New publisher named at Money
Lucia Moses of MediaWeek reports that John Donnelly has been named the new publisher for Money magazine — the third in the past year — and will begin on Aug. 4. Moses writes, “Donnelly, formerly associate publisher for the Fortune Money Group, to which Money belongs, succeeds Brett Wilson, who left in June after just […]
Fortune Small Business cuts most of its editorial staff
Keith Kelly of the New York Post reports Wednesday that Fortune Small Business has cut most of its editorial staff this week and will rely on freelancers. Kelly writes, “Known by the initials FSB, the magazine is axing 14 of its 17 editorial staffers, including its editor Dan Goodgame, a 10-year veteran of Time Inc. […]
CNBC has best July ever
Steve Krakauer of TVNewser reports that business news cable network CNBC reported its best July ratings in its two-decade history. Krakauer writes, “The network had its best July ever this month in Total Viewers during Business Day (5amET-7pmET), up 28% over last year, and 25% since the launch of Fox Business Network. In the A25-54 […]
Fox Biz ratings on par with early days of Fox News
Chris Ariens of TVNewser writes that the recently released ratings for the new Fox Business Network show that it’s running at about the same pace as the early days of Fox News. Ariens writes, “The first public ratings release of Fox Business shows the 9-month-old network is performing close to what Fox News Channel was […]
ASBPE names winners in annual contest
The American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) recognized Restaurants & Institutions and The Scientist as 2008 Magazines of the Year among publications of 80,000 or more circulation and less than 80,000, respectively. Computerworld.com, the online product of IDG’s Computerworld magazine, was named Web Site of the Year for 2008, while Network World, also from […]
Former AJC biz editor, now auto editor, also departing paper
Rob Douthit, the auto editor for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the paper’s former business editor, confirmed to Talking Biz News on Tuesday that he is taking the paper’s buyout offer and leaving next month. Douthit writes and edits weekly auto reviews and trend stories about the automotive industry. Douthit also leads coverage of the metro […]
McGraw-Hill CEO discusses BusinessWeek
Terry McGraw, the CEO of McGraw-Hill Cos., discussed the performance of BusinessWeek magazine during the company’s second quarter conference call on Tuesday, noting that its ad pages were down 11 percent for the quarter. McGraw also stated, “The advertising outlook at BusinessWeek is challenging. Ad pages to the issue of July 28th are off 17.3 […]
Long-time Atlanta business columnist turns in buyout papers
Maria Saporta, the longtime business columnist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, says that she has turned in the paperwork to accept the paper’s buyout offer and will be leaving next month. Saporta has written a column for the paper for nearly two decades, chronicling the movers and shakers in the Atlanta business community. She’s at least […]
Time for Apple to start talking
Michael Bush of Advertising Age writes that Apple needs to start talking more to the business media now that questions are coming up about the health of its CEO and its succession planning. Bush writes, “The irony, of course, is that in the age of transparency, new media and blogs, the notoriously tight-lipped Apple is […]
Gotta love Rupert
Georgina Prodhan of Reuters reports on the comments made by Marjorie Scardino, the CEO of Pearson, which owns The Financial Times, about News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch and his latest acquisition, The Wall Street Journal. Prodhan writes, “It’s hard to dislike a man who loves newspapers so much, says Marjorie Scardino, CEO of Financial Times owner Pearson. […]
