BusinessWeek undergoing redesign
The New York Post’s Keith Kelly writes Wednesday that BusinessWeek is working on a redesign of the magazine. He speculates that it’s in response to the upcoming introduction of competitor Conde Nast Portfolio. Kelly wrote, “Steve Adler, the editor-in-chief of Business Week since April 2005, has hired Modernista, a Boston-based advertising and design firm, which […]
CNNMoney rolls out updated web site
In a bid to counteract the new web sites from Yahoo Finance and CNBC, CNNMoney.com rolled out its updated web site on Wednesday with a number of new features. The new site features include live streaming stock quotes that update automatically, without requiring a manual browser refresh. A personalization module on the homepage will track […]
California paper cuts stock listings
The Chico Enterprise Record in California has become the latest newspaper to cut its stock listings. It will no longer run stock listings during the week, and will run only a one-page summary on Saturday. A story in Tuesday’s paper noted, “At a time when advertising revenue is down, saving four pages in newsprint is […]
Vancouver paper to cut stock listings
The Columbian, the daily newspaper in Vancouver, Wash., is changing its stock listings later this month, according to Julia Anderson, the paper’s business editor. Anderson wrote, “Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 20, we’re adding a list of bond offerings and rates. We’re adding a rotating package of stock performance graphics profiling widely held companies. You also will […]
Stock listings going the way of Reuter's pigeons
Florida Times-Union reader advocate Wayne Ezell compares the paper’s decision to cut its stock listings in favor of sending readers to its web site for stock price information to changes that Paul Julius Reuter made in building his wire service in the 19th and 20th centuries. Ezell wrote, “The pigeons delivered the goods in two […]
Florida paper returns some stock information to paper
The Fort Myers News-Press, which last month cut its stock listings, is now bringing back some of that data after receiving complaints from about 500 readers, wrote Kate Marymont, the paper’s executive editor. Marymont said, “In today’s Business section you will find a more complete review of the week. “For Sunday editions we have added […]
Sacramento readers upset about cut stock listings
The Sacramento Bee published a number of letters on Sunday from readers upset that the paper cut its stock listings last week. One of the best begins, “I think your new business section sucks!” Here is the beginning of another: “It was with great dismay that I read today of the changes and deletions to […]
Myrtle Beach paper cuts stock listings
The Myrtle Beach Sun News becomes the latest paper to cut its stock listings, according to a short item in Saturday’s paper. The papers that have announced that they’re cutting the stock listings in the printed paper since the beginning of the year include the Florida Times-Union, Sacramento Bee, Monterey Herald, Fort Myers News-Press, Fredericksburg […]
Jacksonville paper cuts stock listings
The Florida Times-Union, the daily newspaper in Jacksonville, Fla., joins the long list of metro newspapers cutting its stock listings. The changes take effect next Tuesday. Assistant business editor Paul Mattson wrote, “The stocks and mutual funds listings report on weekdays will be redesigned to make room for a new investing report. You will receive […]
Pensacola paper revamps Money section
The Pensacola News Journal has made changes to its Money section that will begin appearing on Sunday, according to a short story in Friday’s paper. Business editor Sara Rabb wrote, “Our new Business page aims to include more local business news — big and small — as we continue to cover the issues that affect […]
