If the digital disruption in media has made one thing clear, it’s that long-standing rules and roles are changing fast. No longer does a staff member simply report, or edit, or design, or manage the website. It’s all … read more
In this series, we spotlight B2B leaders who entered the field during the recent period of massive change and quickly assumed leadership roles. For November, we talk to Sam Oches, editor of “QSR” magazine. Understanding the food-service industry’s supply chain is one of the challenges that this 27-year-old B2B editor faces. … read more
By Mark Schlack On March 19, 2014, Pat McGovern died after a long and storied 50+ year career in publishing. He was the founder and owner of International Data Group, one of the prime movers in the technology … read more
Top B2B editors last week shared tips on how to get started on a new beat during a Society of American Business Editors and Writers webcast. The best advice? Get out there and meet people, don’t be afraid … read more
How do you make an ethics code relevant for a membership significantly more diverse than in years past? This is a challenge for the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), now in the midst of only its second revision in the past 17 years. … read more
“It has become clear that understanding plagiarism is more complex than a simple assessment of originality.” This alert introduces a new study that defines ten possible plagiarism forms. Also identified: the most common and most serious among the group. … read more
When the trio of ethics committee members involved in revising ASBPE’s ethics code began work on the digital section, they knew they would have their hands full. A multitude of concerns were on the table, with still further unknown changes lurking in the immediate future. … read more
What is your prepared response when editorial safeguards fail and you must make a serious correction, or in the worst case, when a miffed reader – for whatever the case – demands a retraction? … read more
Most if not all B2B editors believe they have their hands full with ethical challenges. However, those woes amount to peanuts when matched against the endless array of issues confronting academic journals. … read more
Has an ethical breach occurred when an editor seeking to build a portfolio discovers that evidence of articles written for a previous employer has vanished? … read more
