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Maurer to give commencement address at IU
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.
Star publisher promoted by Gannett, replacement named
Karen Ferguson departs after five years as Indianapolis Star leader. She says her successor is ready to grow the paper.
Texas publisher buys chain of Indiana newspapers
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.
New publisher combines The Word, Up Downtown
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.
Butler reverses decision to have spokesman advise student paper
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.
Star launches ‘aggressive’ campaign to expand LGBT rights
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.
Statehouse veteran Weidenbener to become IBJ managing editor
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.
IBJ receives 7 awards in national journalism contest
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.
FAKLARIS: Can virtual reality be a ‘killer app’ for journalists to tell great stories?
Recent experiments show VR can be an effective “you are there” storytelling technique for journalism.
IBJ wins national general excellence award, receives other honors
Judges wrote: “The IBJ’s innovation and moxie shot it to the top" of the general excellence category. They praised the depth and range of news stories as well as last September’s Interview Issue and its collection of “diverse and edgy” interviews.
Two Indy publications sold to New York-based firm
Longtime local publisher Ted Fleischaker has agreed to sell his two print publications—The Word and Up Downtown—to New York-based publisher Gaycation Magazine.
Local business leader Bill Mays dies at 69
William G. Mays, who built one of the nation's largest minority-owned companies and saved one of its oldest African-American newspapers, died Thursday in Indianapolis on his 69th birthday. “Indianapolis has lost a titan of industry and philanthropy,” Mayor Greg Ballard said.
Content aggregator attracts $3.2 million in funding
ZergNet.com, an Indianapolis-based Internet company that can claim billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban as its seed funder, has added more financial backers.
PUBLISHER’S LETTER: IBJ to roll out metered digital access
In the coming weeks, IBJ readers will be given an opportunity to choose from enhanced subscription and access options. The choices readers make will dictate what digital content can be accessed under our new ibj.com metered-paywall business model.
Star snags national sportswriter as new columnist
Gregg Doyel, a columnist for CBSSports.com and former writer for the Miami Herald and Charlotte Observer, will begin work in Indianapolis on Oct. 20.
Current to add Geist to growing newspaper stable
Current Publishing LLC, a Carmel-based firm which publishes five weekly newspapers covering parts of Hamilton and Boone counties, continues to thrive as the print news industry as a whole lags.
Indy Star loses bevy of sports veterans
The Indianapolis Star sports department in one month has lost four reporters and a columnist with a combined 123 years of experience at the paper.
Veteran Colts beat writer Chappell joining WRTV
Mike Chappell, who spent 30 years as a sportswriter with The Indianapolis Star before resigning Monday, has joined WRTV-TV Channel 6 as a writer and commentator, the station announced Tuesday morning.
Nuvo enters Bloomington market, eyes other college towns
Nuvo has entered a long-abandoned market, Bloomington, and is eyeing other Indiana college towns, particularly Muncie and West Lafayette, for expansion. The alternative free weekly newspaper has been working on the plan for six months.