Biz editors adjust to market closures due to Sandy
As Hurricane Sandy wreaks havoc along the Atlantic coast, forcing markets in New York to close on Monday and Tuesday, business editors around the country are adjusting their coverage and sections. The market closure means that daily newspapers that typically run stock agate on a daily basis now have to find other content to fill […]
Michigan business journal launches updated website
The Grand Rapids Business Journal in Michigan has relaunched its website. John Zwarensteyn, the publisher, writes, “It is now up and delivering timely and pertinent business news with all of our trusted accuracy and analysis. I am proud of our new capabilities to produce original content and real-time news, updated throughout the day. “This addition […]
Welcome to the new Orange County Register biz section
Here is the house ad (click on it to see a larger version) that the Orange County Register is running to promote its new standalone business section:
Orange County Register confirms it’s bringing back biz section
The Orange County Register in California confirmed that it’s bringing back its standalone business section. Talking Biz News reported the details earlier this month. The Register writes, “The Orange County Register is introducing a new standalone, 4-8 page Business section beginning Oct. 1 that will include daily themes and in-depth reporting on the success stories, […]
Fox Business Network gets redesign
Carl Marcucci of RBR-TRVBR writes about the graphics overhaul that has occurred at Fox Business Network. Marcucci writes, “FBN will now, for the first time ever, have a specific vehicle in place to utilize social media. The ticker will now include a dedicated space for any text information, meaning headlines, tweets, Facebook comments and more. […]
FT unveils new How to Spend It website
The Financial Times’ luxury lifestyle magazine How To Spend It unveiled Tuesday a new look to its website, howtospendit.com, with enhanced speed and design. In addition to the searchable content of nearly 100 issues of the magazine, the revamped site will have more daily postings, including news, blogs, columns and interviews, curated by the magazine’s expert editors […]
Orange County Register bringing back daily business section
The Orange County Register, acquired earlier this year by new owners with a more traditional approach to newspapers, plans to launch a standalone business section by late September at the latest, according to a source at the paper’s business news desk. The new business section is part of the paper’s plans to beef up its […]
Arkansas papers to combine Sunday biz sections
Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC will combine Sunday business sections, the company announced Friday. Staff changes are also in progress. A story on the Arkansas Democrat Gazette’s website states, “The Northwest Arkansas Times, the Springdale Morning News, the Rogers Morning News and the Benton County Daily Record will stop publishing a Sunday business section starting Sept. […]
Arizona paper focuses Sunday biz coverage in economy
Randy Lovely, the editor and vice president at the Arizona Republic, writes Sunday about changes to the paper, including some shifts in how the Phoenix paper covers business and economics news. Lovely writes, “From the real-estate recovery to jobs creation, coverage of the state’s economy is of prime importance to you. And the Sunday Business […]
Newsday launches new Sunday business section
Newsday introduced on Sunday a new standalone business section with more color. In a note in the paper last Thursday, publisher Fred Groser wrote, “This Sunday, we launch a stand-alone LI Business section, making this indispensable report easier to find. LI Business will include the redesigned help-wanted classifieds and wrap Sunday’s Optimum Autos pullout section.” […]
