CNET unveils flexible redesign
Tech news site CNET unveiled a redesigned website on Friday. Vice president of product Jeremy Toeman writes: For our desktop visitors, right now you’re seeing a brand-new CNET home page, rethought, redesigned, re-everything-ed. Our mobile redesign is still in the works (and already in testing!). So not only are we doing this redesign, but, as […]
How the FT is redesigning its site with the help of readers
Lucia Moses of Digiday writes about how the Financial Times is redesigning its website under the watchful eye of its readers. Moses writes, “Subscription revenue is core to the FT’s business model — paid-for content accounts for more than half of the revenue — and the publisher has been pushing time-based ads where advertisers are […]
Explaining the changes at Investor’s Business Daily
Chris Gessel, the chief content officer at Investor’s Business Daily, wrote a front-page letter to readers in the first version of IBD Weekly, its new printed version. The paper’s website will be updated daily, but its print version went from five days a week to one day per week earlier this month. Gessel writes, in part: […]
TheStreet to launch new website soon
Here are some comments made by interim CEO Larry Kramer of TheStreet.com during its first quarter earnings conference call: We launched a public data version of our new flagship site, so readers and advertisers can experience this side of the future at TheStreet.com. In just a couple more weeks that site becomes reality. When you […]
Recode drops the /, redesigns itself
Dan Frommer, the editor of tech news site Recode, writes about its redesign and changes in its name and coverage. Frommer writes, “The big picture: It is an especially exciting time to be working in tech journalism. “After years where tech was covered as a thing, it’s now a crucial part of everything. For brands like […]
Reuters launches new homepage
Reuters launched a new home page on Friday with more visuals and a stronger multimedia presentation. The new home page was released simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, India, Germany, Japan and China. On the new home page, readers will find: The Wire, a real-time news stream highlighting Reuters agenda-setting news coverage from around […]
Quartz judged SND World’s Best
Financial news site Quartz has been judged a winner of the Society of News Design’s World’s Best award. The judges wrote, “Quartz exemplifies what a medium-sized news organization can achieve. The low-key ambition here is admirable and creates a frictionless experience. “The content and delivery inside this narrow business vertical are superb — and the […]
Texas Lawyer goes from weekly to monthly
Texas Lawyer, an ALM publication, has gone from a weekly to a monthly print publication. “Texas Lawyer was launched as a weekly newspaper in 1985 with the mission of providing news and insights to the Texas legal community,” said George Haj, regional editor in chief for American Lawer publications in Texas, Florida and Georgia. “As […]
Tulsa paper moves business news inside local section
The Tulsa World is moving its business news inside its local section. A story on its website states, “Changes are coming to our Business section, and you’ll see them first on Tuesday. “We’re moving our weekday Business pages inside of our Local section, where you’ll still find the best coverage of the local business community. […]
MarketWatch.com tweaks home page
Jeremy Olshan, the editor of MarketWatch.com, announced Friday some minor changes to its home page, which was redesigned last month. Olshan writes, “As I said last month, this was only a first step. In response to your excellent feedback, we are happy to announce three changes to the design that should make the site much […]
