IBJ Media names Greg Weaver editor of the Indiana Lawyer
Weaver will lead the four-person staff of the Indiana Lawyer, which is part of the IBJ Media newsroom that includes the Indianapolis Business Journal and Inside INdiana Business.
Weaver will lead the four-person staff of the Indiana Lawyer, which is part of the IBJ Media newsroom that includes the Indianapolis Business Journal and Inside INdiana Business.
IBJ’s AABP awards covered design, graphics, photography, podcasts and reporting published in 2023. IBJ designer Sarah Ellis won awards in three categories.
IBJ’s design team, which does work for Indiana Lawyer as well, swept the graphics and illustration category.
For this week’s edition of the IBJ Podcast, Nate Feltman, co-owner and CEO of IBJ Media, shines a spotlight on 10 of the Hoosier leaders making their first appearances on the list.
Judges from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism awarded IBJ with the bronze award in the Best of Show category, which honors the organization’s best printed newspaper.
IBJ reporter Susan Orr and Managing Editor Greg Weaver each won two awards at the Best of Indiana Journalism Awards, hosted by the Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
The list—based on the number of times readers clicked on stories—includes several other real estate stories as well, including the future plans for Christel DeHaan’s former estate and a fitness chain’s plans to move into a former Marsh store.
The agreement between powerhouse media organizations in Indianapolis will put the award-winning “Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick” program on WTTV-TV (CBS4) on Sunday mornings.
The list, available at Indiana250.com, was compiled by the executives, editors and newsroom staffs at IBJ Media’s three news brands—Indianapolis Business Journal, Inside INdiana Business and Indiana Lawyer—after a monthslong process that included reviewing nominations, researching Indiana organizations and interviewing community leaders across the state.
IBJ’s top honor came in the “best editorial” category for an editorial headlined “Where’s the real punishment for FBI officials in Nassar case” published on July 23, 2021, and written by Managing Editor Greg Weaver.
IBJ’s sister publication, Indiana Lawyer, won eight awards, including six written in whole or part by reporter Marilyn Odendahl.
“After Hours” will be written by veteran pop culture reporter Dave Lindquist, who joined IBJ in October to cover the arts, restaurants and retail.
IBJ Media CEO and co-owner Nate Feltman said the acquisition fulfills two goals he’s had since becoming an owner of IBJ Media in 2017: expanding coverage statewide and moving into video and TV.
IBJ Media CEO and co-owner Nate Feltman said the acquisition fulfills two goals he’s had since becoming an owner of IBJ Media in 2017: expanding coverage statewide and moving into video and TV.
IBJ Publisher Nate Feltman said the podcast is an effort to contribute to a larger community conversation about diversity.
IBJ competes in the largest publication category against business journals in Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans, Dallas and other major cities.
IBJ, which competes in the largest category for newspapers and online news categories, won awards for its 2020 coverage of the environment, government and politics, and the pandemic and health.
IBJ Media CEO Nate Feltman said he’s confident that under Andrews’ leadership, The Indiana Lawyer “will become an even more essential read for the legal community and beyond. We have the opportunity to become much more relevant both in central Indiana and statewide.”
You can also pre-register for IBJ’s NCAA bracket contest, where you can try to out-pick a number of local celebrities we’ll unveil in the coming weeks (including IBJ’s own “celebrities”—think Eight@8’s Mason King and CEO Nate Feltman).
Stories with some connection to the pandemic dominated the list, but the top story was actually about Cracker Barrel’s move to open a “ghost kitchen” pilot in Indianapolis.