Fort Worth biz paper drops “Press” from name
The Fort Worth Business Press newspaper is now known as Fort Worth Business. A story on its website states, “Along with the new name comes a new look, new features and a new investment in our news operation. Notice I didn’t say ‘newspaper.’ “Yes, we’re still publishing a weekly newspaper. And now a quarterly magazine, […]
Quartz tests “Read Full Story” button
Joshua Benton of Nieman Lab writes about how business news site Quartz is now using a “Read Full Story” button at the bottom of its stories. Benton writes, “The rise of social distribution has meant the rise of one-off visits — readers who come in the side door and exit right back out to the […]
Globe and Mail beefs up business to thwart Bloomberg, WSJ
Ken Doctor writes for Capital New York about how the Toronto Globe and Mail has added staff to its business news desk and redesigned the section. Doctor writes, “The data revelation about readers of financial stories recently prompted a doubling-down of editorial staffing in business. The Globe added 34 people to its business news reporting […]
Quartz’s changes include new navigation bar, story display
Quartz executive editor Zach Seward writes about changes the business news site has made to its website. Seward writes, “Still, sometimes we make enough changes all at once that it’s worth pointing them out and, as we’ve done in the past, explaining our intent. Here are the major aspects of this release, officially version 4.0: […]
ACBJ papers revamp online articles pages
American City Business Journals has introduced new articles pages across its 43 business journal websites in the past week designed to increase readership. The articles page now includes popular articles on top, curated content on the left-hand site and articles about similar topics at the bottom. The new page was tested in Washington, Wichita and […]
Philadelphia Inquirer launching new Sunday biz section
The Philadelphia Inquirer plans to launch a revamped Sunday business section in two days. The video features a number of the Inquirer’s business reporters, including Jacob Adelman, who joined the business section last month to cover commercial real estate. Adelman previously covered energy for Bloomberg News in Tokyo.
Report on Business unveils new look
Paul Waldie, the business editor at the Globe and Mail in Toronto, writes about the redesign of its business section Report on Business. Waldie writes, “Starting Thursday, Report on Business has a contemporary new look, new visual elements and loads of additional content. From expanded coverage of personal finance to new columnists and hard-hitting opinion, […]
Globe and Mail overhauling its business section
The Globe and Mail in Toronto is planning a comprehensive overhaul of its Report on Business section both in print and online, reports Chris Powell of Marketing. Powell writes, “The Globe has added 34 writers, editors and graphics staff to the ROB section as part of the revamp, and will add more charts, graphs and […]
Behind the scenes of the WSJ.com overhaul
Dow Jones creative director Himesh Patel, who led the re-design of its digital products over the past year from iOS to Android, the new WSJ.com and the watch app, was interviewed on its website. Here is an excerpt: Why is now the right time to give WSJ.com a new look and feel? HP: Since our last redesign back […]
New WSJ website is more staid and less spirited than Bloomberg.com
Ken Doctor writes for Nieman Journalism Lab about the revamped Wall Street Journal website, calling it “far more staid and less spirited than the recently relaunched Bloomberg.com.” Doctor writes, “The new Journal, under Dow Jones CEO Will Lewis, editor Gerry Baker, and Roussel, are plainly playing catchup. Given News Corp’s deep pockets, that catchup doesn’t […]
