Editor explains changes to business magazine
Vicki Gowler, the editor of the Idaho Statesman, explains the changes being made to its business magazine, Business Insider. Gowler writes, “I increasingly believed it was important to make sure more of our readers could see this magazine. “We are going to do that by shifting to a monthly themed magazine. That means we will […]
Idaho Statesman changes biz magazine to monthly
Business Insider, a weekly business magazine produced by the Idaho Statesman business news desk, will become a monthly in 2014, writes business editor David Staats. Staats writes, “The change is a business decision. We will keep our themed editions — featuring selected topics like technology and health — that have been the most successful among […]
Bloomberg revamps its website
Bloomberg News rolled out a revamped website on Monday that includes more headlines and more photos. In another change, market indexes are now on the right hand side of the page, compared to the top previously. The new design also makes more use of black and gray backgrounds to contrast the white background that surrounds […]
Financial Times ready for global edition
Arif Durrani of MediaWeek examines how the Financial Times is preparing for a single global edition in 2014. Durrani writes, “Not everyone’s convinced by the global edition. Lorna Tilbian, the executive director at Numis Securities, says: ‘This one global edition might work for advertisers, but does it really work for readers? Don’t give me pages […]
The reasoning behind the Boston Biz Journal redesign
A story on the Boston Business Journal’s website explains its redesign, which was unveiled Friday. The story states, “The first principle of our new design is the in-depth cover story. The ‘deep dive’ on an issue of local importance reflects the irony of the hyper-information age: The more readers are inundated with content and various […]
Tampa Bay Biz Journal unveils redesign
Bridgette Bello, the publisher of the Tampa Bay Business Journal, writes about the redesign of the American City Business Journals paper. Bello writes, “This project started more than a year ago with our Silicon Valley Business Journal. There, and elsewhere in the nation, multiple focus groups helped us re-imagine the Business Journal of now. Our […]
Pittsburgh Business Times unveils redesign
Alan Robertson, the publisher of the Pittsburgh Business Times, writes about the redesign of the American City Business Journals paper. Robertson writes, “In a recent series of focus groups with readers of the Pittsburgh Business Times, we heard some pretty remarkable — and sometimes contradictory — things. Readers see us as their primary source of […]
Houston Business Journal unveils redesign
Candace Beeke, the editor of the Houston Business Journal, explains the rationale behind the weekly business newspaper’s redesign. Beeke writes, “Business leaders consume more news today than ever before — some 2.5 hours each day. They spread that out across multiple platforms, including mobile devices, tablets, the Web, video, social media and print. “As a […]
Dallas Biz Journal rolls out redesign
Lauren Lawley Head, the editor of the Dallas Business Journal, writes about the redesign of the American City Business Journals paper. Head writes, “As we prepared for this relaunch, business executives told us time and again: We need breaking news on our mobile phones and desktops, but we also need access to deep analysis of […]
Topeka paper expands Sunday biz coverage
Gregg Ireland, the publisher of the Topeka Capital-Journal, writes about how the paper is expanding its Sunday business coverage. Ireland writes, “What did we learn from the survey? We learned our readers really appreciate our city and state government coverage and political insight. Our readers also really like our local courts, crime, education, and collegiate […]
