• September 25.2008

US: The New York Times announces plans to expand online business coverage

Posted by Lauren Drablier on September 24, 2008 at 8:33 AM
The New York Times has announced plans to expand its online business coverage. This will be done through the redesign of its Technology section, a new Economy section and a new blog on energy and the environment, entitled Green Inc.

greeninc_main.pngThe Technology section will feature expanded coverage, new journalists, more spotlight on the Bits blog, and new content providers including, GigaOm, Venture Beat and ReadWriteWeb.

NYTimes.com also plans to introduce more changes in the coming months. Some of these changes include expanding the Small Business, Personal Technology and Your Money sections. NYTimes.com will also bring on board more journalists and continue to add new tools and multimedia features.
According to Lawrence Ingrassia, business editor of The New York Times, "This is the beginning of a major reinvention of our online Business and Technology sections.  We are hiring more Web journalists, bringing outside expertise to the site and strengthening our coverage. These enhancements will provide our readers with all the news, analysis, commentary and business tools they need in one place - on NYTimes.com."

Sources: The New York Times Company
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