Republic alters its format

Today's front section of the Arizona Republic had a note from editor Ward Bushee letting readers know that the Republic has decided not to continue it's shortened format on Mondays for "time-starved readers." This means that the Monday edition will be like every other day of the week. I like the traditional style and was not a big fan of the brief articles that the "time-starved" format thrived on. I found myself wanting more information and going online (frequently to a source other than Republic off-shoot AZCentral.com) to find it. It was a good idea for the Republic and worth taking a chance on, but I'm glad the powers-that-be recognized the mistake and corrected it. It would be interesting to see the sales figures for the Republic on Mondays before the change and after.

(note: the link for this will probably reset next Monday because it is just a pdf of the front page)