Prairie Business losses executive editor, adds sections
Kris Bevill, the editor of Prairie Business, writes about new sections to the publication and the departure of its executive editor Rona Johnson. Bevill writes, “First, we’ve opened up our column section to include contributions on all topics related to the region’s business community. By inviting businesses, researchers and community leaders to share their insight […]
Las Vegas Biz Press switching to tabloid format
The Las Vegas Business Press is switching from a glossy magazine format to a tabloid newspaper format. Editor Norman Bell writes, “And, it’ll have new features inside: ■ Each week, our Focus section will look at a specific industry in a combination of stories and columns from guest experts. ■ A page called Learning Curve […]
Harvard Business Review redesigns website
Harvard Business Review has redesigned its website, which receives about 4 million unique visitors a month, in a bid to meet user needs. The site, which was redesigned by Brooklyn digital agency Huge, adds 180 topic pages and gives readers the ability to create an online library of articles that interest them. It eliminates pagination […]
Crain’s Chicago unveils redesigned website
Chicago media reporter Robert Feder critiques the newly redesigned website of Crain’s Chicago Business. Feder writes, “So they’re holding an ‘open house’ on the site, dropping their usually strict paywall and inviting non-subscribers to sample everything online for one week (including the just-released “40 under 40” list for 2014). The free peek runs through December […]
Boston Globe’s new standalone biz section launches
The Boston Globe’s new standalone business section was published for the first time on Thursday. The paper will publish a standalone business section on Tuesday through Friday, and again on Sunday. The Globe cut its standalone business section in 2008. “When we at the Globe think about business as a subject, it encompasses so much […]
Boston Globe bringing back standalone biz section
Boston Globe business editor Brian McGrory sent out the following announcement on Thursday afternoon: We’d like to fill you in on some terrific developments in our Business department, all of them designed to build on the exceptional work that went into our Market Basket coverage and so many other news and enterprise stories over the […]
How Bloomberg Businessweek is reinventing the magazine cover
Alissa Walker of Gizmodo writes about the funky Bloomberg Businessweek covers that are unlike any other magazine. Walker writes, “Today’s success is largely thanks to creative director Robert Vargas and deputy creative director Tracy Ma, with a hefty nod to Richard Turley, the creative director who oversaw the relaunch and established the new visual language […]
Quartz editor: We want smart stories that people share
Brittaney Kiefer of PRWeek interviewed Quartz senior editor Zach Seward about the financial news website’s redesigns and other aspects of its operation. Here is an excerpt: Since Quartz launched two years ago, it has been redesigned twice. What was the difference between each one? The launch design focused on mobile phones and tablets, being cognizant […]
CNBC uses up to 5,000 graphics per day
Bob Kovacs of TV Technology writes about the strategy behind CNBC’s recent graphics redesign and how it uses graphics throughout the day. Kovacs writes, “The result is a system that deals with an insane amount of data from a wide variety of sources, displayed on the screen in a logical and interesting way. Depending on […]
CNBC’s Business Day gets new look
CNBC unveiled a new, sharper look for the network’s Business Day programming on Monday. The changes include: The new look features a bug stack on the lower right; Charts and boards have new highlighting features to correspond to what CNBC anchors and reporters are referencing; The motion of the screen is more fluid and integrated; […]
