Mississippi cuts stock listings for local coverage
The Jackson Clarion-Ledger newspaper in Mississippi said in its Sunday paper that it has cut its stock listings, except for local stocks of interest, and will use the space to provide more local business news and information. What is happening is that most of the big metropolitan papers have cut their stock listings earlier this […]
California paper cuts stock listings
The Redding Record Searchlight in California has cut its daily stock listings beginning with Monday’s newspaper, according to a short item in the paper. It’s just one of many changes at the newspaper. The story stated, “To create more room for stories on business, we’re reducing the number of stocks listings by about half. We’ll […]
WSJ to cut stock tables
The Wall Street Journal has become the latest newspaper to cut its daily stock listings in an attempt to save on newsprint costs, according to an Editor & Publisher story. The E&P article noted, “Starting today, the Journal will run the 20 largest stocks traded on the American Stock Exchange, Tuesdays through Fridays. It will […]
Richmond weekly devoted to stocks debuts
The Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch rolled out a free 8-page stock and financial market review section that’s delivered each week to Saturday subscribers, according to the Web site Newspapers & Technology. The paper said the section includes full stock and mutual fund listings as well as a market snapshot and weekly summary. The Times-Dispatch launched the […]
Montgomery paper cuts stock listings
The Montgomery Advertiser newspaper in Alabama said Tuesday that it would cut its stock listings and replace them with a “Markets & Money” page. The paper stated, “Among the new features is an expanded list of stocks of local interest. For several weeks the newspaper asked readers who depend on the newspaper for stock listings […]
Harrisburg editor hears from readers about stock cuts
Harrisburg Patriot-News editor Tom Barstow wrote in Sunday’s paper that he’s heard from readers wanting to know how they can obtain stock prices now that the paper has cut its listings. Barstow wrote, “Readers who have the Internet can go to our Web site and create a portfolio of stocks that can be checked at […]
Wisconsin paper cuts listings, expands national coverage
The Appleton Post-Crescent said in Friday’s paper that it would cut its stock listings and use that space for a daily national business roundup. The paper stated, “The Post-Crescent ‘Markets and Money’ feature now will appear five days a week. The package, which runs Tuesday through Friday, also will appear every Saturday, along with a […]
Durham paper joins those cutting stock listings
The Durham Herald-Sun has cut its stock listings beginning this week, according to a column in the paper from editor Bob Ashley. Its main rival, the Raleigh News & Observer, cut its stock listings earlier this year. Ashley wrote, “While smaller-market papers have been looking skeptically at stock listings for some time, in recent months […]
Green Bay biz section gets overhauled
The Green Bay Press-Gazette has overhauled its business section as part of a total revamping of the newspaper, according to a column by executive editor John Dye in Monday’s newspaper. Among the changes are cutting stock listings and giving business news a section front. Dye wrote, “You said our business coverage needed an upgrade. We’ve […]
Harrisburg paper cuts stock listings
The Harrisburg Patriot-News has cut its daily stock listings, noted exectuive editor David Newhouse in a column in Sunday’s paper. The paper had said back in April that it was considering making such a change. Readers can now get stock prices online on the paper’s Web site, or through a phone service. Newhouse wrote, “Like […]
