British daily cuts business news desk
Nathan Lane of The Drum in England reports that the Manchester Evening News in that country is eliminating its business news desk. Lane writes, “The wisdom of this move will be seen over the coming months. But, before you resign the local paper to the annals of history, take a minute to think about the […]
A fight over the Grid name
Robert Feder of TimeOut Chicago reports that a local publication, The Chicago Grid, is upset with the Chicago Sun-Times using the name The Grid for its new weekly business publication. Feder writes, “Zaremba’s statement expressed outrage that Wrapports would ‘sink to such lows as to recycle an idea that an independent journalist had four years […]
Michigan Chronicle introduces standalone biz section
The Michigan Chronicle, an African-American newspaper, is rolling out a standalone business section. Publisher Hiram Jackson writes, “That is why I decided that it was time for us to have a section dedicated to business. A section focused on the key innovation that underlies much of the gains that have been made by the African […]
Kiplinger website could erect paywall
Bill Mickey of Folio writes about the new Kiplinger.com website and the fact that its content could end up behind a paywall by the end of the year. Mickey writes, “A team of four developers completed the project in about 10 months, and the proprietary, in-house approach saved the company hundreds of thousands of dollars, […]
Reuters hiring for website operation
Reuters columnist Felix Salmon writes Friday that the wire service is looking for journalists to work on its revamped website operation, which will launch in March. Salmon writes, “We’re looking for people who can write, of course: the site will need quick, clean, memorable posts on everything from central banking policy to Facebook’s latest product […]
New Sun-Times biz publication is coming
Robert Feder of Time Out Chicago writes Wednesday about the new business publication coming from the Chicago Sun-Times and its parent company Wrapports LLC. Feder writes, “Starting this Sunday, Sun-Times readers will find a new addition to the paper — a weekly business magazine called Grid. Advertisers who’ve seen prototypes say it’s focused on stories […]
Redesigning Forbes for the digital age
Forbes chief product officer Lewis Dvorkin was interviewed by Chris Smith of The Guardian in London about how the business magazine’s operations have been overhauled for the new media world. Here is an excerpt: What philosophy have you adopted to stay relevant to people’s digital lifestyles? We have transformed Forbes.com from a website into a […]
Columbus Dispatch bringing back standalone business section
The Columbus Dispatch, an Ohio paper that has put business news inside its A section for the past three years, is bringing back its standalone business section on Monday. The new section is part of an overhaul at the paper, which is rolling out a smaller page size for its printed paper. The paper had maintained […]
Kiplinger rolls out new website
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has unveiled a new website that was 10 months in the making. “This was a 10-month project, a top-to-bottom site redesign with an eye to better serve our growing audience, which increased by 25 percent in 2012 and is up 82 percent over the last 3 years,” said Doug Harbrecht, new media […]
Silicon Valley Biz Journal redesign a template for ACBJ papers
Jessica Hanks of The Huffington Post writes about the redesign of the Silicon Valley Business Journal with editor Greg Baumann and redesigner Mario Garcia. The redesign is planned to be a template for other American City Business Journals papers. Hanks writes, “Effective with the first edition in 2013, the Silicon Valley Business Journal has revitalized […]
