You can see the difference right away; the new version is VERY breathable.

The old design was an Alan Jacobson joint. Anyone asked him what he thinks of the new? Or did he do that one too?

I also wonder if this redesign was in planning before Lee bought Pulitzer.

I can't say for sure - since I don't work there - but it is my understanding that the redesign has been in the works for a while.

It was in the works before the sale. Jeff Glick posted a note on his site in February after the sale that said the redesign would be delayed a bit.

The redesign has been in the works for more than a year. I have to say, yes, it's more breathable, but I just don't like the new typefaces. You have to keep a serif typeface in the mix somewhere; now, I feel like I'm looking at a magazine on broadsheet paper. It's like they took the general design elements of their weekly arts and entertainment tab, Get Out, and expanded them to include the entire paper. Bleh. I grew up with this paper. It looked a lot more professional and respectable before this redesign. But maybe that's not what St. Louisans want.

I can't really say for sure whether the redesign of the Post-Dispatch is successful until I've seen several days or weeks of it.

Niko says: "Bleh. I grew up with this paper. It looked a lot more professional and respectable before this redesign. But maybe that's not what St. Louisans want."

Niko, I can assure you St. Louisans want a professional and respectable newspaper. They also want a paper that's easier to navigate and skim.

The bigger issue with the Post-Dispatch is content. When you compare the Post with other major metropolitan newspapers, the Post falls flat. It is consistently duller than most papers its size. More importantly, it is complacent when it comes to covering local news.

Roger said: "Niko, I can assure you St. Louisans want a professional and respectable newspaper. They also want a paper that's easier to navigate and skim.

The bigger issue with the Post-Dispatch is content. When you compare the Post with other major metropolitan newspapers, the Post falls flat. It is consistently duller than most papers its size. More importantly, it is complacent when it comes to covering local news."

But aren't you further advancing the content problem by making it easier to skim? What happens to in-depth stories if the entire paper is geared toward quick 2-minute reads?

I agree with some of the elements. If the rail had more art, it would be perfect. As it is, it looks like nothing more than a glorified index. The news tracker box in the bottom-left corner is helpful. But overall, I'm not sure they went in the right direction. Easily navigable, yes. But not easier to skim. The more we encourage skimming, the fewer pieces get read.

Yikes! Now I see you are putting the TV listings in a different section each day of the week! When I want to check the TV listings in the evening, I will have to remember what section they are in that day!! Why did you have to change the Everyday section?? Change type and style all you want, but leave Everyday like it has always been. You are not going to get people to read the newspaper if they don't like to read the newspaper. I'm ready to give up my subscription, get used to watching the news on TV, and buy a weekly TV guide! And I've been a subscriber for home delivery for 30 years! Stop this nonsense!!

At least Betty GOT a TV guide each day, but I didn't get the Sunday weekly guide. I, too, am tempted to stop driving two miles to town to pick up the Sunday PD. And I've been reading it for 6o hears!

I was out of town on Monday and Tuesday and did not know about the changes taking place in the Post-Dispatch on 8/25/08. After searching on Wednesday and Thursday for the tv listings, I finally found out what happened. Do you really think the savings on paper, print and fuel for basic items such as the tv info will be more than the revenue you will lose from subscribers who want the basics? Maybe not right away, but gradually as readers realize your paper doesn't really care what their readers want. I didn't like the changes you did a number of years ago, but I adapted to them because I like tangible news. Then you added a big, thin, goofy Sunday tv guide which, by the way, I didn't receive at all on 8/24. I don't know how many tv viewers like to go online (many may not even have a computer)or go to their tv itself to find out what's on, but I certainly don't. It was a convenience that was always there. Gail Pennington's column is more interesting when you can see the guide after reading it. If I'm the only one complaining about this, then I will understand. If, however, you have a lot of objections, you may want to consider re-thinking this decision before you eliminate something else that's important to your readers. Thanks.

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PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE ~~~~ BRING BACK THE EVERYDAY SECTION AS IT WAS BEFORE THIS AWFUL CHANGE!!!!

I HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO YOUR PAPER, SUNDAY ALSO, SINCE MOVING HERE IN 1983. I READ THE EVERYDAY SECTION FRONT TO BACK DAILY, I TAKE IT ON TRIPS, ETC. I CAN'T GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT W/O READING IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD CHANGE A GREAT THING. I HOPE YOU ARE GETTING ENOUGH COMPLAINTS THAT YOU WILL RETURN TO MY DAILY DOSE OF LIFE! PS: JOE H'S COLUMN IS HILARIOUS. NANCY JOHNSON

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