Gannett Inc., publisher of The Indianapolis Star, has been actively pursuing an acquisition of the Chicago-based newspaper chain formerly known as Tribune Publishing, but has thus far been rebuffed.
An open letter written by Indiana Black Expo President Tanya Bell has exposed a major rift between the organization and the market’s two biggest media properties targeting local black audiences.
Former music editor Katherine Coplen plans to continue with changes to the alternative newsweekly and its online site, as well as beef up political coverage.
Ed Wenck, former radio personality and current managing editor for Nuvo, is leaving after less than three years at the alternative weekly for a quieter career out of the public spotlight.
Ed Wenck is stepping down as managing editor of Nuvo after nearly three years at the Indianapolis alternative newspaper, he announced Tuesday in a Facebook post.
USA Today and Indianapolis Star owner Gannett has boosted its takeover bid for Tribune Publishing Co. by about 22 percent.
Fending off an unsolicited takeover by the owner of USA Today and The Indianapolis Star, Chicago’s Tribune Publishing has adopted shareholder rights plan, a so-called “poison pill.”
Gannett, publisher of USA Today and The Indianapolis Star, wanted to buy Tribune Publishing in a proposed deal valued at about $815 million.
The publisher of USA Today and the Indianapolis Star went public with an $815 million offer for Tribune, which owns the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times.
Among the winners were reporters Jared Council and Lou Harry, who won top honors for their work in business reporting and arts and entertainment coverage.
Industry experts say the Journal Media publications are a natural fit for Gannett's strategy of maximizing short-term profits through centralization
Well-known local businessman Michael S. "Mickey" Maurer has been selected to give this year’s address at Indiana University’s graduate commencement ceremony on May 6, the school announced.
Karen Ferguson departs after five years as Indianapolis Star leader. She says her successor is ready to grow the paper.
The longtime family-owned company that owns several community newspapers in central Indiana—including The Columbus Republic, the Franklin Daily Journal and the Greenfield Reporter—has been sold.
D.J. Doran has promised to increase and diversify content in the revamped tabloid while keeping The Word’s LGBT perspective. Next year, he’ll start publishing The Word twice a month.
The director of Butler’s journalism school will fill the role instead. Butler had named Marc Allan, the university’s associate director for public relations, to advise the paper, raising conflict-of-interest questions.
The Indianapolis Star has been criticized this week for launching an initiative to convince state political leaders to expand Indiana’s civil rights law to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
Lesley Weidenbener, executive editor of The Statehouse File for four years, will succeed Cory Schouten, who was selected for a fellowship at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City.
The only newspapers to win more awards than IBJ were Crain’s Chicago Business, Crain’s New York Business and the Los Angeles Business Journal.
Recent experiments show VR can be an effective “you are there” storytelling technique for journalism.
