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."
