Indiana business columnist to head think tank

By Robin J Phillips on Sep 03, 2009 in Jobs

Indianapolis Star business columnist John Ketzenberger is leaving the newspaper.

One of the best-known business journalists in Indiana, 45-year-old Ketzenberger will become president of the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute, a private organization that conducts research on issues from property tax reform to state spending.

Ketzenberger has written a business column three days a week since joining the Star in 2005. His final column will run on Sept. 13.

Check out a collection of his work.

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I've been Web managing editor at the Reynolds Center for Business Journalism since 2009. Before that I was Online Community Manager for azcentral, the online site for The Arizona Republic. Before arriving in Arizona, I worked at Newsday where I was Deputy Business Editor. I was the small business editor at BusinessWeek Online. I teach journalists to use Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools to expand and manage their networks. You can reach me at Email: Robin.Phillips@BusinessJournalism.org OR RobinJPhillips.com OR @RobinJP