By Martha SpizziriASBPE Web Editor “[The niche media are] generally not involved in watchdog, exposé journalism that by its very existence is a check on malfeasance.” When he hears statements like that, ASBPE president Steven Roll bristles a … read more
By Robin Sherman The Wall Street Journal is closing its news research library, it has been reported; another form of cost-cutting. Now, we have another loss of institutional research capability. Research is now left to the individual reporter … read more
By Abe Peck Last year, I bit when John Lavine, dean at Medill / Northwestern, asked me to head an initiative to strengthen B2B at the School. After all, the first magazine to which I’d consulted, an in-house … read more
By Tonie AuerDFW Chapter President/National Blog Chairwoman Some days I feel like the dinosaurs I remember instructing me in college. I refer fondly to my old J-school professors as the men who shaped me and guided me in … read more
By Paul Heney As this election season drags on, I’m hoping for a politician who will rediscover the power of words. Over the past few decades, there has been an increasing resentment towards intellectual thought and speech in … read more
By Howard Rauch “Pre-emptive discouragement of a direct competitor should be a key focus.” This comment was the closing statement in an editorial planning report recently submitted by a top B2B editor to senior management. He added: “If … read more
By Marisa PalmieriSenior EditorGolf Course Industry Via Seth Godin’s blog, I came across this relatively new give-and-take service for journalists and sources called Help a Reporter Out. I hear it’s similar to the PR Newswire/Profnet service, which I … read more
By Steven RollASBPE President The biggest scoop of the presidential race was broken by a b2b blog: Democratic nominee Barak Obama’s selection of running mate Joseph Biden. [Hat tip to b2b press blogger Paul Conley for his Aug. … read more
By Tonie AuerDFW Chapter President and National Blog Chairwoman When I was a cub reporter at a small Northeast Texas five-day-a-week hometown newspaper, I aspired to be more. I tried to do the stories that the townspeople wanted … read more
By Robert FreedmanASBPE Foundation President It’s true. If you build it, they will come. Last week in Kansas City ASBPE formally launched its tax-exempt educational foundation and the results are in: two dozen contributions from institutions and individuals. … read more
