Following a trend among the nation's struggling newspapers, the Washington Post is doing away with its stand-alone business section.
An internal memo published on Politico.com says the newspaper will fold business news into the A section.
At least eight daily newspapers around the country have made similar moves this year. The LA Times eliminated its separate business section in January. Here in Colorado, the Denver Post moved business news inside the B section, except on Sundays. The paper also recently added a gossip column that runs four times a week next to top business stories.
Publishing experts say local newspaper business sections never generate much advertising revenue in large part because they are often beat to stories by online and national media.
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