Beacon Journal runs same stock listings two days in a row
And guess what? The Akron, Ohio, newspaper only got two complaints. I have to admit that there’s a good reason here why newspapers are cutting the stock listings from the printed newspaper and directing their readers to get the information on the paper’s Web site. Publisher James Crutchfield writes, “Some of our readers worry that […]
Anchorage Daily News to cut stock listings
The Anchorage Daily News is cutting its stock and mutual fund listings down to one page beginning May 2, the Alaska paper announced in its Tuesday paper. Business editor Bill White writes, “Many readers have commented and made suggestions on what this new report should contain. We have taken those responses into consideration in deciding […]
Fort Wayne discontinues stock index
The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel has discontinued its Northeast Indiana Index and key interest rates features at this time. I’m not sure what this means to the stock listings of the paper, but it appears that the paper is among those attempting to cut back on the data it provides in the business section and directing […]
WSJ deputy bureau chief applauds cutting stock listings
David Wessel, the Washington deputy bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal, applauded the moves by newspapers across the country to cut their published stock listings and encourage readers to get that information online in a speech at Yale University. Wessel, who writes a weekly Capitol column in the print edition of the paper, answers […]
Greensboro paper to cut stock listings
John Robinson, the editor of the Greensboro News & Record, notes in his blog on Monday that the paper will be cutting its stock listings and offering expanding stock information on the paper’s Web site. Robinson writes, “You want more stock information. We’re providing it online with a new tool that allows you to create […]
Elmira Star-Gazette in New York assessing biz coverage
Executive Editor Bill Church of the Elmira Star-Gazette in New York says the newspaper is assessing how it delivers news given technology changes. Among the changes being discussed is how the newspaper delivers business news. Church writes, “We’re also assessing the best way to present business news since stock listings now can be accessed online. […]
Tacoma News Tribune will cut stock listings
The Tacoma News Tribune in Washington joins the papers that will cut stock listings in an attempt to save on newsprint costs and steer readers to its Web site for stock price information. Executive Editor David Zeeck writes in Sunday’s paper, “As more information moved online over the past several years, newspapers dramatically trimmed their […]
Minneapolis paper to cut stock listings
The Minneapolis Star Tribune joins a long list of metropolitan newspapers to cut its stock listings. Beginning Wednesday, the paper will include only a one-page report on stocks and mutual funds. Assistant managing editor of business Duchesne Drew wrote, “Starting Wednesday, we will publish a new roundup of the financial markets in our Business section. […]
Dallas Morning News cuts stock listings
This one slipped past me last week, but the Dallas Morning News has joined most of the other large metropolitan newspapers in the country in cutting its stock listings during the week. Among the others that have made such a move to save on newsprint or to provide a bigger business news hole are the […]
Canadian paper editor responds to readers upset about dropped listings
Earlier this week, the London Free Press in Canada dropped mutual fund listings during the week, instead running them only on Saturday. Also earlier this week, the newspaper’s business editor wrote a column about the deluge of phone calls that he had received as a result. Now comes Paul Berton, the paper’s top editor, attempting […]
