A-Section Redesign Launches This Weekend

From: Baquet, Dean
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 1:46 PM
To: zzAll LATimes Employees
Subject: A-Section Redesign Launches This Weekend

(Managers and supervisors: Please share this information with your employees who do not have e-mail. Thank you.)



Colleagues,

Starting this weekend, you will notice major changes in the appearance of our paper. On Sundays, pictures at the top of the page will highlight stories and sections inside. Headlines will come in a greater variety of styles and sizes. On inside pages, more boxes and graphics will offer background on major news stories.

On weekdays, the changes are even more pronounced. Column One, long a showcase for our best story-telling, will be presented more dramatically. And the weekday and Saturday editorial pages will move from the California section to the main news section.

These changes will highlight our best work, make our paper more visually engaging and help our readers find whatever interests them throughout the paper. You will see more changes in the coming months, all the result of much study of what our readers have told us they want from The Times.

Dean



To view sample prototypes of the A-section's new design, log on to TimesLink.