N.Y. Times Renames Stewart Columns

New York Times Co.’s syndicate unit changed the titles of two columns written by Martha Stewart after she was convicted for obstructing an investigation into the sale of stock.

The weekly “AskMartha” advice column on homemaking and entertaining will be titled “Living,” the New York Times Syndicate said. The “AskMartha Weddings” column will be called “Weddings.” Both will be written by editors from magazines published by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., the New York-based company that Stewart founded.

Shares of Martha Stewart Living fell 35 cents to $9.55 on the NYSE.