Categories: OLD Media Moves

Crain's New York relaunches web site with video

Crain’s New York Business relaunched its Web site and now has a social networking function and videos of some of its business journalists talking about the news of the day.

A short story stated, “The new site, www.crainsnewyork.com, strengthens the daily report on top local business stories and offers a much more readable 4 p.m. e-mail news alert with the most important stories.

“The home page will also include expanded video interviews with newsmakers and Crain’s staffers interpreting the news; new links to additional information; and expanded resources with statistics, charts, lists and facts on New York, and better research tools. An easy-to-use restaurant list will also be available.

“My Crain’s will provide a new community forum for New Yorkers to share their thoughts and make connections to others with similar interests or in similar sectors.”

Read more here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.