Two biz magazine covers among the 10 best of the year
Advertising Age picked the top 10 best magazine covers of the year, and a cover from Bloomberg Businessweek and a cover from The Economist made the list. For the Bloomberg Businessweek cover, Advertising Age wrote, “Ousting Muammar Gaddafi gave the West’s oil companies new openings in Libya, but the country would need stability before anyone […]
Alternative story formats in Texas paper’s biz section
Terry Greenberg, the editor of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal in Texas, writes Sunday about how the paper is using alternative story formats in its business section to provide readers more information — and free up reporters to do more in-depth coverage. Greenberg writes, “If you go to the cover, you’ll see a package of some quick-read […]
Bloomberg Businessweek’s creative director is hot
Lucia Moses of Adweek profiles Bloomberg Businessweek creative director Richard Turley, whose design of the business weekly has drawn rave reviews. Moses writes, “Business titles have never been much to look at, with all those pictures of old white guys. So with the tough state of business magazines, few might have expected Businessweek to be […]
FinancialContent aims to help biz news providers
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE FinancialContent, a California-based company that provides widgets for business media companies, has rolled out two new offerings that provide economic data. The widgets, which can be downloaded onto a business media operation’s website, provide data for commodity prices such as oil and gold, the unemployment rate, and the average amount a […]
Bizjournals.com redesign aimed at showcasing the best of local papers
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The overhaul of bizjournals.com, a home page of content produced by American City Business Journals, is designed to drive more traffic to the pages of the company’s 40 business newspapers, said an ACBJ executive on Friday. The old design did not “do a good job of showcasing the best content we […]
Bizjournals.com unveils national page redesign
Bizjournals.com, which is the home page for business news for American City Business Journals, rolled out a redesign Thursday afternoon that updates its look. Here is the new appearance, which emphasizes photos much more than the old layout: Here is the old design:
North Carolina paper changes focus of Sunday section to small business
The Asheville Citizen-Times, a Gannett paper in western North Carolina, has changed its Sunday business section to one that focuses on small business and is called “Ideas.” Publisher Randy Hammer writes, “For the past six months, reporter Dale Neal and others have focused on small businesses and entrepreneurs, writing stories about people like David LeBouttillier, […]
Missouri biz publication undergoes transformation
Joe Schmitter of the Columbia Business Times in Missouri writes about how the publication is changing with the next issue. Schmitter writes, “As many of you have already learned, starting November 1st, the CBT will become a monthly magazine. Gone are the days of the tabloid-sized paper printed on newsprint and distributed every 2 weeks. […]
Oregonian unveils new biz section, adds two biz desk staff members
The Oregonian in Portland rolled out its revamped business section on Tuesday. Business editor Scott Bernard Nelson writes, “The new look emphasizes the fast pace of economic activity across the Portland area and provides a deeper focus on local businesses. “We’re also adding two new reporters to the staff: Elliot Njus, covering real estate news, […]
Calgary paper overhauls business section
Lorne Motley, the editor of the Calgary Herald in Canada, writes Friday about the changes to the paper’s business section. Motley writes, “What will be most readily apparent will be the number of stories and analysis dedicated to the effect of the energy sector – the primary driver of what happens in Calgary and Alberta […]
