Amos Brown remembered as ‘unwavering crusader and champion’
Tributes poured in Saturday after news of the death of radio icon and activist Amos Brown spread through central Indiana.
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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.
Grand jury investigating Louisville basketball sex scandal
The book, “Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen,” has spurred a grand jury investigation into allegations that strippers and prostitutes were used to entertain University of Louisville basketball players and recruits.
Louisville student sues author, IBJ publishing unit over book
The lawsuit seeks class-action status, claiming the career prospects of all University of Louisville students have been hurt by Katina Powell’s book, which alleges she supplied strippers and prostitutes for basketball recruits.
IU says it didn’t know about controversial University of Louisville book
IU officials say they did not know about a controversial book that accuses the University of Louisville of recruiting violations when they passed on a message from IBJ Book Publishing owner Mickey Maurer.
Book: Louisville staffer hired prostitutes to woo recruits
A University of Louisville grad assistant hired strippers and prostitutes to entertain basketball recruits, according to a book from IBJ Book Publishing. The book is based on the journals of an escort who says she organized sex-related parties in a dorm.
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.
Verizon buying AOL for $4.4B to get foothold in online video
The acquisition gives Verizon, the country’s largest wireless carrier, an entryway into increasingly competitive online video.
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.
LOU’S VIEWS: Bloomington- based illustrator finds graphic success with civil rights stories
Nate Powell teams with a civil rights leader to pen (and ink) the best-selling series ‘March.’
Pence calls off controversial news service site
Gov. Mike Pence has canceled plans for a controversial website called JustIN that his office originally said would act as a news service.
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.
Forbes touts Indiana’s economic record, Pence’s resume
Publisher Steve Forbes tells IBJ why Indianapolis will host a national conference on innovation, why Gov. Mike Pence would make a good presidential candidate, and how the GOP should advance its agenda.
Magazine publisher acquires local event promoter
The Promotion Co. Inc., an Indianapolis-based event promoter founded in 1976, has been acquired by Florida-based Bonnier Corp, publisher of well-known magazines Popular Science and Field & Stream.