Kiplinger launches small business coverage on Web site
Kiplinger.com, the Web site of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, launched Wednesday a section for small business coverage at the same time it reported record visits and page views. In May, Kiplinger.com registered its best month ever with 13.8 million page views, up 115 percent from May 2007, and 2.1 million unique visitors, up 110 percent from May […]
WSJ page one staff could be dissolved
Ryan Tate of Gawker reports that the page one staff of The Wall Street Journal could be cut, with page one editor Mike WIlliams become a roving features editor. Tate writes, “The Page One desk is responsible, among other things, for the often breezy but always well-researched A-Hed feature, which has been increasingly marginalized as […]
More departures from Fortune named
Keith Kelly of the New York Post has more names of the business journalists who are leaving Fortune magazine as it slims its staff ranks. Kelly writes, “In addition to the already disclosed Cait Murphy, an assistant managing editor with more than a decade of service, the list includes Paul Sloan, originally one of the […]
From jeans to suits
Becky Quick, the co-anchor of Squawk Box on CNBC, is in the latest issue of Marie Claire talking about how her fashion changed with the job. Here is an excerpt: FORMALITY FACTOR (10/10) “Nothing less than impeccable is what flies on Wall Street. If your lipstick’s a mess or your skirt is too trendy, it […]
FiLife personal finance site goes live on Wednesday
Michele Gershberg of Reuters reports that the FiLife personal finance news and advice Web site is going live on Wednesday. The site is a joint venture between IAC/InterActiveCorp. and Dow Jones & Co. Gershberg writes, “FiLife enters a competitive market for personal financial advice, including large players like Yahoo Inc and sites like Mint.com that […]
New editor named at Entrepreneur
Amy Cosper has been named the new editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, according to a release. She will start on July 1. Cosper replaces Rieva Lesonsky, who is now working for AllBusiness.com as editor at large. The release stated, “‘We are very pleased to have Amy on board with us at such a pivotal […]
Fox Biz's Casone has brains and beauty
Southern Vanity magazine profiles Fox Business Network anchor Cheryl Casone in the latest issue, where she talks about about her career and being a woman in a male-dominated field. Here is an excerpt: SV: You’re blond, beautiful and have fashion pizazz, yet you’re presenting what is generally seen as a dry, humorless and generally male […]
Former PC World editor to launch Technologizer site
Harry McCracken, the former editor of PC World, announced Tuesday that he is starting a new Web site called Technologizer in conjunction with Federated Media, which is run by former Wired magazine founder John Battelle. The site will launch this summer. Technologizer will feature original news, reviews, analysis and community features for the general technology […]
TechCrunch expands its clout into politics
Jessica Guynn of the Los Angeles Times writes Tuesday about tech blog TechCrunch and how it has extended its clout into politics. Guynn writes, “Silicon Valley has long represented the land of opportunity for politicians. Its citizens have deep pockets, and the technology it produces increasingly transforms the way political battles are waged. But the […]
A sneak peek at the WSJ. magazine
Nat Ives of Advertising Age has a preview look at the upcoming Wall Street Journal glossy magazine and notes that publisher Ellen Asmodeo has lined up 28 advertisers so far, including Hermes for the back cover. The magazine is expected to launch in September. Ives writes, “That’s pushing the perfect-bound page count past the original […]
