Wired is redesigned
Tech-related magazine Wired has undergone a redesign, according to a short item in the latest issue. The magazine stated, “In the front of the magazine, there’s a makeover for Start, Posts, and Play — not to mention this section, newly christened Chat (formerly Rants+Raves). We even moved to a thicker, less glossy paper, which shows […]
Changes to Sunday Sheboygan biz section
Eric LaRose, interim business editor of the Sheboygan Press, points out in his column that the paper’s Sunday business section has been revamped. LaRose wrote, “Starting today, the section will have less wire copy and more local news. “There will be more Business Briefs from local establishments, more Who’s News entries with larger pictures, more […]
Kansas City Star changes stock listings
The Kansas City Star, which cut its stock listings back in May, has once again made some cuts to its stock pages, wrote Chris Lester, assistant managing editor for business. Lester stated that the changes affect the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday papers. He wrote, “The section will continue to list 1,000 stocks daily. But the […]
Southwest Florida paper cuts stock listings
The Fort Myers News-Press has become the latest paper to cut its stock listings, according to a story in Wednesday’s paper. The News-Press will now run the new “Markets and Money” page offered by the Associated Press. Executive editor Kate Marymont wrote, “Listings will be reduced from three pages to one page Tuesday through Saturday. […]
Advertisers like redesigned Wall Street Journal
Advertisers seem to like the redesigned Wall Street Journal, which debuted at the beginning of the year, wrote Michael Schwartz in BtoB magazine. Schwartz wrote, “Jim Garrity, exec VP-CMO of financial services company Wachovia Corp., has been impressed with the redesigned Wall Street Journal, which rolled out Jan. 2. “‘They did their homework and are […]
Indianapolis reader still wants stocks back
It’s been nearly a year since the Indianapolis Star decided to cut its stock listings, but at least one reader is still upset with the move. Lynn Beck wrote, “I understand that this information is available online; however, many of us still enjoy flipping through the actual paper in the morning while drinking our coffee […]
Q&A with Wall Street Journal publisher
Wall Street Journal publisher Gordon Crovitz recently oversaw a redesign of the newspaper, making it smaller, but also focusing it more on analysis instead of breaking news. Crovitz began his career at Dow Jones in 1980 as a summer intern writing editorials for The Journal. He was founding editorial page editor of The Wall Street […]
Des Moines' biz section gets overhauled
The Des Moines Register’s business section has had renovation, and it includes everything from the stock pages to the number of pictures of local business people that it’s going to print, according to a column from editor Carolyn Washburn. Washburn wrote, “We’re also bringing you a more meaningful package of financial/market information. We have been […]
Florida paper cuts stock listings
Naples Daily News editor Phil Lewis said in his Sunday column that the Florida paper will cut its stock listings beginning this week. Lewis wrote, “We currently devote four full pages a day to market listings. In the future we will have one page a day. Half of the page will list the 1,000 most […]
Who paid for union ad in New York Times?
As noted earlier, the union representing business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Marketwatch and Dow Jones Newswire ran an ad in the New York Times on Tuesday about the redesigned Journal and its current negotiations with parent company Dow Jones. Apparently the union, the Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees, has received a few […]
