OLD Media Moves

Tampa Tribune cuts standalone business section

October 7, 2008

The Tampa Tribune has cut its standalone business section, according to a redesign that was launched Monday.

Tampa TribuneBusiness news now appears in the first section of the paper, according to a note in Monday’s paper from executive editor Janet Coats.

The rival St. Petersburg Times cut its standalone business section earlier this summer.

Other metro dailies that have cut their standalone business sections in the past year include the The (Raleigh) News & Observer, Denver Post, Orange County Register, Cincinnati Enquirer, Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal, Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal, Monterey (Calif.) Herald, Palm Beach Post and Akron (Ohio) Beacon-Journal.

The San Francisco Chronicle has cut its standalone business section on Mondays and Tuesdays.

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