Canadian paper cuts stocks

The St. Catharines Standard newspaper announced Friday that it will cut its printed stock listings and mutual funds at the beginning of 2009. The paper stated, “While we understand that some of our readers still rely on these listings, the large majority of our readers now go online for stock and mutual fund values. “Newspapers […]

Michigan paper cuts daily biz page

The Bay City Times newspaper in Michigan announced that it is cutting its dedicated business page during the week and its stock listings in the Saturday paper. John Hiner, the paper’s editor, writes, “Readers will notice changes to the printed newspaper, beginning today, that reflect our need to control costs. Most local news content will […]

Honolulu paper cuts standalone business section

The Honolulu Star-Bulletin is cutting its standalone business section during the week, but adding pages to its Sunday business section, editor Frank Bridgewater writes in the Sinday paper. Bridgewater writes, “A new section, Hawaii, will carry local news. Most of what has been on page 2 will move to page 2 of the Hawaii section. […]

Forbes Web site undergoes changes

The Forbes.com site hasredesigned its story pages, its video network, stock quotes and “executive tear sheets,” according to a Wednesday announcement. BtoB magazine writes, “Story pages now feature larger text, new placement of charts and photos, more white space and additional opportunities for users to comment. Each story also has an on-page embeddable video player. […]

Financial Week to become online publication

Financial Week, a Crain’s publication started two years ago, is becoming an online-only publication, according to an announcement Wednesday. The weekly print newspaper ceased production with its Dec. 7 issue. “Year over year, our Internet traffic has grown dramatically,” said Nancy Adler, publisher of Financial Week, in a statemement. “Increased focus on the Internet allows us to […]

Seattle paper cuts standalone business section

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has cut its standalone business section, beginning with Monday’s paper, according to an internal e-mail sent by managing editor David McCumber. The Seattle Times, the rival paper, announced earlier that it was cutting its standalone business section. McCumber writes, “Those of you who attended our last staff meeting know this has been […]

Florida paper cuts standalone business section

Adam Lowenstein, the business editor at Florida Today, writes Sunday that the business news will now appear in the back of the sports section, beginning this week. The Sunday section will continue as a standalone section. Lowenstein writes, “There are a few smaller changes in Business, too. “Our Monday financial column will allow readers to […]

Colorado paper cuts standalone biz section

Brent Boyer, editor of the Steamboat Pilot & Today in Colorado, writes Thursday that the paper is cutting its standalone business section. Boyer writes, “Earlier this year, we created a separate Real Estate section for the Sunday Pilot & Today. It made sense. Real estate is arguably the most significant industry in Routt County, and […]

Kansas City Star cuts Sunday business section

The Kansas City Star is moving its Sunday MoneyWise content to its Saturday paper, according to reader representative Derek Donovan. Donovan writes, “The Saturday Business section is instead being retooled and expanded into ‘Dollars & Sense,’ which will also have a focus on personal-finance issues.  But yes, it’s a net cut not to have an […]

Retooled WSJ site soaring

Marcelo Duran of Newspapers & Technology writes about The Wall Street Journal‘s redesigned Web site, which has boosted the paper’s online readership and traffic. Duran writes, “WSJ.com has been a consistent online powerhouse, with visitor traffic more than doubling since 2006, to 22 million, according to Omniture. “But traffic spiked to new highs after the […]