FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SD Times EXPANDS EDITORIAL TEAM;
JENNIFER deJONG JOINS AS SENIOR EDITOR
Experienced tech journalist to become Windows/.NET beat
reporter for the software development industry's newspaper of record.
Oyster Bay, N.Y., November 3, 2003 - BZ
Media's SD Times, the newspaper of record for the software development
industry, today announced that Jennifer deJong, a leading technology
journalist and publishing veteran, will be joining the editorial team as
Senior Editor beginning in December 2003.
DeJong is an experienced reporter and editor who has covered
information technology since 1983. She worked at Ziff-Davis Publishing for
ten years, holding editorial management positions at PC Magazine, PC Week
and Corporate Computing.
After leaving Ziff-Davis, she held top editorial positions at several
Web publishing startups. She has written articles about the impact of
technology on business for Investor's Business Daily, Inc. Technology,
Working Woman and Success, and currently serves as director of the
Editorial Advisory Board at Books24x7 Inc. She has also been a
contributing editor to SD Times since 2000.
Alan Zeichick, Editor-in-Chief of SD Times, said, "Jennifer deJong is
one of the most respected technology editors in the computer industry. Her
numerous contributions to SD Times' special reports over the past four
years have been outstanding. We're delighted that she is joining our
newsroom, so that her journalistic expertise and writing skills can have a
broader impact on the software development industry and our readership."
On SD Times, deJong will cover all aspects of software development, but
will have also have the "Microsoft beat," focusing on news and issues
regarding Windows and .NET.
Ted Bahr, President of BZ Media and Publisher of SD Times, said,
"Business conditions are improving and SD Times has weathered the
recession well, moving up from eighth position in 2001 to fourth largest
publication in the developer/technical sector according to CMR/Adscope. We
are excited about continuing to increase investment in our editorial
resources, and in welcoming Jennifer deJong to SD Times, as we plan for an
exciting 2004."
