American Lawyer papers reorganize their journalists into themes
David Uberti of Columbia Journalism Review writes about how the ALM Media papers, which includes American Lawyer, have reorganized their editorial staffs into themed desks across newsrooms. Uberti writes, “ALM’s creation of what it calls a ‘global newsroom’ in some ways mimics the strategy mainstream chains like Gannett have pursued by buying up additional […]
Las Vegas daily expands Sunday biz section
The Las Vegas Review-Journal has expanded its Sunday business section by two pages. This Sunday, those pages included a list of the 50 highest-paid Las Vegas executives plus columns on personal finance, the stock market and personal technology. “Our readers have asked for a bigger, better Sunday business section, so we’re making that happen,” editor in […]
Yahoo Finance has been redesigned
Yahoo Finance, the No. 1 business news site in terms of visitors, unveiled a redesign on Thursday. The new design features bigger headlines, bigger photos and fewer modules. For example, Yahoo Finance has combined the watch list, portfolios and popular market data such as top gainers and losers into a configurable dashboard where consumers can add, remove […]
Why cutting print editions was right for Investor’s Business
Investor’s Business Daily president Jerry Ferrara spoke with Diego Vasquez of MediaLife Magazine about changes to the newspaper and business journalism. Here is an excerpt: Why does cutting back the print edition make sense for a publication like IBD? Cutting back the print edition while evolving the overall content strategy is what our subscribers have been […]
Richmond’s Monday biz tab was 4x the normal size
Gregory Gilligan, the business editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, sent Talking Biz News the following about the 30th anniversary of its Monday business tabloid: We realized last fall that 2016 would mean the section would be celebrating its 30 years – an important milestone considering how so many other metro dailies have given up their […]
Richmond daily’s Monday tabloid celebrates 30 years
Gregory Gilligan, the business editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, writes about the paper’s Monday business tabloid, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Gilligan writes, “Metro Business has been — and continues to be — a must-read on Monday mornings since it was introduced June 16, 1986, in The Richmond News Leader under the direction of […]
Houston Chronicle revamps Sunday biz section
The Houston Chronicle has redesigned its Sunday business section to provide more space for stories. “The additional space gives us room for long-form stories that begin on our cover, and more opportunities for magazine-style design work,” said business editor Al Lewis in an email to Talking Biz News. The Sunday business section also includes three new themed pages: […]
How the FT uses charts and graphics to entice readers
Lucinda Southern of Digiday writes about how the Financial Times is using charts and graphics — in addition to its written stories — to attract readers. Southern writes, “For instance, when the team wanted to show the change in wealth in America since 1971, it created an animated GIF to use in the online article. The FT […]
Colorado paper changes Sunday business section
Ted Rayburn, the business editor of the Colorado Springs Gazette, writes about changes to the paper’s Sunday business section content. Rayburn writes, “For some time, the latter half of our Sunday section has consisted of a pre-printed supplement published by USA Today. Before that, The Gazette published a popular Sunday supplement produced by The Wall […]
Changes underway at The Economist
Mark Sweney of The Guardian writes about changes at The Economist under editor Zanny Minton Beddoes. Sweney writes, “Building the Economist brand on social media, bearing in mind that nearly all content is behind a paywall, has been a major preoccupation since Beddoes took the reins last February. When she arrived there was just a single social […]
