Thank you for 16 years of reading and writing by ben marrison dispatch. Ben s extensive media experience and management expertise will be a great addition to our office, auditor yost said. Jun 12, 2019 dispatch statehouse reporter jim siegel died tuesday at age 46. Bens extensive media experience and management expertise will be a great addition to our office, auditor yost said. Mar 21, 2016 ben marrison started a consulting business after he left his job editing the columbus dispatch. Published since 1871, the dispatch was family owned for 110 years. Following close of sale, marrison steps down as dispatch. Aug 11, 2015 the dispatch media group has named its new newspaper editor. Amid the sale of the columbus dispatch to new media investment group, dispatch editor ben j. Like the dispatch, columbus monthly is owned by the dispatch printing company. Columbus dispatch editor ben marrison leaving newspaper hes. Marrison is stepping down as editor during marrisons tenure, the dispatch established itself as the states best allaround newspaper and as the best news website.
Ben marrison is the editor of the columbus dispatch. Before that, miller had been managing editor since 2004. We work hard to provide people the truth on topics that. Ben is a visionary leader who inspires his coworkers to excel in their. The columbus ohio dispatch became the latest paper to give notice to the associated press that it plans to drop the service. Hes going to be chief of staff at the attorney generals office and recruited me with the help of another former dispatch coworker, diana holbrook, a designer, said applegate.
The new owners of the paper have tasked alan miller to lead the newsroom. Dec 23, 2014 the columbus dispatch and its commitment to watchdog, investigative reporting by denis smith. The columbus dispatch contact information media contact. By ben marrison an 87yearold woman called the newsroom in tears on thursday morning after learning that the dispatch is being sold. The business model the dispatch, like smarter dailies around the world, redoubled its reader focus in the last two to three years. Ben marrison steps down as dispatch editor after 16 years. Ben marrison, the longtime editor of the columbus dispatch, is leaving the paper its the biggest domino to fall in the weeks since the familyowned newspaper said it would sell to a new york. Longtime columbus dispatch editor resigns wosu radio. The threearound change both supported the dispatchs new emerging, readerfocused business model and offered editor ben marrison the opportunity to reimagine the daily.
Ben marrison steps down as dispatch editor after 16. View benjamin marrison s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Jun 17, 2015 after 16 years of leading the dispatch newsroom, benjamin j. Ohio auditor dave yost has hired former columbus dispatch editor benjamin j. Benjamin marrison chief of staff attorney general of. Jan 25, 2019 with john kasich departing and mike dewine taking over, the leadership of state agencies was shuffled as the new governor selected his cabinet directors to lead more than 40,000 state employees, and oversee billions of dollars in spending. The dispatch veteran was named interim editor in june, taking over for ben marrison. Miller is editor of the columbus dispatch retweets are not. Miller, like his predecessor, is respected in the newsroom. Jun 18, 2015 ben marrison, editor of the columbus dispatch for more than 15 years, announced his resignation on wednesday. Marrison had worked at the newspaper for 16 years but resigned last year, shortly after the wolfe family, who had owned it for 160 years, sold it to a new company.
At the time, managing news editor alan miller was named interimeditor of the. Cabinet directors, predictably, draw some of the highest salaries in state government, with being paid more than the governor will pocket this year. Columbus dispatch gives ap cancel notice page cooperative. Dispatch picked as best largecirculation newspaper in ohio by the associated press. The columbus dispatch and its commitment to watchdog. The flier announcing the event was emailed to perspective donors by franklin county republican party leader and top kasich adviser doug preisse. Ben marrison, the longtime editor of the columbus dispatch, is leaving the paper. In an item on his blog editor ben marrison told readers he had informed ap of the plan setting a jan.
Ohio state football fans clamor for print edition of dispatch news. If this is your organization and you need to update or add media outlet or media contact information, please click here. Dec 10, 2011 five days after fresh accusations of plagiarism, political cartoonist jeff stahler has reportedly resigned from his columbus dispatch post dispatch editor ben marrison told poynters steve. Located less than five miles from ohio stadium, the dispatch. Benjamin marrison, chief of staff for attorney general dave yost. Marrison, who left the newspaper after its june sale to newspaper chain new media investment group inc. Marrison s former cronies, many of whom owe their careers to him, appear to be taking care of their old pal just fine. Its the biggest domino to fall in the weeks since the familyowned newspaper said it would sell to a new. After reading the first paragraph of editor ben marrisons piece in the december 21 edition of the columbus dispatch, it reminded me of one of my mothers favorite expressions. Columbus dispatch editor ben marrison leaving newspaper he. She has read the paper her entire life, she said, and feels like she is losing a friend. The columbus dispatch contact information press release jet.
Benjamin marrison chief of staff attorney general of ohio. With the recent ownership change at the dispatch, i believe it is the right thing to do, said. Prior to joining the attorney generals office, marrison was communications director and senior adviser for yost at the auditor of states office during yosts second term. Why students who want to land an internship next summer. Next man up ohio states unbelievable 2014 championship season. Is the columbus dispatch going the way of the tabloids. View benjamin marrisons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. After 16 years of leadingthe columbus dispatch newsroom, benjamin j. Columbus oh 43215 do not sell my personal information cookie policy do not.
Apr 05, 2018 yosts campaign aide is none other than ben marrison, who until two years ago was the executive editor of the dispatch. Former columbus dispatch editor ben marrison left the company in june after a 15year run atop the daily publication. Former columbus dispatch editor ben marrison will be yosts new communications director for the public affairs department. No, but the columbus dispatch is turning the paper on its side. We are 100% commited to providing accurate information. Next man up ohio states unbelievable 2014 championship. Ive long believed that when a newspaper changes publishers, the editor should step aside to. If this is your organization and you need to update or add media. He also discussed how the the dispatch, despite the bad economy and the sliding fortunes of newspapers, continues to stand out among newspapers in ohio and the region. Most newspapers are either standing still or cutting, dispatch editor ben marrison said. Apr 05, 2009 ben marrison is the editor of the columbus post dispatch. Mar 21, 2016 ohio auditor dave yost has hired former columbus dispatch editor benjamin j. Ohio auditor hires former top newspaper editor wksu. Prior to these positions, i completed three internships as a reporter for the columbus dispatch while pursuing my bachelors degree in multiplatform journalism at bowling green state university, where i graduated cum laude with a 4.
Ben marrison steps down as columbus dispatch editor after 16. Seeing this headline, columbus dispatch editor ben marrison tweeted early friday morning. Mar 21, 2016 former columbus dispatch editor ben marrison will be yosts new communications director for the public affairs department. That is all we will have to say on this unfortunate matter, he wrote. Columbus dispatch editorial cartoonist resigns after. Ben marrison steps down as columbus dispatch editor after.
About a month ago a company offered what he describes as a sizable retainer for his services. Former columbus dispatch editor ben marrison has landed a new gig. Dec 10, 2011 jeff stahler resigned from the columbus dispatch friday, editor ben marrison tells me via email. Marrison was editor of the columbus dispatch the longestserving editor in the history of. Employees received the news at an afternoon meeting. See how morning dispatch winds up on your doorstep wbns. Ben marrison started a consulting business after he left his job editing the columbus dispatch.
Mary kathryn paul sentenced in hitandrun death of bob. After 16 years of leading the dispatch newsroom, benjamin j. Oct 20, 2004 the three dispatch representatives flew with bush from washington, d. Travis irvines famous campaign ads from his libertarian run at us congress in columbus, ohios 12th district. The columbus dispatch king for a day columbia journalism. Ben marrison the columbus dispatch journalist muck rack. Miller was named interim editor in june after benjamin j. Columbus auditor of state dave yost announced today that former columbus dispatch editor ben marrison will be joining the auditor of states office as communications director for the public affairs department.
Auditor yost appoints former dispatch editor ben marrison as. Auditor yost appoints former dispatch editor ben marrison. Columbus dispatch owners gatehouse media promote alan. Former dispatch editor ben marrison to become dave yosts. Jul 11, 20 ben marrison, editor of the columbus dispatch, which typically offers about 25 paid summer internships, agreed and said intern applicants should look for any opportunity you can to get. Columbus dispatch owners gatehouse media promote alan miller. View benjamin marrisons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional. The dispatch raided the plain dealer and hired columbus bureau chief ben marrison and politics reporter joe hallett.
The columbus dispatch has been covering the news in ohios capital city for more than 140 years. Dec 28, 2018 before business first, applegate spent 17 years at the columbus dispatch, where the editor was ben marrison. Jeff stahler resigned from the columbus dispatch friday, editor ben marrison tells me via email. Marrison became managing editornews and hallett the papers politics editor later a senior editorcolumnist. Dispatch editor ben marrison to headline republican party. Everybody plays a little role in a really big thing, and thats putting out a daily paper, said columbus dispatch editor ben marrison. Jun 17, 2015 ben marrison, the longtime editor of the columbus dispatch, is leaving the paper its the biggest domino to fall in the weeks since the familyowned newspaper said it would sell to a new york. Oct 29, 2018 meanwhile, the connections of ben marrison, the departed columbus dispatch editor who is running yosts campaign, landed yost the dispatch endorsement, but fell short in two major northeast ohio newspapers.
Located less than five miles from ohio stadium, the dispatch is the leading authority on ohio state athletics. Marrison is stepping down as editor of the columbus ohio dispatch after 16 years in the position. The move comes just weeks after the sale of the newspaper to a new yorkbased media investment firm. The columbus dispatch apparently is abandoning its hardright. The moved followed the purchase of the media group by new yorkbased new media. Wolfe, publisher of the columbus ohio dispatch, ben marrison, editor of the dispatch, joe hallet, the. Ben marrison steps down as columbus dispatch editor editor. Marrison announced that he is leaving the paper after 16 years.
Dispatch editor ben marrison resigns after the papers ownership changes hands. Browse the columbus dispatch obituaries, conduct other obituary searches, offer condolencestributes, send flowers or create an online memorial. Columbus biz first ame leaving for attorney generals office. For 16 years, from 1999 to 2015, marrison was editor of the columbus dispatch the longestserving editor in the history of the capitalcity newspaper. Marrison continues to insist the dispatch wont name the party suspected of hitting, killing, and leaving for dead bob lennon on millerpaul road in delaware county in september simply. Kerry, meanwhile, met with the editorial board on sept. Feb 06, 2014 the company says the new format will include the same amount of news content in a greater page count. Wellliked and wellrespected by colleagues, competitors and those he covered, siegel was hailed by top state officials. Sep 01, 2010 call the dispatch and tell them to include third party candidates today. Full court press news columbus monthly columbus, oh.
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