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 […]
NC paper drops stock listings
Lee Barnes, the editor of the Hickory Daily Record in North Carolina, writes Sunday about the decision to drop printed stock listings from the paper. Barnes writes, “Did you notice that we no longer have the stock market listings in our newspaper? “Judging by reader response, you probably didn’t. We had 30 people call to […]
Release the pounds!!!
Los Angeles Times reader representative Deirdre Edgar writes about changes made to the paper recently in the wake of reader complaints. Edgar writes, “Cuts to the Daily Market Roundup in the Business section have drawn a number of calls and e-mails as well. One specific source of puzzlement was the elimination of the British pound […]
Changes at "Nightly Business Report"
Toluse Olorunnipa of the Miami Herald writes Saturday about the changes that were made to the PBS show “Nightly Business Report” at the beginning of the year, noting some viewers are upset with the changes. Olorunnipa writes, “The changes, which include fancier graphics, an increased focus on market analysis and less raw data detailing stock […]
Ex-Time art director helping with BusinessWeek redesign
Keith Kelly of the New York Post reports that Arthur Hochstein, the former art director at Time magazine, is headed to work for Bloomberg as a consultant on a redesign of its recently acquired BusinessWeek magazine. Kelly writes, “Hochstein’s predecessor, BusinessWeek Art Director Andrew Horton, left the magazine Friday, after having joined in 2007 and […]
Rochester paper makes changes to business section
Steve Sink, the business editor of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, writes Sunday about changes being made to the paper’s business coverage. Sink writes, “To shine a light on these entrepreneurs, we’re beginning a weekly series, Our New Economy, that will run for several Sundays. We’ll follow that with a series on … well, we […]
College paper adds business section
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student newspaper, The Royal Purple, has added a business section, according to a brief story on its Web site. Editor Sarah Kloepping writes, “Last semester, the student-run newspaper tested a sample section to gain reader feedback about making it a permanent edition. “‘There was an overwhelmingly positive response from students,’ Managing […]
Prairie Business magazine undergoes overhaul
Ryan Schuster, the editor of North Dakota-based Prairie Business magaizne, writes about the changes to the publication in the latest issue. The magazine covers both Dakotas and western Minnesota. Schuster writes, “The changes include a new Business Briefs page of short news items, graphics and elements and a By The Numbers page of economic indicators […]
Toronto paper overhauls biz coverage to focus more on small/medium biz
The Toronto Globe and Mail announced Monday that it was revamping its business coverage and its monthly business magazine to focus more on news and issues pertaining to small- and medium-sized businesses. Starting Monday, a new web hub launched at www.globeandmail.com using the Your Business brand banner. As of the March issue, Report on (Small) […]
Harvard Biz Review's new design
The Boston Globe has a brief Friday about the redesigned Harvard Business Review. The brief states, “‘The redesigns will more fully integrate the print magazine and website content and include new article departments, columnists, and new online features,’ the Review said in a press release. “The release included a statement from publisher Joshua Macht, who […]
