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 for more local stories, improved local coverage of businesses, and issues and in-depth pieces on topics such as what the health care overhaul means to your business.

“The Journal business desk recently asked more than 50 regular readers what they liked, loved and hated about our business sections and coverage.

“For example: ‘The first thing that always strikes me is that the Business section is buried behind the Food, Pets, Sports, Schools sections in the weekly edition of the paper with the exception of the Business Outlook. It seems like business is more important than that.'”

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