Examining Bloomberg Businessweek’s overhaul
Hal Morris, writing on his GrumpyEditor.com blog, examines the efforts to remake Businessweek magazine since it was acquired by Bloomberg in late 2009. Morris writes, “Most noteworthy was getting the fatherly 80-year-old business weekly to appeal to a much younger readership via content and layouts. “In the July 16-22 issue, for example, Bloomberg Businessweek splashed […]
New York state biz journal ends 26-year print run
James Walsh of the Times Herald-Record reports that the weekly Hudson Valley Business Journal has ceased its print edition after 26 years as it moves toward a digital format. Walsh writes, “Debbie Kwiatoski, formerly managing editor and now publisher, owns digital rights to the publication as of Monday. She said in a statement that she […]
Forbes.com launches new home page
Forbes.com unveiled its new home page on Thursday. Lewis Dvorkin, chief product officer, writes, “It’s based on a core belief that there are three vital voices in the media business, each with a distinct agenda: journalists and other knowledgeable content creators; the audience, which includes news enthusiasts with specific needs and expertise; and marketers, many […]
The Crain’s New York redesign
Here is what the redesigned Crain’s New York Business looks like: Here’s the older design:
Crain’s New York launches redesign
Crain’s New York Business has unveiled a redesigned paper, writes Glenn Coleman, the editor. Coleman writes, “My former boss Xana Antunes started this remake of Crain’s New York Business, and I finished it after being promoted into her job. Good thing we both had the irreplaceable Steve Krupinski as our art director during the redesign […]
Forbes.com to launch new home page later this month
Lewis Dvorkin, the chief product officer at Forbes, writes Monday about how the business magazine plans to launch a new home page in June. Dvorkin writes, “Coming later in June is a new home page. We released the current version last year to clean up a page that was similar to what most news sites […]
Florida daily adds business news section
Phil Lewis, the executive editor of the Naples Daily News in Florida, writes Sunday about how the paper is boosting its business news coverage. Lewis writes, “Page one of our B section— currently devoted to community news contributed by readers and freelance writers — will become the business section cover. “The new section front will […]
GlobalPost launches redesigned biz page
GlobalPost, a Boston-based news organization that provides international news to a U.S. audience, has redesigned its business news page. Thomas Mucha, the editor in chief, explained the changes in an e-mail to Talking Biz News: GlobalPost’s editorial mission is to “explain earth” every day by using our extensive network of professional journalists based in more […]
Washington state paper adds Sunday business page
George La Masurier, the publisher of The Olympian in Olympia, Wash., writes Sunday about the paper’s new business page. La Masurier writes, “We haven’t had a business page since 2009, and this one will feature interesting and innovative local businesses, as well as business people making the news. “Our first story features two Olympia entrepreneurs […]
Texas paper expands Sunday biz section
Barry Harrell, the business editor of the Austin American-Statesman, writes Sunday about the paper’s expended business coverage on Sunday. Harrell writes, “Our new, expanded Sunday business section is bigger — with two additional pages of coverage each week — and introduces a number of new elements, including a rotation of locally focused columns from our […]
