The Ukraine Business Journal

The Ukraine Business Journal (UBJ) is a free digital business magazine reporting on investments, investors, finance and business in Ukraine.[1] Launched in January 2017 by three Kiev-based expatriates – one American and two British – the magazine focuses on business opportunities and obstacles in Ukraine, a country that the publication has labeled 'Europe's new Frontier Economy'. Experienced Western and Ukrainian business journalists report and edit the UBJ specifically for investors, potential investors and managers in Ukraine and overseas.[2][3]

According to the New York Times veteran and UBJ co-founder James Brooke, the magazine fills an important vacuum in Ukraine's fledgling independent English-language media marketplace and focuses reporting on "the 97% of Ukraine that works" as opposed to the conflict that "affects 3% of Ukraine's national territory".[4][5]

UBJ's founders and supporters state that much of Ukraine's positive business news and success stories are being overshadowed by reporting on the War in Donbass and, modeling their reporting on Bloomberg and New York Times standards, UBJ's reporting team are aiming to better cover Ukraine's vibrant and diversifying business landscape.[6]

Notable editors working at the Ukraine Business Journal have included former New York Times journalist and Voice of America editor James Brooke and Jack Laurenson, an award-winning digital magazine editor and photojournalist who had previously worked with publications such as Inquire, Geographical, The Guardian and The Financial Times.[7][8][9][10][11]

In March 2018, James Brooke left the Ukraine Business Journal. Journalist, historian and former senior policy adviser for the United Nations Bohdan Nahaylo was hired as a senior editor and Jack Laurenson moved into the position of managing editor.[12][13]

In April 2018, the Ukraine Business Journal announced a number of new printed and digital products that included sector-focused reports on Ukrainian information technology, infrastructure and agriculture.[14]

References
  1. "About the UBJ". theubj.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. Brooke, James. "The Fight for Europe's Market". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. "UBJ Official Website". theubj.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  4. Brooke, James. "Ukraine Versus China: The Fight for Europe's Market". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  5. "UBJ Official Website". theubj.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  6. "Introducing The Ukraine Business Journal". prezi.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  7. "James Brooke – New York Times Profile". Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  8. "James Brooke – Reporter bio – VOA News". Voice of America. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  9. "Ukraine's Progress – an event in Kyiv: James Brooke, Editor of Ukraine Business Journal". democracy-reporting.org. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  10. "Editor of the Year: Digital Magazine Awards Finalists – Swhype". Swhype. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  11. "World Water Day: the cost of cotton in water-challenged India". The Guardian. 20 March 2015. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  12. "Bohdan Nahaylo joins the UBJ".
  13. "Jack Laurenson – UBJ Managing Editor".
  14. "UBJ.Reports – Infrastructure" (PDF).
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