Former Deseret News editor says biz section cuts are difficult to accept

Greg Kratz, a former business reporter and editor for Salt Lake City's Deseret News, says the reduction of the paper's business section and the fact that it will be combined inside the A section is "hard for him to take."
He recently wrote a column for the paper detailing his views on the changes to the business section he helped mold for almost a decade.

"I admit that I'm not sad to see the stock page eliminated. I know some readers love having stocks in the paper, and I'm sure they will miss the listings. (At least I don't have to worry about taking those calls!) But there are many options for stock information these days, and the Internet — including the deseretnews.com Web site — is a far more up-to-date source of stock quotes. Still, losing the stand-alone nature of the section is hard to contemplate. For the editors and reporters who have worked over the years to build the paper's business coverage, it's almost like there's been a death in the family."

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