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Article: 'Wall Street Journal' unveils major revamp.(Business Media)(Dow Jones and Company Inc.)
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Byline: MATTHEW SCHWARTZ
Dow Jones & Co. last week unveiled the long-anticipated, major redesign of its flagship Wall Street Journal. The new look will debut Jan. 2.
There will be several physical changes to the Journal. It will shrink in width by three inches to an industry standard 12 inches, reducing the space devoted to news by 10%. Its length will remain 22.75 inches. The narrower width has been designed to make the Journal easier to carry.
The news feature column that currently runs down the left side of the page will be jettisoned, and the "What's News'' summary columns will be enhanced.
The newspaper will feature new ...