WSJ.com redesign coming Tuesday
The Wall Street Journal‘s Web site will unveil its redesign on Tuesday, adding features such as a key next to stories to denote content available only to subscribers. Overall changes and enhancements to WSJ.com include new design and layout, improved navigation, expanded content and features available for all users as well as multiple benefits exclusive […]
Pennsylvania paper drops WSJ Sunday
The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader has dropped the Wall Street Journal Sunday content it ran in its weekend business section and replaced it with other content. Business editor Ron Bartizek writes, “While authoritative, the heavily formatted Journal pages left no opportunity to adjust to changing market and economic conditions. In their place, we are substituting a […]
Wisconsin paper cuts stock listings
The Racine Journal Times in Wisconsin is moving its stock listings from the printed newspaper to its Web site, according to a story Thursday. The story stated, “The Journal Times’ newspaper stock listings will soon be discontinued in favor of Web site-only distribution of that information. “‘Our readers have already been making that change because it […]
Canadian business magazine undergoes overhaul
Financial Post Business, a Canadian magazine, has been renamed the Financial Post Magazine and has undergone a revamping of its editorial content, according to a note from editor Brian Banks in the latest issue. Banks writes, “Speaking of launches, you’ve probably already noticed this magazine has also been revamped and rebranded. From the vertical banner […]
Montreal paper drops standalone Monday biz section
The Montreal Gazette in Canada is dropping its standalone Monday business section and putting the business news inside the A section, writes editor Andrew Phillips. Phillips writes, “The idea is to provide a quicker, smarter start to the working week at a time when most people have less time to linger over their morning paper. […]
St. Pete Times brings back some Sunday stock listings
The St. Petersburg Times is bringing back some of its Sunday stock listings, writes business editor Robert Trigaux. Trigaux writes, “Inside today’s section is a recap of 1,500 major stocks and 300 large mutual funds. This weekly recap will appear every Sunday as part of our ongoing effort to give readers the most critical news […]
Now they know how the business editors at other papers feel
Richard Perez-Pena of the New York Times reports that the Times, unlike other metro dailies, plans to fold its sports and metro sections into other sections of the paper, but keep its standalone business section. Perez-Pena writes, “The Metro report will become part of the newspaper’s A section, which also contains the International and National reports, […]
Chicago Tribune would cut standalone biz section under redesign
David Roeder of the Chicago Sun-Times reports that competitor Chicago Tribune would drop its standalone business section under a redesign proposal posted at the newspaper earlier this week. Roeder writes, “Prototypes of new pages and sections were posted Thursday in Tribune Tower for review by employees. Sources said the space devoted to news will be […]
Salt Lake readers upset with cut printed stock listings
Connie Coyne, the reader advocate for the Salt Lake Tribune, writes Saturday about how readers are upset with the paper’s decision to cut its printed stock listings. After complaints, the paper did begin printing precious metal quotes again. Coyne writes, “Many of you have expressed dismay that we eliminated what amounts to about a page […]
Sun readers upset about cut business coverage
A number of Baltimore Sun subscribers have complained to the paper about its recent cuts in business coverage, from stock listings to stories. D.S. Ewell Sr. writes, “”The lack of content in the Business pages in the new Sun is disappointing. Although I am computer literate, I choose not to go online but to get my […]
