Chomp into the restaurant and beverage industry

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is seeking a full-time journalist in Georgia.
The reporter would cover the beverage and restaurant industry, focusing heavily on the Atlanta-based
Coca-Cola Co. and its subsidiary companies. The journalist will delve into many aspects of Coke, including:

• The company's new leadership.
• The challenges Coca-Cola faces as it globally expands.
• Coke's consumer marketing and marketing trends.
• Coca-Cola's corporate community involvement.
  
• The health debate over Coca-Cola and other sodas.
• Other beverage companies and their impact on Coke.
  

The journalist will also cover the restaurant industry through breaking news, features and trend stories. Atlanta-based national brands like Arby's, Chick-fil-A, Hooters, Popeyes, Waffle House and Wendy's will all be included in the writer's beat.
Applicants should have at least five years' experience as a business reporter for a major daily newspaper or similar organization and a background in breaking news. They should also be skilled in working in the print and digital sides of a publication and be adept in multimedia. Applicants with a college degree will be preferred in the application process.

Discover more about the job and apply online here.

Sweep up a job at TheStreet

The Street.com is looking for a senior editor to lead its technology news team in New York.
The senior editor leading will work in a real-time Internet news environment and oversee the delivery of in-depth reporting and analysis from reporters. He or she will also polish content, generate story ideas, distribute assignments and manage freelancers.
Applicants should have extensive experience with computers, software, telecommunication, personal technology and multimedia. Candidates should also have previous experience as both a reporter and editor.
To apply, e-mail your cover letter, resume and salary requirements to resumes@thestreet.com with "Tech Editor" in the subject line.

To learn more about becoming the senior editor of technology news, click here.

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Cover gaming and tourism in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Review-Journal is searching for a full-time business journalist in Nevada.
The journalist will primarily cover the gaming and tourism industry in Vegas. The reporter will also cover general business stories. The reporter will be expected to write thorough online stories and later update them for the Journal's Web site and print version.
Applicants should have at least five years' experience as a professional journalist and have experience writing breaking news, feature stories and blogs.
To apply, e-mail your resume and clips to Business Editor Michael Hiesiger at mhiesiger@reviewjournal.com or by mail to:

The Las Vegas Review Journal
1111 W. Bonanza Road
Las Vegas, NV 89125

Find out more about the position here.

Pen economic news for Kiplinger Washington Editors

Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. is looking for a full-time economics reporter in Washington D.C.
The reporter will cover the U.S. business and economy for Kiplinger's business newsletter and Web site.
To apply, mail your cover letter, resume and writing samples to:
Human Resources
The Kiplinger Letter
1729 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
human.resources@kiplinger.com
FAX: 202-496-1817

Learn more about the position here. Discover more on the company here.

Break banking news in Nashville

The Nashville Business Journal is looking for a full-time banking reporter in Tennessee.
The journalist will pen breaking news and features on banking and finance. His or her coverage will focus on current upheaval in the industries and the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The journalist will also attend industry events.
Candidates should have previous experience working for a newspaper and a strong understanding of banking and finance. They should also demonstrate an ability to work with others to create strong news content.

To apply, send a resume and work samples to Editor Lance Williams at lawilliams@bizjournals.com.

Read more about the job and apply online here.

Cover courts and business in Florida

The Daily Business Review is looking for a full-time reporter in Miami, Florida.
The reporter will cover the business, political and ethical issues of the state court, writing a mixture of enterprise, investigative and analytic articles.
Applicants should be skilled in cultivating sources, breaking new stories and finding and understanding legal documents.
Candidates will be expected to be comfortable with online/multimedia reporting and should have previous experience reporting for a daily publication or covering the law.
To learn more and apply online, visit here.

Innovate for the Web in an intimate newsroom

The Daily Record in Baltimore, Maryland is looking for a full-time journalist to join its 25-person newsroom and lead its Web team.
The journalist will:

• Select, edit and post content to the Record's site
  
• Supervise a multimedia reporter
• Coordinate the publication's bloggers
• Create a overreaching plan for the Record's Web operations
• Develop and implement the newspaper's online marketing strategy

To apply, e-mail your resume and cover letter with "Web Editor--JJC" as the subject line to Vice President and Executive Editor Tom Linthicum at TomLinthicum@mddailyrecord.com.

To learn more about the position, visit here.

Write handy articles in Harrisburg

The Central Penn Business Journal needs a full-time general assignment reporter in Harrisburg.
The reporter will be responsible for contributing articles to the Journal's Web site and to its weekly print publication.
Candidates should have Web skills and a thorough knowledge of AP style. Applicants should also possess a strong attention to detail. Previous financial and investigative reporting experience is a plus when applying.
To apply, e-mail your resume, five work samples and three professional references to Managing Editor Andréa Maria Cecil at andreac@journalpub.com.

Discover more about the position here.

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Explore medicine and business at MedCity News

MedCity News is looking for a journalist in Cleveland, Ohio. MedCity is willing to consider full-time and part-time hours for the position and allows telecommuting.
The journalist will cover business and policy within the medical industry for the start-up news service, incorporating new media to engage audiences. The journalist's coverage will focus on cities and regions with prominent health care industries.
Candidate's should have a bachelor's degree and experience in business or medical reporting. Applicants should also be active in social media and other new media. Journalists with residency in Cleveland, Columbus, Minneapolis or St. Paul are preferred.
To apply, e-mail your resume, cover letter and clips to info@medcitynews.com with "Health care journalist" in the subject line.
Read more on the position and MedCity News here.

Telecommute to Suite101

Suite101 is looking for freelance journalists to cover business and finance for its Web site. Due to the nature of the work, the journalists can be located anywhere and telecommute for the job.
Selected applicants will have the opportunity to be trained in Web writing when starting in their positions.The writers will pen both informative articles and commentary, working with an editor to perfect their pieces.
The reporters will be paid by contracted commission, receiving bonuses based on their productivity. Candidates should have previous experience writing articles.

Learn more about the position here.

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Edit and publish in the name of CleanTechies

CleanTechies is on the search for an editor and publisher to work at its headquarters in San Francisco part-time.
The editor will work 10 to 20 hours a week with a team to produce the CleanTechies blog. The selected applicant will hone content for the green career and business networking site geared toward the cleantech industry.
The editor will research and write for the blog while managing up to 40 bloggers. He or she will aid the journalists in covering current issues in renewable energy, green building, resource efficiency and sustainable transportation. The editor will also be responsible for attending industry events, promoting blog content and optimizing traffic and revenue.
Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in journalism or English and three to five years of editorial experience. They should have an interest in green technology and energy as well as experience in multimedia, social media and search engine optimization. Graduate students are encouraged to apply.
To apply, e-mail your resume, cover letter and published clips to Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer Ceylan Oney at Contact@CleanTechies.com.
Find more about the position here.

Become the premier business blogger/columnist for The Florida Times-Union

The Florida Times-Union is looking for a business columnist and blogger in Jacksonville.
The newspaper's community offers a wide range of areas for the blogger/columnist to cover, including its major port, financial center, large commerce center and NFL team. In addition to blogging on business, the writer will be expected to interact with readers through the blog and Times-Union Web site and break new stories. The selected candidate will be Times-Union's premier business columnist.
Candidates should have a bachelor's degree and previous experience writing on finance or business.
To apply, send your clips and your resume in Microsoft Word to tujobs@jacksonville.com with "FL-TU" and the job position in the subject line. You can also fax your resume to 904-359-4076 or mail it to:

The Florida Times-Union
Attn: Human Resources
One Riverside Ave Jacksonville, FL 32202

View the job posting here.

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Go for The Big Money in New York

Slate's The Big Money is looking for an editorial intern at its headquarters in New York.
The intern will:

• Pitch article ideas and cultivate them into complete stories.
• Assist in research.
• Aid in the production process and daily operations.
  

Candidates must be current students enrolled in a degree program. Applicants should be passionate about business, finance and economics and have experience in HTML, Web applications and Photoshop. People with previous editorial experience will be preferred in the application process.
The position is unpaid and takes place from Sept. to Dec. To apply, e-mail your resume, cover letter, three clips and a short critique of a story that has been published on The Big Money to tbminterns@gmail.com. Include your availability from Sept. to Dec. when applying.

Learn more about the position here. Applications are due Sept. 11.

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Cover the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington D.C.

Main Justice of Washington D.C. is looking for a full-time reporter to help cover the U.S. Department of Justice.

The reporter will cover antitrust, environment, taxes, financial fraud, the False Claims Act and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in relation to the Department of Justice.
Applicants should have experience with newsletters and the ability to work with ease in multimedia and social media. Candidates should also be able to adeptly navigate databases.
To apply, e-mail your resume and cover letter to editors@mainjustice.com with "Jobs" in the subject line.

View the job posting here.

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Head investigative reporting at NPR

National Public Radio needs a deputy managing editor of investigations and enterprise in Washington D.C. .
The editor will head investigative and accountability reporting at NPR, working with reporters and editors to improve and add upon enterprise and investigative work for NPR's broadcast and digital forms. He or she will also coach NPR's news division on how to grow the organization's investigative journalism program.
Candidates should have a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. People with post-graduate degrees will be preferred. Applicants should also have:

• 10 years' experience in journalism at a national level.
  
• Five years of newsroom management experience at a national level.
• Experience with digital and traditional investigative work.
• A track record of developing and executing enterprise and investigative stories.
• A background in working with new and seasoned journalists.
• Experience in computer-assisted reporting.
• An understanding of organizational development, management and supervisory principles.
• The ability to work varied shifts.

Candidates with experience in broadcast and digital integration as well as applicants willing to relocate will be preferred in the application process.

Learn more about the job and apply online here.

Report on pensions and investment in California

Crain Communications is on the hunt for a journalist to work at one of its bureaus in San Francisco.
The reporter will work for the publication Pensions and Investments covering CalPERS, CalSTRS, investment management funds, consultants and institutional investors for its biweekly print edition and Web site. The reporter will write both analytical and trend articles and occasionally travel to cover stories.
Applicants should have a bachelor's degree and five years of professional reporting experience (preferably on business or finance). Candidates should also have a thorough knowledge of the finance industry.

View the job posting and apply online here. You will need your resume, cover letter, salary requirements and three clips when applying.

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Copy edit online marketing industry news in New York

Incisive Media is looking for a copy editor at its headquarters in New York.
The editor will work at ClickZ, an online industry publication covering interactive marketing and advertising. Preparing columns, articles and statistics for publication will be the copy editor's central responsibilities. Other responsibilities of the copy editor include:

• Writing headlines and display text
• Fact checking
• Coding copy
• Proofreading newsletters
• Formatting photos
• Processing freelance payments
• Responding to reader queries
• Coordinating the ClickZ awards program
  

Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, English or a similar field as well as two years' experience copy editing full-time. Applicants should have experience at a newspaper or an online magazine and knowledge of Associated Press and Chicago Manual style.
To apply, e-mail your resume and a cover letter with your salary requirements to opportunities@incisivemedia.com with the position code "CE-JJ" in the subject line.

Learn more about the position here.

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Join The Washington Post and become a mobile products editor

The Washington Post is in search of a full-time mobile products editor at its bureau in Washington D.C..
The editor will work with the mobile business team and other news staff to create innovative ways to offer Washington Post content (including breaking news) through its new mobile platform on Blackberries, iPhones and other smart phones and devices. Collaborating with the business department, the editor will come up with ways to generate revenue through the Post's new mobile platform. The editor will also have a major role in other digital content including the paper's e-newsletter and will be responsible for creating applications for new technology.
Applicants should have extensive knowledge of Web 2.0 and multimedia. This job is only available for U.S. residents and relocation assistance is available.

Contact Peter Perl, at perlp@washpost.com for more information about the position.

View the job posting here.

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Design on the edge of innovation with NYT

The New York Times is looking for a full-time Web designer for its news development team.
The designer will help explore innovative methods for offering news online. The Web designer will aid in diverting from typical linear storytelling through maps, dynamic graphics, searchable databases, visualizations and other interactive features.
Candidates should have strong design skills and the technical ability to execute them. Applicants should have a thorough knowledge of HTML, CSS and Javascript. All potential hires should also be aware of cross-browser and front-end development issues and have a grasp on Web accessibility and how to design for users' needs. Experience in Flash, ActionScript or Ruby on Rails is a plus when applying.
View the job posting and apply online here.

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Cover personal finance in Abu Dhabi

The National is looking for a staff writer to help fill its broadsheet in Abu Dhabi.
The journalist will be the lead reporter of the paper's Personal Finance section, writing a diverse range of general finance stories, investigative pieces, columns and online content.
Applicants should have experience in covering personal finance. Candidates should also be familiar with finance, markets and economics. Familiarity with the UAE is a plus. To apply, e-mail your curriculum vitae, cover letter and clips to James Brock at jbrock@thenational.ae with "Personal Finance" in the subject line.
Learn more about the job and apply online here.

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Supervise Planet Money

National Public Radio's Planet Money is looking for a supervising editor in New York.
The editor will conduct all planning and production for the Planet Money series. The editor will supervise staff, plan and monitor the unit's budget and coordinate with other NPR divisions.

Candidates should have:

• A bachelor's degree or a similar combination of experience and education.
  
• At least 10 years of professional journalism work with previous management experience.
• An understanding of how to plan and schedule in a union environment.
  
• A comprehensive knowledge of business and economics.
• The ability to relocate and work diverse shifts.

Applicants with developed skills in audio production and previous work in the broadcast industry or public radio environment are preferred. Knowledge of Web 2.0, social media, blogging, search engine optimization and data visualization is a plus.

View the job posting and apply online here.

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Become the Editor-in-Chief in Egypt

The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt needs an editor-in-chief in Cairo.
The editor will direct content and business teams to run and produce the chamber's various publications. The chief will be expected to play a large role in the business management of the chamber's 10 different publications.
Applicants should have a bachelor's degree or similar journalism training as well as a confident understanding of business. Candidates should have at least three years of journalism and business management experience and should be a native English speaker. Knowledge of Arabic is preferable but not required in applicants. Candidates should be adept at Web and print publishing.

To apply, contact Publications Department Manager Khaled F. Sewelam at sewelam@gmail.com.

View the job posting here.

Investigate business in Texas

The Corpus Christi Caller-Times is looking for a full-time investigative reporter at its headquarters in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The journalist will report on the politics of business and be expected to produce several A1 or enterprise pieces a week. The reporter will also be expected to embrace the newspaper's multimedia resources and incorporate different multimedia into his or her stories.
Candidates should have at least three years' experience at a daily newspaper as well as a background in business or government. Applicants should be proficient in computer-assisted reporting and in navigating databases. Fluency in Spanish is a plus in the application process.

Find out more about the position and apply online here.

Join MainStreet

TheStreet is looking for personal finance writers to create content for its Web site MainStreet.com in New York.
Applicants should have at least three year's experience in writing online, an understanding of financial issues and strong investigative skills. Candidates should also posses a distinctive writing voice and the ability to write clean copy.
To apply, e-mail your resume, cover letter and clips to resumes@thestreet.com with "MainStreet Writer" in the subject line.

View the job posting here.

Freelance for Examiner.com

Examiner.com is looking for telecommuting freelance journalists to write for its Business and Finance Channel on some of the following subjects:

• Green Business
  
• Home Building Industry
  
• Internet Business
  
• Nonprofit Business
  
• Organic Industry
  
• Retirement Planning
  
• Start-up Business
  
• Tourism Industry

The freelancers will write original, insightful content on their selected subject for Examiner's Web site. Freelancers will receive competitive pay based on their content's page views, unique visitors, session length and advertising performance. Freelancers will be expected to post three to four short articles with timely content per week.
Applicants should be proficient with Web tools and online publishing systems.

View the job posting here and apply online here.

Edit business news in Arkansas

The Arkansas Business Publishing Group is looking for a full-time assistant editor at its headquarters in Little Rock.
The assistant editor will be responsible for editing content, researching and supporting editorial staff. The editor will also write, edit and proof articles and lists as well as conduct interviews.
Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in journalism or English and be familiar with Macintosh operating systems.
To apply, e-mail a resume to Human Resource Director Bill Page at bpage@abpg.com

Lear more about the position here.

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Work for the Federal Reserve Board

The Federal Reserve Board is looking for a communications specialist for its Division of Consumer and Community Affairs in Washington D.C.
The specialist will be responsible for creating a comprehensive guide for the division's internal communications. The specialist will also:

• Produce and manage the content and design on the division's internal Web site and board's public Web site.
  
• Help lead a cross-division team with representatives from the Regulations, Consumer Compliance and Analysis and Communications branches to ensure they're represented.
• Orchestrate division-wide staff meetings and information sessions.
• Work with Division Information Services to grow the division's Web communication.

Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in journalism, public relations, advertising, communications or a similar field. They should also have at least four years' experience in editing for the Web as well as a background in video, graphics and social networking. Applicants with knowledge of HTML and content management systems are preferred. Experience in financial services, regulatory environments, economics or community development is a plus when applying.

To learn more about the position and apply online, visit here and search for job id 7154.

Design for Bloomberg

Bloomberg L.P. is looking for a full-time senior designer in New York to manage the User Experience Design for its Web site.
The designer will be expected to construct "effective information architecture for a content-rich site." Some of the designer's responsibilities will include:

• Building templates and interactive features.
• Creatively implementing editorial ideas.
  
• Monitoring design consistency.
• Coming up with new ideas for improving the Web site's architecture, content presentation and functionality.

Candidates should have a bachelor's degree and a background in interactive and visual design projects. Applicants should be able to hand-code and have a strong grasp of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, DreamWeaver, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress and Illustrator. They should also have knowledge of cross-browser and cross-platform issues. All applicants will be required to submit samples of their work. Past work at large media organizations is a plus.

View the job posting here and apply online here.

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Edit and oversee ideas for Harvard Business Publishing

Harvard Business Publishing is looking for an executive editor of ideas in Watertown, Massachusetts.
The editor will report to the editor-in-chief of the Harvard Business Review Group and oversee "the discovery, acquisition and development of content ideas" for all of its publications including its Web site, magazine and books. The selected applicant will also:

• Supervise the organization's 12 Idea Teams and editorial staff to ensure they produce quality ideas and content.
  
• Edit and work with editors to plan content.
  
• Keep up to date on developments in business and management.
  

Candidates should have at least 10 years' experience in business journalism at a publication with tight deadlines. They should also have at least five years' experience managing journalists and editors and coordinating coverage.

To learn more about the job and apply online, visit here.

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Become a communications manager in Florida

The Institute for Business and Home Safety is looking for a full-time communications manager in Tampa, Florida.
The manager will be responsible for promoting the institute through print, television, radio and online media as well for creating news releases, media alerts, fact sheets, position statements, letters-to-the editor and op-eds. The selected candidate will also be expected to create media relations strategies that encompass both new and traditional journalism outlets.
Applicants should have a degree in a relevant field and have at least 5 years of media-related experience. They should also have strong multitasking skills and be experienced in print/electronic media.

To apply, send your resume to Human Resource Manager Debbie Perricone at dperricone@ibhs.org.

View the job posting here.

Invest your skills in Investopedia

Investopedia, economic Web site and good friend to business journalists everywhere, is looking for freelance financial writers with an edge.
The writers would create content for its new Financial Edge channel. Due to the nature of the work, writers can live anywhere in the country and telecommute to work.
To apply, send an e-mail with your resume, cover letter, clips and an unpublished sample of the kind of writing you would contribute to Financial Edge to editors@investopedia.com

View the job posting here.

Work on Planet Money

National Public Radio's series Planet Money is in need of an executive producer at its headquarters in New York.
The producer will oversee the series as a whole, including production, staff and spending. The selected candidate will also work as a representative of Planet Money with NPR departments including Development, Sponsorship, Member & Program Services, Finance, Strategic Planning, Legal and IT.
Applicants should have a bachelor's degree or an "equivalent combination of education and experience." Candidate should have at least 10 years' experience in broadcast journalism and editing. They should also have:

• Experience managing editors, producers and on-air journalists.
• Journalistic or editorial experience reporting on business and economics.
  
• The ability to schedule in a union environment.
• A willingness to relocate and work a variety of shifts.

Knowledge of advanced audio production is a plus, as is an understanding of Web 2.0 including social media, digital production, data visualization and search engine optimization.

To learn more and apply online, visit here.

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Dow Jones needs an editor and journalists

The Wall Street Journal Online is looking for an editor to lead a new business-focused Web site. Dow Jones says the position is "a rare opportunity to help shape a new site that will break ground in the paid-content arena". The editor will lead a team of editors and create comprehensive coverage through multimedia. They will also meet with technology, product development, business development and marketing teams to make the new site.
Applicants should have a strong understanding of business along with 10 years' experience in journalism with at least three to five of those years spent in digital operations. They should also be knowledgeable in content-management systems, taxonomy and metadata design and the product-development process.

Dow Jones is also looking for journalists. A reporter to cover aerospace companies is wanted in California who has five years' experience at a daily newspaper. The company is also looking for a reporter in New York to cover the oil market for its newswire.

Learn more about the position and apply online here.

Be a senior business writer in New Jersey

Diversity Incorporated LLC is looking for a full-time senior business writer for its Web site DiversityIncBestPractices.com at its headquarters in Newark, New Jersey.
The writer will be expected to produce at least 3,000 words a week for stories and conduct video interviews. The journalist will also be responsible for creating business-diversity management features, factoids, charts and timelines as well as for generating story ideas.
Applicants should have a bachelor's degree, five years' experience as a business journalist and experience in writing for the Web. They should also have clips including quotes from senior officials in different corporations and businesses.

To apply, send your resume, salary requirements and a one paragraph statement about your commitment to diversity to Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Barbara Frankel at BFrankel@DiversityInc.com.

Learn more about the position here.

Freelance via telecommute

A freelance writer is wanted for SmartBrief Incorporated's advertising beat. The job is a telecommuting position and applicants can be located anywhere in the country.
The writer will cover the advertising industry and create daily online business/consumer news e-mail publications. The writer will be expected to find relevant information for executives on the Web and summarize it. Whoever is hired will also work with editors to produce briefs.
Applicants should have previous experience covering the advertising industry at a newspaper, journal or trade publication. All candidates will be asked to take a timed writing test.

To apply, e-mail a resume and cover letter to jobs@smartbrief.com with Advertising Beat Freelancer in the subject line.

To learn more about the job, look here.

Write and produce in Iowa

BVS Incorporated is looking for an executive producer and writer to work for them in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The writer will work in the Creative Services Division overseeing and creating online content/interactive multimedia. The content he or she creates will be used in computer presentations for training bank and credit union employees.
Those who apply should have a bachelor's degree. Applicants should also have at least four years' experiencing in producing and writing and at least two years' of executive producing for broadcast and Web content.
To apply, email your cover letter, resume, writing samples and other relevant samples of work to the executive vice president at riler@bvs.com or mail it to:

Executive Vice President Rick Iler
BVS Incorporated
4060 Glass Road N.E.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

For more information, view the job posting here.

Reynolds Center gets new Web managing editor

Robin J. Phillips, a journalist with a rich background in business news and online journalism, has joined the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism as Web managing editor for its site: www.BusinessJournalism.org.

Phillips comes to the center at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication from a job as online community manager for www.azcentral.com, the Web site of The Arizona Republic in Phoenix. She has also served as deputy business editor at The Republic and Newsday, as well as editor for BusinessWeek Online’s small business channel.

She was an adjunct professor of new media at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York and has presented at various journalism organizations on the use of social media as a reporting tool.

“Robin brings the perfect combination of skills for elevating our Web site to the next level,” said Linda Austin, executive director of the Reynolds Center, explaining that the center provides free training in business journalism both online and through regional workshops. “She will expand and enhance our online training offerings, as well as make our site even more timely and interactive.”

Phillips, an early advocate of the journalistic uses of social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, will be using her skills in that area to advance the quality of business journalism, Austin said.

“The past few years have shown us the importance of business journalism and how essential it is for all journalists to understand how to tell business stories,” Phillips said. “I am thrilled at the opportunity to expand the reach of the Reynolds Center and to help journalists tell those stories in whatever form they take: print, broadcast, digital or any combination of the three.”

Phillips, who holds a degree in journalism and political science from the University of Hawaii, joins the center Aug. 10. She can be reached at 602-496-9190 or robin.phillips.1@asu.edu.

The Reynolds Center on ASU’s downtown Phoenix campus is funded by a grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, based in Las Vegas, Nev. More than 8,000 journalists nationwide have attended the center’s free business journalism workshops since its founding in 2003. BusinessJournalism.org draws about 15,500 unique monthly visitors. Follow the center on Facebook and Twitter.

New free iPhone app from CNNMoney.com

CNNMoney.com launched its first iPhone application today, offering it free of charge for users.
The customizable application offers business headlines, business news, stock quotes and financial data. The app allows users to track individual stocks and access 10 different editorial sections and Web video from shows including Tech-Mate, Strategy Sessions and New Money.

Read the story here. Get the app from Apple or CNNMoney. CNNMoney.com also offers a mobile site for BlackBerry phones .

What do you think of mobile applications? Does your organization have a mobile app? Comment and let us hear what you think.

PHOTO CREDIT: CNNMONEY.COM

Our economy's scribble

The New York Times recently created an interesting interactive graphic, taking a page from The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in charting the economic cycle and its major turning points.
The chart, reminiscent of drawings in "Harold and the Purple Crayon", illustrates how volatile our economy can be. Using O.E.C.D. data and charting methods, The New York Times actively illustrates the rollercoaster peaks and dips of the economy from the 1970s to the giant fall of May 2009.
Watching the swinging scribbles of the business cycle over the past 30 years (particularly its recent dive) may not be the most comforting thing in the world, but it is enlightening. Following the cues of O.E.C.D economists to simplify data into something visual and trend-revealing was a smart move on the Times part. Making it into a live-action graph that moves was an even smarter one, taking an otherwise complex and alien-looking graph and turning it into an engaging and insightful piece of multimedia.
View the interactive graphic here.

What do you think of the illustration of the economic cycle? What articles or graphics have you worked on lately that simplified complex data? Comment and let us know!

Have an idea for a good blog for The Pulse? Email it to us at businessjournalism@businessjournalism.org.

CHART CREDIT: The New York Times

Bloomberg mag to expand in print and online

An expansion is in the works for Bloomberg magazine's print and online efforts, according to reports from the Financial Times.
The story says that the move comes after several recent key hires, including the new publisher of Bloomberg Markets magazine, Michael Dukmejian, who spent 26 years at Time Inc. Norm Pearlstine, the former Time Inc editor in chief, and Andy Lack, the former NBC News president, were also hired to help expand the reach of the company's editorial output beyond the traditional Bloomberg terminal.
From the story: “I think the magazine and the company are in a unique position today to do the kind of business journalism today that a lot of companies with strained resources aren’t doing,” Mr Dukmejian told the FT.

The downturn reaches a Mongolian goat farm

Today, The New York Times ran an article called "Soft Market for Cashmere Takes Toll in China" that shows the yo-yo effect of the recession from America to China and back again.
The story speaks with goat farmers, yarn factory workers, and sales managers to trace what the drop in America's cashmere demand has meant for people in Mongolia and China.
Accompanying the article is an illuminating piece of multimedia. While a modest slideshow, it tells a strong visual story of the recession's impact on cashmere from a small Mongolian goat farm all the way to Saks Fifth Avenue in New York.
Stories that veer away from the obviously suffering industries (autos, banking, etc.) are more necessary than ever at a time when media organizations can get tunnel vision for the industries frying in the spotlight.
Covering the less blatantly struggling industries not only provides greater coverage diversity but adds detail to the overall picture of the economic recession to show that our problems are more widespread (both in the United States and abroad) than many perceive.
You can view the story here and the slideshow here.

What industries have you covered in the context of the recession? What's a strong piece of business multimedia you've seen? Comment and tell us about it or send it to The Pulse at businessjournalism@businessjournalism.org!

Photo credit: Timothy O'Rourke for The New York Times.

Athletes turned entrepreneurs

Portfolio has created a series of videos interviewing athletes who have become avid entrepreneurs. The athletes discuss lessons they've learned in the process of entering business and offer advice for aspiring industrialists. The athlete entrepreneurs include:

• Peggy Fleming
• Tate George
• Tony Hawk
• Eric Heiden
• Stacy Peralta
• Ray Pinney
• Jerry Rice
• Cathy Rigby
• Leonard Wheeler

These videos go beyond the traditional advice of business executives, delving into the real-life experiences of entrepreneurs striving to establish themselves through their innovation and athletic experiences.
The framing is intimate and creates the sense you're having a one-on-one talk with the speakers. Each interview is cut into 5 bite-size pieces both candid and inclusive for viewers, something all business journalists should aspire to in pieces on business individuals.
To view the videos, click here.

What do you think of athletes that enter business? What stories have you written lately on entrepreneurs? Comment and let us know!

Gannett to Webcast quarter earnings conference call

Gannett announced on its Web site today that it will be Webcasting its conference call discussing the company's second-quarter earnings with financial analysts July 15 at 10:00 a.m. EST.
The company’s earnings announcement will be released to news outlets and wire services before the market opens on July 15. Gannett will also post a transcript of the call and allow the public to replay the call on its site.
View the press release here.

How do you think Gannett has done in its second-quarter earnings? Comment and tell us.

Times Union employees reject outsourcing

According to the Albany Newspaper Guild blog, Time Union employees voted down a contract offer that would have allowed the company to outsource any job and layoff employees regardless of their time and seniority at the newspaper by a vote of 125 to 35.
View the blog release here.

What do you think of the employees' vote? How do you feel about outsourcing in the newsroom? Comment and tell us.

Innovation in job loss

The Boston Globe ran an interesting online story today about airline design innovation.
The story tells how Emil Jacob, a man who recently lost his job at an economics consulting company, came to invent and patent a new airplane seating system to create less cramped conditions for passengers riding coach.
At a time when bad news keeps on coming for the economy and job market, this story highlights the opportunity one man made of his unemployment to follow other interests and better the services of an industry.
Finding positive stories in a dark economic time is a true challenge for business journalists. Yet if it is done well, journalists can give much-needed hope and inspiration to their downtrodden readers.
View the story here.

What stories have you written covering the positive repercussions of the recession? Comment and let us know.

New York Times starts consumer blog

According to Talking Biz News, The New York Times will be starting a consumer blog focusing on issues like consumer protection. Larry Ingrassia, business editor for The New York Times, announced the creation of the blog in response to a reader's comment that asked why the paper didn’t have a consumer column.
View the story here. To see Ingrassia's announcement, click here.

RTNDA offers new financial reporting section

The Radio-Television News Directors Association is offering a new financial reporting section with story ideas, case studies and resources for reporters. It has everything from story ideas for local scams and foreclosure auctions to how to prepare academics and economists for live television interviews.
One great piece of advice RTNDA gives that journalists don't follow enough is to follow the dominoes. Following the micro ripples of the recession through local communities shows readers that journalists care. It also displays the real human casualties in an economic collapse too often portrayed as nebulous and impersonal.
Visit the site here.

How are you following the dominoes? Comment and tell us how you're tracking the recession in your community.

Philly papers to charge for online content

By the end of this year, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Daily News will charge for online content.
In a Reuters story, Brian Tierney, chief executive of the company that owns the papers, also said he has plans to take on Google over possibly getting money for Philadelphia Media Holdings from its content that resides on the search engine’s site.
From the story:

"In the case of the Philly papers, Tierney’s company is going through Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization proceedings. With the company’s life on the line and a $53 million newsroom to run, what’s the harm in trying?"

Road to Ruin

MSNBC has created an interactive timeline charting the major business milestones of America's auto industry over since 1978. It also charts the stocks of General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Company and Chrysler as well as gas prices per gallon, new car dealerships, dealership employees and new vehicles sold.
There can never be too much context with complex issues like those plaging the automotive industry right now, and MSNBC helps give a fresh look at the big picture with its interactive media.
View the timeline here.

JobsPage relaunches with eNewsletter

Joe Grimm, the former recruiter for Freep.com, has relaunched JobsPage and created a new eNewsletter to accompany it. The Web site offers "Career Strategies for Journalists" and provides workshops, articles with career advice, journalism job/internship listings, an "Ask the Recruiter" section, and more.
Check out the new site here.

Deadline for ICFJ personal finance for Hispanic journalists June 8

The application deadline for International Center for Journalists' two online personal finance training courses is now June 8.
Hispanic journalists and U.S. journalists covering Hispanic issues in the U.S. and Puerto Rico can take the courses in Spanish or English from June 15 to September 14.
The courses will teach journalists about credit, lending, housing, mortgages, retirement planning and investing, and other issues.
Three participants will receive a McGraw-Hill Personal Finance Award and cash prizes of US$2,000, US$1,000 and US$500 at the end of the course. The winners will also participate in the McGraw-Hill Forum for Hispanic Financial Literacy.
For more information and online application click here.

GM bankruptcy resources

The Los Angeles Times has created a list of General Motors Corp. top 20 unsecured creditors with the type and amount of claims each has in G.M., a great resource for reporting how G.M. filing for bankruptcy will affect other organizations. It also has great graphics on the number of union workers at G.M. and G.M.'s global sales by region.
The New York Times also has enlightening multimedia on G.M.'s current predicament, including a timeline graphing G.M.'s history from 1908 to today chronicling its struggles and successes up to the Chapter 11. Its graph contrasting the amount of cars and trucks G.M. has been producing since the 1960s is also very insightful. A NYT map showing the number and locations of jobs the company has cut in the past two years helps show where plants may be closed and jobs may be lost in the aftermath of the bankruptcy filing.
Click here to see the most recent press releases from G.M.

Have other information or resources you'd like us to find for you? Comment and let us know.

Riding the wave

This week Google announced its new communication tool, Wave.

Due out sometime this year, the application imcorporates the elements of conversation and an electronic documents.

With Wave, people can communicate and collaborate with text, photos, videos, and maps in real-time.
Participants can also reply anywhere in a message feed, edit content and add participants to the process. 

The product idea, which originated from the success of email and instant messaging, has been in the works for more than two years.

From the post:

"It's concurrent rich-text editing, where you see on your screen nearly instantly what your fellow collaborators are typing in your wave. That means Google Wave is just as well suited for quick messages as for persistent content — it allows for both collaboration and communication. You can also use "playback" to rewind the wave and see how it evolved," said Lars Rasmussen, Google's software engineering manager.

Photos for the win

If one thing's for certain, business stories tend to be text-heavy and photo-light. When photos do accompany business articles, they're often of executives sitting stiffly at their desks, products sitting limply on a table, or just an outside shot of a business.
That's why I find the slideshow accompanying The Wall Street Journal's "Wal-Mart Exports Big-Box Concept to India" refreshing.
Eric Bellmen doesn't just take a picture of Mike Duke or the store being constructed. He goes a step farther, taking pictures of the people running India's small retailers soon to be impacted by Wal-Mart in a big way.
Bellmen's slideshow takes Wal-Mart's abstract business decision and makes it concrete, clearly showing the human impact of the business news. Photography is the ideal medium for reporters to incorporate more of the humanity within business news into their stories.
Learning to think outside traditional business photojournalism to create greater context and human interest within business stories is essential for all 21st century journalists to master.
View the slide show here.

Done some great business journalism photography? Comment and tell us about it.

Top newspaper execs meet to discuss charging for online content

According to The Atlantic, the nation's top newspaper executives will be coming together to discuss charging for online content at a hotel near Chicago today.
The Models to Monetize Content meeting, said to be organized by Newspaper Association of America and led by Barbara Cohen, will reportedly include executives from Advance Publications, The Associated Press, E.W. Scripps, Freedom Communications Inc., Gannett, Hearst Newspapers, Lee Enterprises, McClatchy, MediaNews Group,The New York Times Co. and Philadelphia Media Holdings.

The decisions made at this meeting could indelibly change the face of the media landscape to come. While some journalists are cheering the prospect of being paid for online content, many readers are still uncertain of online content's value and the ability of newspapers to offer more worth beyond their print editions.
James Warren's perspective on the meeting and the industry as a whole is similar to that of many journalists' today-simultaneously cynical and optimistic. From the story:

Now, more than ever, is a time for creativity and nerve, not just hunkering down and crossing fingers that safe harbor will appear on the horizon. It's a wonderful and important product, vital to American communities. Unlike a lot of jobs, you can look yourself in the mirror and know you're doing some good. Many newsrooms remain filled with a sense of mission even amid the looming dread.

View the story here.

How do you feel about the meeting and charging for online content? Comment and let us know.

Benefit for business journalism & SABEW

Paul Steiger (former Wall Street Journal managing editor and ProPublica founder) and Larry Ingrassia (New York Times Business editor) are hosting an event to benefit business journalism and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW).
The event will raise funds to aid displaced business journalists as well as train business journalists in digital media.
With the money raised, SABEW's plans to remake its job listing site, create a market for freelancers to find work, establish a mentor program for displaced journalists, teletrain journalists on multimedia and business journalism, offer scholarships to attend conferences and training, and revamp its website.
Event Details
Location:
The World Room, The School of Journalism at Columbia University 2950 Broadway; New York, NY.
Time: Thursday, May 28, from 6 to 8 p.m.
RSVP: To sabew[at]missouri.edu by Tuesday, May 26.
Price: The event is free but donations to the SABEW Fund for the Future are requested as SABEW must raise $50,000 by August to qualify for a matching amount from four foundations.

The recession interactive

Portfolio.com, despite its rocky road to survival over the past few months, hasn't faltered in creating outstanding interactive media covering business. Its packages have simplified recent economic issues and put them into context in a clear, visual way.
Take the interactive multimedia with Band-Aids for the Ailing Economy, for example. Portfolio staff created a comprehensive timeline from 1860 to 2008 showing fluctuations in the nation's gross domestic product, wars, financial crises, house majority and major government regulations on the banking industry. This piece not only displays the nuances of what contributes to a faltering economy, but puts today's recession into context in America's financial history.
This multimedia feature achieves what all business coverage should-it takes vast amounts of complex data and facts and serves it to users in comprehensible, chewable pieces.
Some other Portfolio interactive pieces to check out:
Wall Street's Graveyard, Brother, Can You Spare $2?, The Green Miles, Subprimal Headquarters, and False Starts. The graphic Uncle Sam's Growing Portfolio is also worth a look.

To see Portfolio's interactive features section, click here.

San Jose Mercury News may charge for content

The San Jose Mercury News has reportedly decided to start charging for its content. The paper is reportedly planning on charging people to access its online edition.
The paper's choice has the potential to impact how other Media News Group publications treat their online content.
Former Mercury News online editor Michael Bazeley said the move could put the paper at the mercy of competing organizations.

"You're going to essentially open up the market for other people who want to come into the market and offer content for free, and there will always be people. There will always be competitors who see an opportunity," Bazeley said.

Readers also offered skepticism about the decision.
Mercury staff have remained silent about the dramatic change thus far, declining an interview with a local media station ABC7.
View the story here.

Economic map down

Slate created an interactive map this month that chronicles America's increasing job losses from Jan. 2007 to March 2009.
The map is strewn with markers, detailing down to state counties the jobs gained or lost in the current month. The map's animation ticks through its timeline, showing changes in employment down to individual counties by changes in map markers' color and scale.
The project, which is based on local area unemployment statistics from the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, takes a large body of data and gives it life. It also provides insight into different regional economic trends over the past three years.
Business journalism projects like this that simultaneously provide a macro and micro perspective on national issues are becoming a necessity rather than a luxury. Multimedia pieces like this interactive map are key in journalism stepping up to help people navigate this complex financial environment.
View the project here.

100 most creative people in business

Fast Company released its collection of 100 Most Creative People in Business Monday. The profile pages have:

• A paragraph about the person's life and work
• Links to their Web sites
• Stories about them from Google News
• Excerpts from their Wikipedia pages, blogs, or other online accounts like Linkedin and Twitter
• Videos of the individuals and their work from Vimeo and Youtube
• Their company's stock ticker or their standing on Google Trends
• A photo gallery of their products, programs and other work
• A collection of their notable quotes

Fast Company's collection shows an informed understanding of the Web. It takes full advantage of its online format, creating a collage of the individuals' Internet manifestations to give people a bigger picture of what each innovator is like.
It also avoids the typical, cliché business profile format, offering readers something they haven't already seen. The collection is a great example of business reporting in a Web 2.0 world.
View the collection here.

SmartMoney editor leads writing course

SmartMoney senior editor, Beverly Goodman will teach an online course on Mediabistro.com next month to help journalists hone their business writing skills.
The four week financial writing course, being held June 2- June 30, will offer an interactive experience for writers to achieve timely and original business angles in these challenging economic times.
Find complete course details here.

"Reuters Small Business" up and running

Reuters Small Business, a micro-site geared toward entrepreneurs, launched today.
Content now up on the site includes information for finding start-up funding in the bailout area and a multimedia feature on budding handbag maven Jane Saidenberg.
From the site:

We’ve got a dedicated editorial team looking at the stories that matter most to the small business sector, and content from partners like Entrepreneur, BNET, IDG, GreenBiz.com, and Wired. Editor Jon Cook will also be reporting live from the Small Business Week conference in Washington, DC.

Tucson Citizen ceases its print publication Saturday

Arizona's oldest paper, the Tucson Citizen, will cease it's print publication after Saturday's edition.
The paper reports that the Citizen's Web site will continue, but will be modified as an opinion site, eliminating news and sports reporting.
Gannett, the company which owns the Citizen, searched for a buyer for the paper and for the last month employees waited for the results of negotiations.
Ultimately, no buyers were found.
Employees will be informed today if they will be laid off, kept on staff for a transitional basis or hired full time.
To read the full story click here.

MoneyWatch.com increases video presence

CBSMoneyWatch.com is stepping up its online video presence through original programing and an increase in financial content, according to reports from The Huffington Post.
The personal finance site was launched last month. Now, a set and studio is currently in the works, one that will allow contributions to produce daily segments for MoneyWatch.
From the story:

The video-centric site, which features a prominent video player on the landing page, produces at least three original videos each week and adds about four to five videos to the site each day from the network's existing financial and business coverage from news programs like "The Early Show" and "The CBS Evening News."

AP launches economic stress index

The Associated Press is launching an economic stress index that will provide monthly, multi-format updates on the economic stress of the United States down to the county level.
The index weighs three economic variables - unemployment, foreclosures and bankruptcy - to produce a score on a scale of 0-100 that measures how the recession is affecting a county compared to all others.
The scores are then plotted on the interactive Associated Press Economic Stress Maps, which demonstrate at a highly local level how economic conditions have deteriorated since October 2007. They also can be used as a tool to measure the progress of recovery in the coming months, providing a granular view of economic change in the United States.

"The AP Economic Stress Index is a valuable tool for analyzing what got us to this point of the recession," said Kristin Gazlay, the AP's managing editor for business news and global training. "But, even more importantly, it gives us a way to look at how things change over time and judge whether the economy is actually getting better, including pinpointing precisely where the recovery has its roots."

WSJ to introduce micro-payment service

The Financial Times reports that News Corp has plans to take its paid content model one step further.
This year the company will introduce a micro-payment service that allows visitors to pay for individual articles and premium subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal’s website.
From the story:

"The move will position the Journal as the first big newspaper title to adopt a model many are cautiously studying as they seek to reduce their dependence on plunging advertising revenues. It comes as John Kerry, the senator leading congressional hearings on the future of journalism, told the FT it was conceivable that publishers could be given limited exemption from antitrust laws to discuss online models."

Times Wire launches on NYT homepage

TechCrunch reports that Times Wire, a new service which allows you to see New York Times articles, blog posts and stories by some wire services as they are placed on the web, is now available on the homepage of the paper's Web site.
Times Wire is updated every minute. In addition to a "Your News" section where readers can select the news they want to view, Business and Technology news also has its own section.
From the story:

Business and Technology is actually one of the sections that has its own tab right now, as the NYT clearly knows that tech lovers will probably be more interested in this than the average reader — at least right now. For all other sections, you can use the “Your News” area to filter the various sections of the site into your wire feed. There are also photos featured on the right hand side of the site, that you can click on to go to the story they pertain to.

MarketWatch.com gets a makeover

Reuters reports that MarketWatch.com launched a redesigned Web site today, one that's aimed to attract sophisticated professionals and bring in a wider class of advertisers.
According to the report, the site's new design packs in more content, stock quotes on demand, customized data and charts. It will also offer breaking news, analysis and market data in automatic updates.
From the story:

"It also plans to refine its focus on markets coverage, increase its technology story coverage, step up its presence overseas in places such as Japan, Israel and Canada and emphasize commentary -- a growing trend among news outlets trying to branch out beyond offering "commodity" daily news."

St. Louis Post-Dispatch owner reports smaller loss

Lee Enterprises, which owns the St. Louis Post-Dispatch among other papers, reported results for its second fiscal quarter Thursday.
The company posted a loss, but still fared better than it did in the previous quarter, according to the Associated Press via Yahoo! Finance.

The Davenport-based company lost $51.8 million, or $1.16 per share, in the quarter that ended March 29, compared with a loss of $713 million, or $15.90 per share. Excluding one-time costs, its loss was 7 cents per share.

Advertising sales were down 24 percent, with individual categories falling anywhere from 19 percent (retail ads) to 33 percent (classified).
In line with a common trend this quarter, the company showed losses in online advertising of 27 percent. Several other companies have shown similar losses online, where they had been experiencing solid growth for several years.
To read more, click here.

E.W. Scripps profit falls 88% in quarter

E.W. Scripps released first quarter results Monday which showed an 88% year-over-year decline in its newspaper division profits, according to Editor & Publisher.
Like most other publishers in the country, Scripps' overall newspaper ad revenue was down significantly. However, the company also posted a loss in online ad revenue:

Online revenue plummeted 26.5% to $7.3 million because of the weakness in print classified advertising, which accounts for 55% of online advertising revenue. Stripping out online ads tied to print, Scripps reported that online revenue from "pure-play" advertisers was up 30% to $3.4 million.

Much of the operating losses the company reported were one-time losses such as those related to the closing of the Rocky Mountain News. However, president and CEO Richard Boehne said that the second quarter looks like it will have results similar to those of the first quarter.
To read more, click here.

Washington Post Co. loses nearl $20 million in quarter

The Washington Post Company released its quarterly results Friday, which showed that the company lost $19.2 million in the quarter, according to The New York Times.

The newspaper division reported an operating loss of $54 million. And to punctuate that unit's decline, cable TV revenue overtook publishing for the first time. Now newspapers bring The Washington Post Co. less revenue than either cable or Kaplan education services, two units that have helped shield the company from the publishing industry's woes. The Washington Post Co. had seen nine straight quarters of declining profit before the loss this time around.

The year-over-year decline in revenue was due largely to a decrease in ad revenue of 33 percent, a figure that has not been uncommon for other large newspaper companies so far in 2009.
However, while most other companies are seeing online ad revenue increases in the general range of 10 percent, the Washington Post Co. posted an 8 percent loss in the category.
To read more, click here.

Circulation decline speeding up

Figures released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations show that newspaper circulation for the six months ending March 31 fell 7.1 percent, according to The New York Times.
That's an increase from the 4.3 percent and 3.6 percent drops over the previous two six-month periods.

Of the top 25 newspapers in the United States, all posted declines in circulation except for The Wall Street Journal, which eked out a 0.6 percent gain, according to figures released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. For the others, the declines ranged from 20.6 percent for The New York Post, to a slight 0.4 percent drop for The Chicago Sun-Times.

The Audit Bureau also showed, however, that the number of unique visitors to newspaper websites is still increasing.
The sites combined to draw 73 million unique visitors per month in the first quarter of 2009, a year-over-year increase of 10.5 percent.
Click here to read more.

Former Star-Ledger employees start news site

Last year, New Jersey's The Star-Ledger bought out nearly half of its 330 newsroom employees in an effort to avoid shutting down or exploring a sale if costs could not be cut.
According to Editor & Publisher, 40 of those former employees have now started up their own news site, NewJerseyNewsroom.com.

The site, which so far has only Google ads but virtually no overhead, claims about 10,000 page views per week. It is mixing original reporting about the Garden State -- ranging form statehouse issues to sports -- along with links to other sites, including the Star-Ledger. An arrangement with Voice of America also allows the site to use that outlet's content.

No one working for the site is being paid yet, since they each have several months worth of salary payments remaining from their buyouts. This helps the new site keep costs low while it tries to attract readers, advertising dollars and funding.
To read more, click here.

WSJ interactive map: "Pressure on the Presses"

The Wall Street Journal has an interactive map that details some of the hits the top 50 U.S. newspapers have taken between 2006 and 2009. A detailed chart also lists the same information for the top 100 newspapers. From job cuts to revenue losses to shutdowns, the multimedia piece illuminates the trouble the industry has faced in recent years.

For the piece click here.

Average time spent declines for many in March

Among the top 30 newspaper websites in terms of unique monthly visitors, most saw a decline in the average time spent per visitor in March, according to Editor & Publisher.

The average time spent per person at the NYTimes.com dropped by six minutes in March 2009 compared to the same period a year ago. The NYTimes.com has some company: The Wall Street Journal lost more than five minutes March 2009. So did Politico.
In fact, just over half of the top 30 newspaper Web sites (ranked by uniques) experienced declines in the average time spent per person.

Some sites enjoyed large gains, however. Both The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Newsday improved by more than eight minutes.
The New York Times was overtaken in first place by the Star Tribune, which lost about thirty seconds to finish with an average of over 32 minutes.
While the news can be interpreted negatively from an advertising standpoint, it can also be a sign that the number of unique users is increasing, which is the case for some papers on the list.
To see the list and read more, click here.

McClatchy hit hard by 1st quarter ad revenue

McClatchy Co. announced its first quarter results Thursday, and reported a drop in advertising revenue of just under 30 percent, according to Editor & Publisher.
Overall losses also exceeded analysts' expectations:

McClatchy reported a loss of $37.7 million, or 45 cents a share, from a loss of $993,000, or 1 cent a share, in the first quarter of 2008. Adjusted for certain items, such as severance payments from a wave of layoffs, the loss from continuing operations was $22.9 million, or 28 cents a share. The consensus of analysts had been for an 11-cent loss per share.

In more positive news, print revenue increased slightly, and when employment advertising is excluded, digital advertising was up 28.7 percent.
Click here to read more.

Wired editor on free media

Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired, talks about his new book and his notion that media companies can succeed in today's marketplace by charging consumers little or nothing, in the December issue of Media magazine.

He compares online tools and software to the media market and says music and video games will become free. He states that nobody wants to read an entire book online...we have to agree with that.
Anderson also comments on the newspaper and magazine model, saying "Most media has always been free to air. They say that if you understand why they sell newspapers in boxes that don't limit the number of copies you can take, you understand the newspaper business. They aren't selling newspapers. They're selling audiences to advertisers. [Magazines] charge a nominal price that is as close to zero as possible to incentivize the largest number of people to subscribe, but not so close to zero that it makes the product look de-valued. But it has no relation to the underlying costs."
Read the entire article here.

Prosper Out of Print

California-based Propser, a monthly magazine for the greater Sacramento market focusing on capturing "the entrepreneurial spirit of the people and organizations who are flourishing," is taking what seems to have become the path of choice in today's startup publishing market. The company is halting its print publication, laying off employees and taking time to ponder...can you guess what? Yes, they are considering online initiatives as a way to continue the Prosper brand.
Get more details on the changes in a video message here.

BusinessWeek: layoffs and staff shuffle

As many as a dozen BusinessWeek employees will be laid off as magazine combines it print and digital staff into a one editorial operation, according to a report from Folio.
An internal memo was given to staff on Wednesday by editor Stephen Adler.
Folio points out that the layoffs come as BusinessWeek experiences success. It's readership is up 3 percent and newsstand sales up 25 percent.
To read the full report click here.

Yahoo! Finance gets CNBC video

Yet another sign that business journalism and multimedia delivery is more important than ever, and it's as simple as supply and demand.
When the economy falters, the consumer feels he or she doesn't have enough information and wants more insight. All eyes turn toward the markets, and Yahoo! is striving to get ahead and fulfill the demand by strengthening its finance channel with a new distribution agreement with CNBC. As part of the content-sharing plan announced today, CNBC, including its global networks, will provide video clips and articles for use on Yahoo! Finance. According to the release, the agreement represents "CNBC's first global online alliance and Yahoo!'s first global finance video agreement." Video topics will include commentary, market buzz, analysis, interviews and investing segments.
For the full release, click here.

BusinessWeek gets Linked In

BusinessWeek is getting their Web site all linked in. MediaPost.com is reporting that the publisher is one of the first to get the LinkedIn invite, which will allow BusinessWeek developers to utilize functionality from the popular business social-network site for use on businessweek.com. According to the article,

"In one feature, LinkedIn will create links in the text of BusinessWeek editorial content for the proper names of businesses and people. By mousing over the links, the reader can determine how they are connected to the individual or entity in question, including how many of their own contacts are connected."

Will the synergy result in making businessweek.com a place where business is done rather than just talked about? Will you as a reader be connected through your network to business news makers of the day? And if so, what will that mean for journalists? We'll be watching...and in the meantime,we'll be beefing up our LinkedIn profiles.
Read Mediapost.com's full report here.

SFGate launches new online business page

The San Francisco Chronicle launched a new business page on its site SFGate.com.
Packed with blogs, breaking news and a section focused on small business, the paper said it also plans to increase its business news posts throughout the day.
The page's design make it easier for visitors to find content on topics like Real Estate and inside the paper's five business columns.
To check out the new site click here.

Partners: International Herald Tribune and Reuters

The International Herald Tribune's financial section will have a updated feel next month, changes that stem from a new partnership with Reuters.
The daily business section of IHT.com and the print editions will be renamed Business with Reuters and will publish news from both organizations, according to reports from the International Herald Tribune.
The agreement replaced the papers' partnership with Bloomberg, which since 2002 has worked with the International Herald Tribune's financial sections.
Executive Editor Michael Oreskes said the project could spark even broader cooperation in the future.
To read the full story click here.

Internet access in flight

Several major airlines may soon allow passengers to log onto the Internet during their flights.
The New York Times reports that next week, JetBlue Airways will offer a free e-mail and instant messaging service on one aircraft, a first in the United States.
American Airlines, Virgin America and Alaska Airlines also plan to add more Web options in the next few months.
The report says the airlines’ goal is to turn their planes into the equivalent of a wireless hot spot once the aircraft reaches its cruising altitude.
To read the entire story click here.