Magazine renames itself Texas CEO

Business District Magazine changed its name to Texas CEO and expanded its circulation throughout the state, according to a story on the Austin Business Journal. The story stated, “‘We decided to make the transition to a state-wide publication because our clients expressed interest in getting their message in front of high-level executives across the state, […]

Shorter stories, more pages for BusinessWeek

Lucia Moses of MediaWeek reports that the revamped BusinessWeek being shown to potential advertisers plans for shorter stories, more pages, and three more issues per year. Moses writes, “Buyers who have seen a mock-up of the relaunched issue called it fresh and modern looking. The Bloomberg name, which was added after Bloomberg LP bought the […]

Fortune's downfall and its redesign

Marion Maneker of The Big Money writes Thursday that he doesn’t think that a redesign of Fortune magazine is going to help the business glossy. Maneker writes, “I might even go out and buy the magazine next week just to get it. But if Patricia Sellers doesn’t deliver, I can’t see much else in the […]

The significance of separate biz sections

Hal Morris, writing on his GrumpyEditor.com blog, notes the significance of standalone business sections at daily newspapers. Morris writes, “Editors are finding that readers prefer a separate business section, although most continue to run abbreviated stock lists. “Through all the cutbacks in business news pages, however, most newspaper standalone sports sections — even during a […]

Fortune ME Serwer talks redesign

Peter Kafka of All Things Digital talks with Fortune managing editor Andy Serwer about its redesign, which will hit newsstands and mailboxes in the next week. Read Kafka’s post here.

Fortune's new look

Keith Kelly of the New York Post writes Wednesday about the redesigned Fortune magazine. Kelly writes, “‘We’re redesigning it from a graphic and design point of view and to some extent from an editorial point of view,’ said Managing Editor Andy Serwer of the new issue, which has a March 22 cover date. “Serwer said […]

Canadian biz glossy undergoes redesign

Val Maloney of Masthead reports that Canadian business magazine Profit unveiled a redesign with its March issue. Maloney writes, “Profit editor Ian Portsmouth says the magazine has always focused on growth companies, but has expanded its reach to small and medium business owners who aren’t actively seeking to expand their businesses. ‘As a result of […]

WaPo CEO defends decision to cut standalone business section

Washington Post Co. CEO Donald Graham defended his company’s decision to put business news inside its paper’s A section instead of giving it a standalone section in a speech Tuesday to the Economic Club of Washington. Dow Jones Newswires reporter Judith Burns writes, “Graham defended the Post’s decision to end its standalone business section, saying […]

San Jose Mercury News returning to standalone biz section next week

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE San Jose Mercury News editor Dave Butler sent the following announcement to the paper’s staff on Tuesday evening: “I am pleased to announce that as of next week will be returning to a stand-alone Business section every day of the week! (Or at least, that’s the plan!) “As you all know, […]

OC Register launching RE section

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE During a time when many daily newspapers are cutting back on the space devoted to business and financial news, the Orange County Register newspaper is slated to debut a new real estate section this Sunday. The section, called “Real Estate” after initially being called “O.C. Homes,” will have as much news […]