Paul Steiger, The Wall Street Journal's managing editor, talks to Julia Hood about the thinking behind the upcoming redesign, which will launch January 2
Julia Hood: What prompted the redesign now?
Paul Steiger: There are two things that came together. One, we wanted to shrink the width of the paper. Second, [we sought] to adapt to rapidly changing reader needs. One is reader convenience - as airline seats become more narrow, if you're sitting in the middle seat like this [spreading arms ...