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IBJ Podcast: Acclaimed reporter took a buyout and quit the business. He returned as a one-man news bureau.

August 10, 2026 | Mason King

Soon after resigning from the Journal & Courier, Dave Bangert received a few signs his news career might not be over. Now he works just as hard but on his own terms.

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What do these Indiana 250 leaders have in common? A paper route!

July 24, 2026 | Lesley Weidenbener and Ann Finch

Many of IBJ’s 2026 Indiana 250 leaders delivered newspapers as their first jobs — most as teenagers but a few as young as 9 years old.

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News outlets urge judge to sanction OpenAI in high-stakes AI copyright fight

July 9, 2026 | Associated Press

Newspapers allege the ChatGPT maker is hiding evidence important to what could be a landmark copyright infringement trial over how OpenAI and its business partner, Microsoft, built their AI technologies using millions of news articles.

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IBJ wins 9 business journalism awards, including silver in ‘best newspaper’ category

May 20, 2026 | IBJ Staff

IBJ Engagement Editor Mason King won two awards at the Alliance of Area Business Publications’ summer conference.

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IBJ Podcast: IBJ’s editor on making mistakes, combatting bias, diversifying revenue

May 18, 2026 | Mason King

Lesley Weidenbener discusses a serious error made by the newsroom earlier this month, the financial health of IBJ’s parent company and avoiding political partiality.

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AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper journalism

April 6, 2026 | Associated Press

The news organization is becoming more focused on visual journalism and developing new revenue sources, particularly through companies investing in artificial intelligence, to cope with the economic collapse of many legacy news outlets.

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Washington Post cuts one-third of its staff

February 4, 2026 | Associated Press

The Post’s executive editor, Matt Murray, called the move painful but necessary to put the outlet on stronger footing and to weather changes in technology and user habits.

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The Indiana Lawyer to become weekly supplement in IBJ’s print edition

January 8, 2026 | Dave Lindquist

The Indiana Lawyer’s non-print coverage—which includes a podcast, email newsletters and website—will continue.

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Former IndyStar reporter Ryan Martin returns as executive editor

September 17, 2025 | Dave Lindquist

Martin was part of a team of journalists from IndyStar and three other news organizations that won the 2021 Pulitzer in the category of national reporting.

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Award-winning Hoosier sports writer Bob Hammel dies at 88

July 20, 2025 | IBJ Staff

Hammel, who was closely associated with legendary IU basketball coach Bob Knight, won 16 Indiana Sportswriter of the Year awards and covered many of the biggest stories in Indiana sports history.

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News team that provides content to Indiana public broadcasters to be dismantled

July 8, 2025 | Dave Lindquist

Indiana Public Broadcasting News is in peril after the Indiana Legislature removed millions of dollars earmarked to support public stations.

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Major newspapers ran summer reading list with book titles made up by AI

May 21, 2025 | The Washington Post

Two major newspapers find themselves at the center of an AI-related gaffe after they published syndicated content packed with unidentifiable quotes from fake experts and imaginary book titles.

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IndyStar’s executive editor exiting job to return to Colorado

May 13, 2025 | Dave Lindquist

Eric Larsen is the fourth consecutive IndyStar executive editor to hold the position for less than two years.

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IBJ wins 9 honors, Indiana Lawyer earns 4 at Indiana journalism event

May 4, 2025 | IBJ Staff

Combined, the publications won eight first-place awards Friday night at the Best of Indiana event in Carmel.

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John Feinstein, author of ‘A Season on the Brink,’ about Bob Knight, dies at 69

March 14, 2025 | The Washington Post

When “A Season on the Brink” appeared in 1986, it was immediately recognized as a breakthrough in sports writing.

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A reporter keeps asking about Caitlin Clark. Players want her banned.

October 2, 2024 | The Washington Post

The Women’s National Basketball Players Association has issued a statement calling for the league to revoke the credential of columnist Christine Brennan, one of the most recognizable sports journalists in the country.

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Samm Quinn promoted to IBJ managing editor role

September 30, 2024 | Dave Lindquist

Samm Quinn served as editor of IBJ’s special publications and wrote about the city of Indianapolis as well as North of 96th topics.

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IBJ Media names Jim Meyer editor of The Indiana Lawyer

June 14, 2024 | Dave Lindquist

Jim Meyer, news editor of The Herald-Bulletin in Anderson, served in the U.S. Army for eight years before earning his journalism degree.

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Eight major newspapers join legal backlash against OpenAI, Microsoft

April 30, 2024 | The Washington Post

The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI and Microsoft used copyrighted newspaper articles to train their algorithms without compensating content owners.

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Nate Feltman becomes sole owner of IBJ Media

March 20, 2024 | Dave Lindquist

IBJ Media CEO and Publisher Nate Feltman purchased the shares of Indianapolis businessmen Mickey Maurer and Bob Schloss this month.

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