made sense. It helped readers know that they could expect to see business stories from all over Snohomish County, not just from Everett.”
Read more here.
Crain’s Chicago chief named editor of Sun-Times
by Chris Roush
Jim Kirk, the chief of editorial operations at Crain’s Chicago Business, has been named editor of the daily newspaper Chicago Sun-Times.
A Crain’s Chicago story states, “‘In his time here, Jim has done an outstanding job restructuring our newsroom to better reflect a digital-first news strategy, while at the same time upholding our tradition for producing the best journalism in the city,’ said Crain’s Publisher David Snyder.
“Michael Arndt will remain editor of Crain’s Chicago Business.
“‘Michael, who has demonstrated superb leadership in his role as editor, will continue to guide the newsroom following Jim’s departure,’ Mr Snyder said. ‘Crain’s is doing some of our best work ever and that can be largely attributed to Michael’s great leadership and instinctive feel for what makes a great CCB story — in print and online.’
“Prior to joining Crain’s, Mr. Kirk had been managing editor of the Chicago News Cooperative. Before that, he was a U.S. government team leader at Bloomberg News in Washington and associate managing editor for finance at the Chicago Tribune for five years.
“Mr. Kirk had worked as a business reporter at the Sun-Times from 1995 to 1997, when he moved to the Tribune.”
Biz paper editor wants stories about progress
by Chris Roush
Howard Burns, the new editor of the Pittsburgh Business Times, writes about his vision of future coverage in the American City Business Journals paper.
Burns writes, “As I begin my tenure as editor of the Business Times, I want us to be able to tell more stories of progress. More stories of companies adding workers and bringing jobs back from the abyss. More stories of creative thinking and innovation. More stories of ordinary people once again having the opportunity to relish the fruits of a good day’s work.
“The news won’t always be pretty. There’s still a long road to hoe. A repeat of the financial meltdown of ’08 is possible; some say inevitable. But when we see what’s going on in our city in such thriving sectors as energy, finance and health care, there’s reason for optimism. We are fortunate in that respect.
“As someone who lived in Los Angeles for 25 years, covered the entertainment industry as a reporter and editor, and saw one of the city’s most critical industries contract to the point where a stunning number of very talented people became enveloped by corporate downsizing, ageism and all the other ugly realities of job loss, coming to Pittsburgh at this point in time is indeed a welcome change.”
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Coleman named new editor at Crain’s New York
by Chris Roush
Glenn Coleman, the managing editor at Crain’s New York for the past three years, has been naed its editor.
He replaces Xana Antunes, who was dismissed on Monday.
A Crain’s New York story states, “Mr. Coleman has had a long history with Crain Communications, which is headquartered in Detroit and Chicago. He was founding editor of InvestmentNews, which targets the financial advice industry, as well as of FinancialWeek, which folded in late 2008. He also spent seven years at Crain’s Chicago Business, where he rose from features editor to managing editor.
“In New York, the 51-year-old Mr. Coleman has overseen coverage of the economy, Wall Street, banking, health care and small business.
“‘I have the utmost confidence in Glenn’s ability to lead our talented editorial team,’ Rance Crain, owner and editor-in-chief of Crain’s New York Business, said in a statement. ‘He did a superb job as startup editor of FinancialWeek, and I know he will infuse his keen knowledge and understanding of the needs and concerns of our core reader into Crain’s New York Business.’”
Read more here. Talking Biz News broke the news earlier this week about Antunes leaving the paper.
by Chris Roush
Women Mean Business host Leisa Holland-Nelson, president of ContentActive, interviews Candace Beeke, editor of the Houston Business Journal, about how she got into business journalism.
Biz journal reporter wins national SPJ award
by Chris Roush
Puget Sound Business Journal staff writer Greg Lamm has won a national journalism award for “Other people’s money,” a series of in-depth stories about Seattle financier Darren Berg, who was convicted of fraud and money laundering.
A story on the Seattle-based paper’s website states, “The Society of American Journalists named Lamm a recipient of a national Sigma Delta Chi Award for non-deadline reporting by nondaily publications, the society announced early Tuesday.
“Lamm pored through hundreds of court records and interviewed dozens of acquaintances, business partners and investors for his series, which was published in January 2011.
“What emerged through Lamm’s reporting was a comprehensive picture of the skilled but flawed entrepreneur behind one of the Northwest’s more spectacular financial collapses.
“Berg ultimately pleaded guilty to federal charges of fraud and money laundering, and in February he was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Earlier this month, a federal judge ruled that Berg owes $140 million to 562 victims who were swindled in Berg’s elaborate Ponzi scheme. The judge noted that the victims have very little chance of recovering their money.”
Read more here.
