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 […]
Forbes.com records more visitors and page views after redesign
Lewis Dvorkin, the chief product officer of Forbes, reports that the business magazine’s website had a 40 percent increase in traffic in September in the wake of its redesign. Dvorkin writes,”In the first nine months of 2011, Forbes.com experienced solid and steady growth in unique visitors (21% year over year), with the sharpest jumps in […]
Massachusetts paper expands Sunday biz section
Aaron Nicodemus of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette writes Sunday about the paper’s expanded Sunday business section. Nicodemus writes, “There will be stock tables that include local public companies, and pages and pages of area job listings. Some of the offerings currently found in our Sunday Money section, including Business People, Business Calendar, the Motley […]
The perfect digital magazine
Frédéric Filloux of The Guardian in London writes about Bloomberg Businessweek‘s digital edition. Filloux writes, “Today’s web is plagued by cheap design. Many sites, especially in the tech field, use stock photographs or copyright-free Flickr pics ad nauseam, quickly messed with by some enslaved intern. No such thing is allowed in an app. And BBW […]
WSJ looking to add more color
The Wall Street Journal is about to get a new look, one that will bring more color to the traditionally staid business paper, and that could help it attract advertisers, writes Lucia Moses of Adweek. Moses writes, “The current changes, being made by Tomaso Capuano, creative director at the Journal, are more cosmetic in nature. […]
Missouri biz journal preparing magazine overhaul
Brian McNeill, the editor of the Columbia Business Times in Missouri, writes about the newspaper’s planned overhaul of its monthly magazine. McNeill writes, “In addition to working on coverage for our biweekly Columbia Business Times, we’ve been building a new monthly CBTthat will make its debut in a few weeks. “I can say our new CBT is […]
Mississippi paper makes changes to Sunday business section
Lisa Monti, the business editor of The Sun Herald in Biloxi, Miss., writes about some new additions and changes to the paper’s Sunday business section. Monti writes, “The goal is to enhance our coverage and presentation of South Mississippi business news and business people. Here’s what’s new and improved: Personnel File, which includes new employees, […]
California paper drops printed stock listings
Joe Livernois, the executive editor of the Monterey County Herald in California, writes about why the paper has decided to cut its printed stock listings from the business section. Livernois writes, “For the past two years or so, The Herald remained one of the last newspapers our size to publish a full daily listing of […]
Oakland area newspapers to get standalone business section
A reorganization of the Bay Area News Group, which includes the San Jose Mecury News, will result in each paper in the East Bay getting a standalone business section. A story on the newspaper’s website states, ” The East Bay papers will have a stand-alone Business section every day that will include business news from […]
Albuquerque putting business news on section front
Michael Murphy, the business editor of the Albuquerque Journal, writes Monday about how the paper is making its business news section a standalone part of the paper. Murphy writes, “Starting Tuesday, the daily business page plus AP briefing and stocks will begin on a section front and stay there Tuesday through Saturday. “In addition, look […]
