indikajayathunga

I feel its a good idea to run an independent paper for only the financial news. i mostly go through the papers online, but to have it detailed out on the desk is great, also considering the fact that the editor is the best in the country!

but the downside that i feel is, on a corporate perspective, you guys will have to look after advertising and the outlook of white logos.

anyways, as long as the content is reader worthy, and not include material for the sake of filling space, it would be great (extension for the sake of it may not be helathy) but if WN had lack of space in the yellow paper in terms of really important business news, im looking forward for the ride!!!

but we'll keep close track on the change, and shall share the experience. hope you'll have a smooth transisiton.

Ima Hassen

Hi guys..

FT has been a great resource over the past year. Though I primarily depend on the web for news, FT has kept us in touch with key Sri Lankan developments affecting the business world.

If FT does go independent, it has to stand significantly stronger in the calibre of a horizontally-focused publication and move away from being a supplement. For this, you'd need a serious load of content which would justify it's presence, and of course show a natural + progressive transition from supplement to stand-alone.

Maybe you could also cover a lot more stories from all over the world, and even touch areas such as technology. Delivering global news on emerging areas to the masses could be a strong selling point, especially when there is a serious void for press coverage of that sort in this country.

Aside from the publication itself, it's nice to observe a Sri Lankan business/brand making some use of social media. Have you considered the use of Twitter and the likes in your news? Maybe a 'Today in Hashtags' column? :) ok, enough ideas from me for one day :)

Good luck. Hopefully, whichever way you go you'll build on the strength and credibility FT has nurtured..

ih

Menik Siriwardene

A financial newspaper sounds like a good idea. Perhaps a wider coverage of markets, more indepth reporting and hard-hitting journalism practices is what we'd like to see. We don't really want to see mundane stories - if nothing is going to change in those terms, then I don't want to read the new FT. I really hope the new paper will set a few trends and raise the bar in the print media business.

Heshan Perera

I read on LBO that Nisthar Cassim is returning as Editor. Interested to see how that works out. A paper like FT is a must for the business community, as long as it stays concise and meaningful in our context.

Hesh

Rajan Fernando

An independent FT might be a good idea, however it is important that the quality of the paper is upped a great deal. If you read the FT now, you will notice so many grammatical errors and typos which is unpardonable of a newspaper of such high repute.