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Philadelphia Inquirer to cut printed stock listings next week

The Philadelphia Inquirer will cut its printed stock listings beginning next week, according to a short announcement in Tuesday’s paper.

The brief stated, “On Jan. 29, The Inquirer will reduce its stock market and mutual fund listings, which most readers now search for online. Instead, the Business section will offer a full page of stock market analysis — much of it tailored for the Philadelphia region — including the most actively traded shares. On Sundays, The Inquirer will also provide a full page of personal finance and investing advice. That page will replace the tech.life@inquirer page, which will continue to be available online.

“Other newspapers, including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, similarly have reduced their listings.

“The changes will result in significant newsprint and production savings, while recognizing that the growth of the Internet has fundamentally altered the way financial information is delivered. Over the last year, The Inquirer and Philly.com have significantly enhanced stock market coverage online with up-to-the-minute quotes, portfolio-management tools, market alerts and the PhillyInc blog.”

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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.