What readers want in a Sunday business section
Phil Lewis, the editor of the Naples Daily News, writes Sunday about what readers have suggested to the paper as content for a Sunday business section, which the paper is considering bringing back. Lewis writes, “Weeks back we told readers we were thinking about bringing back a Sunday business section and asked for suggestions on […]
Making the decision to cut stock listings, with reader help
Dennis Fulton, the business editor at the Dallas Morning News, writes Friday about the paper’s decision to cut its printed stock listings, which at the beginning of the year, with the help of reader suggestions on what to keep. Fulton writes, “In case you missed it, on Jan. 3, we discontinued most weekday national stock […]
Des Moines paper cuts standalone business section
The Des Moines Register has become the latest Gannett newspaper to cut its standalone business section. In a letter to readers published Friday, publisher Laura Hollingsworth wrote that the Metro & Iowa section and the Business section would be combined into one section, starting Monday. The paper will also no longer publish Saturday stock listings, […]
BusinessWeek redesigns personal business section
BusinessWeek announced Thursday the launch of a redesigned and enhanced personal business section in print and online. The new print section, appearing in the Jan. 26/Feb. 2 double issue, and the expanded online personal business channel will now provide insights that benefit readers not only as business leaders but as managers of their personal finances. […]
The first day without stocks and a standalone section
Tim Steller, the business editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson, writes Wednesday about the paper’s first day without printed stock listings and with business news tucked into the A section instead of having its own section. Steller writes, “We do have a list of about 50 stocks that are of heightened local interest […]
Black Enterprise undergoes overhaul
Black Enterprise magazine has rolled out a redesign that includes a new logo — the first change since its inception — with its January 2009 issue. The changes include a new wealth section, repackaged personal finance and consumer affairs sections and an updated tech section. The PowerPlay section has been renamed Workplace. “Because of the […]
Readers lament loss of Sunday Money section
Greg Kratz, a business columnist for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, notes Wednesday that a number of readers are upset with the paper’s decision to cut its Sunday Money section. Kratz writes, “Losing Money was sad. But our business coverage is still excellent. We have great, experienced reporters, and many of their stories […]
Honolulu paper cuts standalone business section
The Honolulu Advertiser has become the sixth Gannett newspaper to cut its standalone business section since the beginning of the year. The others have been the Jackson Sun in Tennessee, the Indianapolis Star, the Green Bay Post-Gazette, the Louisville Courier-Journal, and the Tennessean in Nashville. Editor Mark Platte writes, “Beginning today, the Hawai’i section will […]
Richmond paper adjusts Sunday business coverage
The Richmond Times-Dispatch is changing the name and content of its Sunday business section to focus more on personal finance. An announcement in the paper stated, “To better reflect the economic environment, the Richmond Times-Dispatch is giving a new name and focus to the Sunday Business section. “Moneywise debuts next Sunday. “The new section is […]
Tennessee newspaper cuts standalone business section
The Jackson Sun newspaper in Tennessee is cutting its standalone business section, writes executive editor Steve Coffman in the Sunday paper. It’s the fifth Gannett newspaper this year to cut its standalone business section to save on costs. Coffman writes, “Beginning Tuesday, our business coverage will be condensed to one page — one-half page of […]
