Oregon paper drops printed stocks

The Medford Mail Tribune announced that beginning Wednesday, it will no longer carry printed stock listings in its business section.

A story stated, “The decision was made as part of an evaluation of the newspaper’s content, said Bob Hunter, editor of the newspaper.

“‘In the surveys we’ve done and information we’ve gathered from readers, the stock listings have always come out near the bottom of the list,’ Hunter said. ‘With updated information on the Web available 24 hours a day, the number of people who use the newspaper to track their stocks has fallen to the point that it doesn’t make sense for us to dedicate a large amount of space to it.’

“The paper has run a half-page of stocks Tuesdays through Fridays and two full pages on Sundays. The changes also will result in dropping the Motley Fool feature in Sunday’s business section. Hunter noted many newspapers around the country have dropped stock listings in recent years as more readers get their investment information on the Web.”

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